1 Timothy 3
1 If anyone, for oversight, is eager, a noble work, doth he covet: —
ⲁ̅⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
2 It is needful, then, for, the overseer, to be irreproachable, a husband, of one wife, sober, of sound mind, 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 ready to wound, but considerate, averse to contention, not fond of money,
ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
4 Over his own house, presiding, well, having, children, in submission, with all dignity;
ⲇ̅ⲉϥϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
5 Whereas, if anyone, over his own house, cannot, preside, how, of an assembly of God, shall he take care?
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 beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;
ⲋ̅⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭ ⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
7 It is needful, moreover, to have, an honourable testimony also, from them who are without, lest, into reproach, he fall, and the snare of the adversary.
ⲍ̅ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲕⲉⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
8 Ministers, in the same way, —dignified, not double-tongued, not, to much wine, given, 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 sacred secret of the faith in a pure conscience;
ⲑ̅ⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
10 But let, these also, be proved first, then, let them be ministering, being, unaccusable:
ⲓ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ.
11 Wives, in the same way, —dignified, not given to intrigue, sober, faithful in all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
12 Let, ministers, be husbands of, one wife, over children, presiding, well, and over their own houses;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϥⲓ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ.
13 For, they who have ministered well, a good degree for themselves, are acquiring, and great freedom of speech in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
14 These things, unto thee, I am writing, hoping to come [unto thee] shortly, —
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϯ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ.
15 But, if I should tarry, that thou mayest know—how it behoveth, in a house of God, to behave oneself, —the which, is an assembly of a Living God, a pillar and basement 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 sacred secret of godliness, —Who was made manifest in flesh, was declared righteous in spirit, was made visible unto messengers, was proclaimed among nations, was believed on in the world, was 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
