ⲦⲒⳘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅
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ⲦⲒⳘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ Ⲁ ̅ 4

Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲆⲈ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲢⲎⲦⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲠⲖⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ.
1Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2ⲚⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
3ⲈⲨⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲄⲀⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲢⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
4ϪⲈ ⲤⲰⲚⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ.
4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
5ϢⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲈⲘⲒ.
5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
6ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲔⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲔⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲔϢⲀⲚⲈⲨϢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ.
6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
7ⲚⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϢϤⲰ ⲚϦⲈⲖⲖⲰ ϨⲈⲚⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲒⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ.
7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.
8ϮⲄⲨⲘⲚⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲢⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
8For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
9This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
10ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϮϢⲰϢ ⲚⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
10For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.
11ϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲤⲂⲰ.
11These things command and teach.
12ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲪⲢⲞⲚⲒⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ
12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13ϨⲰⲤ ϮⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲔ ⲈⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ.
13Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
14ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲀⲘⲈⲖⲈⲤ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲬⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ.
14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15ⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲖⲈⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲔⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
16ⲘⲀϨⲐⲎⲔ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲘⲎⲚ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲔⲈⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
16Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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