< Titus 1 >
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
2 on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios )
ⲃ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲫϯ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios )
3 (and He revealed His word in [His] own times), in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Savior,
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
4 to Titus—true child according to a common faith: Grace, [[kindness, ]] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!
ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯ ⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
5 For this cause I left you in Crete, that you may arrange the things lacking, and may set elders down in every city, as I appointed to you,
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲑⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
6 if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 for it is required of the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleased, nor prone to anger, not given to wine, not an abuser, not given to shameful gain,
ⲍ̅⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲩⲑⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
9 holding—according to the teaching—to the steadfast word, that he may also be able to exhort in the sound teaching, and to convict the deniers;
ⲑ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ.
10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
11 whose mouths must be covered, who overturn whole households, teaching what things it should not, for [the] sake of shameful gain.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟϣϥ.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ.
13 This testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣϥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 All things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and nothing [is] pure to the defiled and unsteadfast, but even the mind and the conscience of them [is] defiled.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲥⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
16 They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲉϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲟⲣⲉⲃ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ