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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)

World English Bible

1ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲞϪ.

1But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

2ⲚⲒϦⲈⲖⲖⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲢⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞϪ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϦⲈⲚϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ.

2that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,

3ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲒϦⲈⲖⲖⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲈⲘⲚⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲎⲢⲠ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.

3and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

4ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲖⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲀⲒϨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲒϢⲎⲢⲒ.

4that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

5ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲎ ⲈⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲤⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲎ ⲈⲨϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ.

5to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

6ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲒϦⲈⲖϢⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲀⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲈ.

6Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.

7ⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲚⲞⲤ.

7In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

8ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞϪ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲄⲒⲚⲰⲤⲔⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲎⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈϤ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲰϤ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲚ.

8and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

9ⲚⲒⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲈⲨⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.

9Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

10ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲈⲖⲤⲰⲖⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.

10not stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

11ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ

11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

12ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲀⲚϪⲈⲖ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎ ⲤⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲔⲞⲤⲘⲒⲔⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ.

12instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

13ⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲚⲀⲒⲀⲦⲤ ⲚϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲒⲚⲒϢϮ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ.

13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,

14ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲀⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲨⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲈϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ.

14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

15ⲚⲀⲒ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ.

15Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no one despise you.

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