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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
1A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈϤⲢⲎ ⲤⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲖⲤⲒⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
2It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,
3ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
3Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but
4ⲈϤϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all chastity.
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ϤⲚⲀϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?
6ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲰϪⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϬ ⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
6Not a neophyte: lest being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.
7ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲪⲀϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
7Moreover he must have a good testimony of them who are without: lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲈϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲎⲢⲠ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲀϤϪⲒⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲒϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈ.
8Deacons in like manner chaste, not double tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre:
9ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
9Holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience.
10ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
10And let these also first be proved: and so let them minister, having no crime.
11ϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
11The women in like manner chaste, not slanderers, but sober, faithful in all things.
12ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲨϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
12Let deacons be the husbands of one wife: who rule well their children, and their own houses.
13ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
13For they that have ministered well, shall purchase to themselves a good degree, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
14These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.
15ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲰⲤⲔ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲦⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ.
16And evidently great is the mystery of godliness, which was manifested in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, appeared unto angels, hath been preached unto the Gentiles, is believed in the world, is taken up in glory.
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