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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
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1ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲪⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲰϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ.
2in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
3ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ
3but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4ⲚⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ.
4to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲞϪⲠⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲢⲒⲐⲎ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ.
5I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
6ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲈϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
7ⲤϢⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ϨⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲒⲔⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲨⲐⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮⲦⲈⲚϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.
7For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
8ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲀⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈ.
8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
9ⲈϤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲈϮⲤⲂⲰ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲈⲄⲒⲚ.
9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
10ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲀⲖ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ.
10For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲐⲰⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞϢϤ.
11whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
12ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲢⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲢⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲈ.
12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
13ⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
13This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14ⲚⲤⲈϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢϤⲰ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨⲪⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
14not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15ϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲤⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲤⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ.
15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϪⲰⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲨⲞⲢⲈⲂ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϢⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲔⲰϮ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ.
16They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
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