2 Timothy 3
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1But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come.
1ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ.
2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲉⲥⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲥⲓϧⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
3without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,
3⳿ⲛⲁⲧϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϣ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲛ.
4traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
4ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲇⲟⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲁⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲥⲓⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲓϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ.
5holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.
5ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲥϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉ ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
6For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,
6⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ.
7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
7ⲉⲩϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
8Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected.
8⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲙⲃⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ.
9But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.
9ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲡⲧⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
10But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,
10⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱϣ ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ.
11persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.
11ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛϯⲟⲭⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
12Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
12ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ.
13But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
13ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲣⲉⲙ.
14But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.
14⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
15From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
16Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
16⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
17that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
17ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ
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