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1⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ.

1But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

2ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ.

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

3ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ.

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

4ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ.

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

5⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲏ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿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 ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ.

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

7ⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ 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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

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

10⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

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

11⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

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

12ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛϫⲉⲗ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.

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

13ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ.

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

14ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ

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

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