1 ϥⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ .
This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work.
2 ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲏ ⲥⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲗⲥⲓⲗ ⲙⲙⲁⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ .
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
3 ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲏⲣⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ .
not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
4 ⲉϥϥⲓⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
5 ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥⲓⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁϥⲓⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
6 ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱϫⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙϭ ⲓⲥⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ .
not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
7 ⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲫⲁϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ .
Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲛϩⲑⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲁϥϫⲓⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲓϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ .
Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;
9 ⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ .
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲓⲧⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ .
Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
11 ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲉⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .
Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϥⲓⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ .
Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 ⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ .
For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14 ⲛⲁⲓ ϯⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ .
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;
15 ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲉϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ .
but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ .
Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.