1 Timothy 3
1 The word [is] steadfast: If anyone longs for overseership, he desires a right work;
ⲁ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
2 it is required, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, a husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, respectable, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
ⲃ̅ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲏ ⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲗⲥⲓⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.
3 not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
4 leading his own house well, having children in subjection with all dignity,
ⲇ̅ⲉϥϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
5 (and if anyone has not known [how] to lead his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?)
ⲉ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
6 not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the Devil;
ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭ ⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
7 and it is required of him also to have a good testimony from those outside, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.
ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
8 Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,
ⲏ̅ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲁϥϫⲓⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
9 having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
ⲑ̅ⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
10 and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.
11 Women, in like manner, dignified, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
12 Servants—let them be husbands of one wife, leading the children well, and their own houses,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
13 for those who ministered well acquire a good step to themselves, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
14 I write to you these things, hoping to come to you soon,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ.
15 and if I delay, that you may know how it is required to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God—a pillar and foundation of the truth,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
16 and confessedly, great is the secret of piety: who was revealed in flesh, declared righteous in [the] Spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory!
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ
