1 ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟϫ .

But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

2 ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟϫ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϧⲉⲛϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ .

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

3 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏ ϣⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ .

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

4 ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ .

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

5 ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲥⲉϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲏ ⲉⲩϭⲛⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ .

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.

6 ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲉ .

Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;

7 ⲉⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲛⲟⲥ .

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

8 ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲅⲓⲛⲱⲥⲕⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ϩⲗⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ .

and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

9 ⲛⲓⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .

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

10 ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗⲥ ϧⲉⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ .

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

11 ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ

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

12 ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲁⲛϫⲉⲗ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲕⲟⲥⲙⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ .

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

13 ⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ⲛϯⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ .

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

14 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ .

who 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.

15 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲙⲓ .

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