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1 A feithful word. If ony man desirith a bishopriche, he desirith a good werk.
ⲁ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
2 Therfor it bihoueth a byschop to be with out repreef, the hosebonde of o wijf, sobre, prudent, chast, vertewous, holdinge hospitalite, a techere;
ⲃ̅ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲢⲎ ⲤⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲖⲤⲒⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
3 not youun myche to wyn, not a smytere, but temperat, not ful of chiding, not coueitouse, wel reulinge his hous,
ⲅ̅ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
4 and haue sones suget with al chastite;
ⲇ̅ⲈϤϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
5 for if ony man kan not gouerne his house, hou schal he haue diligence of the chirche of God? not new conuertid to the feith,
ⲉ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ϤⲚⲀϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
6 lest he be borun vp in to pride, and falle in to doom of the deuel.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϬ ⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
7 For it bihoueth hym to haue also good witnessing of hem that ben with outforth, that he falle not in to repreef, and in to the snare of the deuel.
ⲍ̅ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲪⲀϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
8 Also it bihoueth dekenes to be chast, not double tungid, not youun myche to wyn, not suynge foul wynnyng;
ⲏ̅ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲈϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲎⲢⲠ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲀϤϪⲒⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲒϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
9 that han the mysterie of feith in clene conscience.
ⲑ̅ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
10 But be thei preued first, and mynystre so, hauynge no cryme.
ⲓ̅ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
11 Also it bihoueth wymmen to be chast, not bacbitinge, sobre, feithful in alle thingis.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
12 Dekenes be hosebondis of o wijf; whiche gouerne wel her sones and her housis.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲨϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
13 For thei that mynystren wel, schulen gete a good degre to hem silf, and myche triste in the feith, that is in Crist Jhesu.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
14 Sone Timothe, Y write to thee these thingis, hopinge that Y schal come soon to thee;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
15 but if Y tarie, that thou wite, hou it bihoueth thee to lyue in the hous of God, that is the chirche of lyuynge God, a pilere and sadnesse of treuthe.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲰⲤⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲦⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
16 And opynli it is a greet sacrament of pitee, that thing that was schewid in fleisch, it is iustified in spirit, it apperid to aungels, it is prechid to hethene men, it is bileuyd in the world, it is takun vp in glorie.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
