1 Timothy 6
1 Let all who are under the yoke of slavery hold their own masters to be deserving of honour, so that the name of God and the Christian teaching may not be spoken against.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲡⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ
2 And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.
ⲃ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲣϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲧϭⲟⲗϫ ⲙⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ
3 So teach and exhort. If any one is a teacher of any other kind of doctrine, and refuses assent to wholesome instructions--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and the teaching that harmonizes with true godliness,
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
4 he is puffed up with pride and has no true knowledge, but is crazy over discussions and controversies about words which give rise to envy, quarrelling, revilings, ill-natured suspicions,
ⲇ̅ⲉϥϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛϣⲓϭ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ
5 and persistent wranglings on the part of people whose intellects are disordered and they themselves blinded to all knowledge of the truth; who imagine that godliness means gain.
ⲉ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲏⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 And godliness is gain, when associated with contentment;
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱϣⲉ
7 for we brought nothing into the world, nor can we carry anything out of it;
ⲍ̅ⲙⲡⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁϣϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
8 and if we have food and clothing, with these we will be satisfied.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲃⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ
9 But people who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many unwise and pernicious ways which sink mankind in destruction and ruin.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲣⲙ
10 For from love of money all sorts of evils arise; and some have so hankered after money as to be led astray from the faith and be pierced through with countless sorrows.
ⲓ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲥⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ
11 But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ
12 Exert all your strength in the honourable struggle for the faith; lay hold of the Life of the Ages, to which you were called, when you made your noble profession of faith before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϭⲟⲗϫⲕ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲛⲑⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ (aiōnios g166)
13 I charge you--as in the presence of God who gives life to all creatures, and of Christ Jesus who at the bar of Pontius Pilate made a noble profession of faith--
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ
14 that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲁϫⲛ ⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
15 For, as its appointed time, this will be brought about by the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
16 who alone possesses immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, and whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be eternal honour and power! Amen. (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲃⲉϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (aiōnios g166)
17 Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable foundation--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment. (aiōn g165)
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲟⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲥ (aiōn g165)
18 They must be beneficent, rich in noble deeds, open-handed and liberal;
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲣⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲣⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ
19 storing up for themselves that which shall be a solid foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of the Life which is life indeed.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲟⲗϫⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲙⲉ
20 O Timothy, guard the truths entrusted to you, shunning irreligious and frivolous talk, and controversy with what is falsely called 'knowledge';
ⲕ̅ⲱ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉⲕⲥⲓϩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ
21 of which some have spoken boastfully in connexion with the true faith, and have erred. Grace be with you all.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
