1 Thessalonians 2
1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϣⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲱⲛ.
3 For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲁ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ.
4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God [is] witness:
ⲉ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ.
6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet] of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲉ.
7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:
ⲍ̅ⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ.
8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
10 Ye [are] witnesses, and God [also], how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father [doth] his children,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ.
12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅. ⲉⲛⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ·
13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲱϫⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ.
14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they [have] of the Jews:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϯⲙⲉ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ.
16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ.
17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲟ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ
18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅· ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ.
19 For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Are] not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ. ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ. ⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
20 For ye are our glory and joy.
ⲕ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ.
