1 Thessalonians 4
1 Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ
2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
3 For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ
4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ
5 not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,
ⲉ̅ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲙⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙϥⲉϭ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
7 For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱϩⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ
8 Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
9 But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
10 for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ
11 and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
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12 that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
13 But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
15 For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
17 then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲣⲡⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ
