1 ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ .
I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
2 ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲥⲃⲱ .
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
3 ⲉϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲡ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲩϧⲱϧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ .
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
4 ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲉⲫⲟⲛϩϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲓϣⲃⲱ .
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
5 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲛⲩⲙⲫⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
6 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲑⲃⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ .
For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
7 ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
8 ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ϥⲭⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲓⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
9 ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ .
Be diligent to come to me soon,
10 ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲕⲏⲥ ⲉϯⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲇⲁⲗⲙⲁⲧⲓⲁ .
for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
11 ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϥⲉⲣϣⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ .
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
12 ⲧⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ .
But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 ϯⲫⲩⲗⲟⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲱ ⲁⲛⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲙ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲛⲃⲣⲁⲛⲁ .
Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.
14 ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲥⲛⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ϯϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ .
Alexander, the coppersmith, did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works,
15 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲕ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ
of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.
16 ϧⲉⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁ ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ .
At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.
17 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲓⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ .
But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 ⲉϥⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ .
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
19 ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕⲩⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ .
Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
20 ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲟϫⲡϥ ϧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ .
Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.
21 ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲓ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ϯⲫⲣⲱ ϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛϫⲉⲉⲩⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
22 ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ
The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.