1 Timothy 3
1 True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
ⲁ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;
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 forbearing, not quarrelsome, 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 presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all propriety; —
ⲇ̅ⲉϥϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
5 for if a man knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church 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 being puffed up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the Devil;
ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭ ⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
7 moreover he must also have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the 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 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base 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 holding the mystery 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 serve as deacons, if they are without reproach.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.
11 The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
13 For they that have served well as deacons, gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
14 These things write I to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ.
15 but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the 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 mystery of godliness, in him who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received 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
