1 Timothy 4
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1But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
1ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲣⲏⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ.
2through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,
2⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ.
3forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
3ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
4ϫⲉ ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
5For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.
5ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲓ.
6If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.
6ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲥ.
7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
7ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣϥⲱ ⳿ⲛϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲓⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ.
8For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
8ϯⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ.
9This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
9⳿ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
10For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
10ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϯ ϣⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
11Command and teach these things.
11ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
12Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
12⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
13Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
13ϩⲱⲥ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
14⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲕ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
15Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.
15ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲏ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
16Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
16ⲙⲁ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
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