< 1 Timothy 6 >
1 LET as many slaves as are under the yoke account their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and the doctrine be not 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 who have believing masters, let them not think less of them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who have equally partaken of the benefit. These things teach and enjoin.
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 another doctrine, and attend not to the sound words, which are those of Jesus Christ our Lord, and to the 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 conceited, knowing nothing, but delirious with disputes and quarrels about words, from whence come wrath, contentions, evil speakings, wrong 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 perverse wranglings of men corrupt in mind, and destitute of truth, who think to make gain of godliness; depart from such men.
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 that we brought nothing into the world is evident, neither can we carry any thing out of it.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
8 Having then food and raiment, let us be therewith content.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉⲛ.
9 For they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful passions, which sink men in the abyss of 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 love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with 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, flee from these things; but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲱ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ.
12 Strain every nerve in the noble conflict of faith, lay fast hold on eternal life, unto which also thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios )
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ. (aiōnios )
13 I conjure thee in the presence of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who witnessed that noble confession before Pontius Pilate;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
14 that thou observe this injunction spotless, irreproachable, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭ ⲛⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
15 which in his own appointed times he will shew forth, who is the blessed and only Potentate, 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 alone possesseth immortality, inhabiting light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and glory eternal. Amen. (aiōnios )
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 )
17 Charge the rich in this world not to be lifted up with pride, nor to trust on the stability of wealth, but on the living God, who giveth us richly all things for our enjoyment; (aiōn )
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 )
18 to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏ ⲣ.
19 laying up treasure for themselves a noble foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏⲓ.
20 O Timothy, guard the sacred deposit, avoiding profane trifling talk, and antitheses of misnamed science:
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 affecting have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee.―Amen. The first epistle was written from Laodicea, which is the metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲟⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.