2 Thessalonians 3

1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

ⲁ̅ⲦⲞ ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϬⲞϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

2 and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

ⲃ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲞⲚ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲪⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ.

3 But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

ⲅ̅ϤⲈⲚϨⲞⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.

4 We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

ⲇ̅ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.

5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

ⲉ̅ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

ⲋ̅ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.

7 For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we did not behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

ⲍ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

8 neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ ⲚϪⲒⲚϪⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲀϨⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.

9 This was not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲬ ⲞⲦⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, do not let him eat.”

ⲓ̅ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ.

11 For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who do not work at all, but are busybodies.

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲒⲈⲢⲄⲞⲤ.

12 Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲈⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲤⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲰⲒⲔ.

13 But you, brothers, do not be weary in doing what is right.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲚⲔⲀⲔⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.

14 If any man does not obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀ ⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲞⲨϪⲦ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲒⲠⲒ

15 Do not count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲀϪⲒ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲀϤ.

16 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲈϮ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.

17 I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲠⲀⲀⲤⲠⲀⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϮⲤϦⲀⲒ.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ