1 Timothy 3
1 It is certain, if any one is desirous of the episcopal office, he desireth a good work.
ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, sober, prudent, grave,
ⲃ̅ϣϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲟⲣϩ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϥⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲓϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ
3 hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain, moderate, not quarrelsome,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϣⲥϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ
4 not covetous, governing his own family well, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
ⲇ̅ⲉϥⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ
5 (for if any one know not how to govern his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 not one newly converted, least being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
7 He ought also to have an honorable testimony from those that are without, least he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
ⲍ̅ϣϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲟⲣϭⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
8 The deacons should likewise be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
ⲏ̅ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲉⲩϫⲉ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲉⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲩ ⲛϣⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ
10 (And let these also first be proved, then let them take the office of deacons, if they be found blameless.)
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
11 And their wives likewise grave, not slanderers, sober, and faithful in all things.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ϣⲧⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲫⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ
12 Let the deacons too be husbands of one wife only, governing their children and their own houses well.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲏⲉⲓ
13 For they, that discharge the office of a deacon well, gain to themselves a good degree of honor, and much freedom in promoting the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
14 These things I write unto thee, hoping to come to thee shortly.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ
15 But if I should be retarded, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to behave in the house of God, the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲏⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up into glory.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁϥⲧⲙⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ
