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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
1This is a true 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.
2A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲀⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
3Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4ⲈϤϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
4One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲰⲤ ϤⲚⲀϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5(For 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 novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7ⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϢⲰϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲪⲀϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
7Moreover he must have a good report of them which 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.
8Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
9ⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ.
9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10ⲚⲀⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ.
10And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
11ϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲈⲨⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
11Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
12ϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲨϤⲒⲪⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ.
12Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13ⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲰⲦⲈⲢ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲢⲎⲤⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
13For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14ⲚⲀⲒ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲒⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ.
14These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto 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 without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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