< Titus 1 >
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲫⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios )
ⲃ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲫϯ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios )
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:
ⲅ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.
4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
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 thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;
ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲑⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ.
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 For a bishop must be without reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base 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 hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
9 holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.
ⲑ̅ⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ.
11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲟϣϥ.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”
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 rebuke 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 commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣϥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
15 To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are 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 that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
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