< 1 Timothy 6 >

1 Whosoever are servants under the yoke, let them count their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of the Lord and his doctrine be blasphemed.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲭ ⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
2 But they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϭ ⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲃⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,
ⲅ̅ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions,
ⲇ̅ⲁϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ.
5 Conflicts of men corrupted in mind, and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲑⲱϧ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϥⲏϫ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ.
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱϣⲓ.
7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
8 But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉⲛ.
9 For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϣⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
10 For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ.
11 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲱ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ.
12 Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ. (aiōnios g166)
13 I charge thee before God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
14 That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭ ⲛⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 Which in his times he shall shew who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳪.
16 Who only hath immortality, and inhabiteth light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϣϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ. (aiōnios g166)
17 Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy, ) (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϭⲓⲙⲉ. (aiōn g165)
18 To do good, to be rich in good works, to give easily, to communicate to others,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ.
19 To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ.
20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words, and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called.
ⲕ̅ⲱ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲛⲱⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ.
21 Which some promising, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.

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