< Titus 1 >

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
2 upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages, (aiōnios g166)
ⲃ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
3 (and He manifested in proper times His word, ) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Saviour,
ⲅ̅ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ. ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈
4 to Titus — true child according to a common faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour!
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ. ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ·
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
6 if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate —
ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲉⲛⲥⲉϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲛⲁ ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ·
7 for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;
ⲍ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲛⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϣⲥϥ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲕ. ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲛ̅ⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲏⲥ.
9 holding — according to the teaching — to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;
ⲑ̅ⲉϥϭⲟⲗϫ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲡⲓⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅.
10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers — especially they of the circumcision —
ⲓ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲣⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲃ̅ⲃⲉ.
11 whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣϣⲉ ⲉϣⲧⲙ̅ⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲣϣⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲏⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲟϥ.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said — 'Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ. ϩⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲛⲉ.
13 this testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲡⲓⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ.
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣϥⲱ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲉⲩⲕⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
15 all things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast [is] nothing pure, but of them defiled [are] even the mind and the conscience;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲛⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲟⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ.
16 God they profess to know, and in the works they deny [Him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲥⲉⲁⲣⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ⲉⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅. ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.

< Titus 1 >