1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their conscience seared,
ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
3 Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and by them that have known the truth.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving:
ⲇ̅ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
ⲉ̅ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲓ.
6 These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ.
7 But avoid foolish and old wives’ fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϥⲱ ⳿ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
8 For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
ⲏ̅ϯⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
9 A faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
ⲑ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
10 For therefore we labor and are reviled, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϯ ϣⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
11 These things command and teach.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
13 Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲱⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
14 Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
15 Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
16 Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
