< 1 Timothy 3 >

1 The word [is] steadfast: If anyone longs for overseership, he desires a right work;
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
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,
ⲃ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ. ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲣϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲉϥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ.
3 not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϣⲥϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
4 leading his own house well, having children in subjection with all dignity,
ⲇ̅ⲉϥⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ.
5 (and if anyone has not known [how] to lead his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?)
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
6 not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the Devil;
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
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.
ⲍ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ·
8 Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,
ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲉⲩϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲏⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ.
9 having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲏⲩ.
10 and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
11 Women, in like manner, dignified, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ. ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲫⲉ. ⲉⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ·
12 Servants—let them be husbands of one wife, leading the children well, and their own houses,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲏⲉⲓ.
13 for those who ministered well acquire a good step to themselves, and much boldness in faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅·
14 I write to you these things, hoping to come to you soon,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ.
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,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲏⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
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!
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲱⲥ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅. ⲁϥⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ·

< 1 Timothy 3 >