1 Thessalonians 3

1 Therefore, when we could not stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ.

2 and sent Timothy, our brother and God's fellow worker in the gospel of Messiah, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ.

3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.

4 For truly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

ⲇ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉϫϩⲱϫⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ.

5 For this cause I also, when I could not stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

ⲉ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯ⳿ϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ ϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.

6 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;

ⲋ̅ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

7 for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

ⲍ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ.

8 For now we live, since you stand firm in the Lord.

ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛϧ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.

9 For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

ⲑ̅ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ.

10 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

ⲓ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϭⲣⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ.

11 Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you;

ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

12 and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, even as we also do toward you,

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.

13 to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭ̅ ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ