ⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ Ⲁ ̅ 2
Yes, friends, you yourselves know that your reception of us was not without result.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟϣⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛ
For, although we had experienced suffering and ill treatment, as you know, at Philippi, we had the courage, by the help of our God, to tell you God’s good news in spite of great opposition.
Our appeal to you was not based on a delusion, nor was it made from unworthy motives, or with any intention of misleading you.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ
But, having been found worthy by God to be entrusted with the good news, therefore we tell it; with a view to please, not people, but God who proves our hearts.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲙⲡⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲱⲣϣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲓϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
Never at any time, as you know, did we use the language of flattery, or make false professions in order to hide selfish aims. God will bear witness to that.
Nor did we seek to win honor from people, whether from you or from others, although, as apostles of Christ, we might have burdened you with our support.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ
But we lived among you with the simplicity of a child; we were like a woman nursing her own children.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
In our strong affection for you, that seemed to us the best way of sharing with you, not only God’s good news, but our lives as well – so dear had you become to us.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
You will not have forgotten, friends, our labor and toil. Night and day we used to work at our trades, so as not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you God’s good news.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ
You will bear witness, and God also, that our relations with you who believed in Christ were pure, and upright, and beyond reproach.
Indeed, you know that, like a father with his own children, we used to encourage and comfort every one of you, and solemnly plead with you;
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉϩⲙ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ
so that you should make your daily lives worthy of God who is calling you into the glory of his kingdom.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲛ ⲱϫⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ
This, too, is a reason why we, on our part, are continually thanking God – because, in receiving the teaching that you had from us, you accepted it, not as the teaching of humans, but as what it really is – the teaching of God, which is even now doing its work within you who believe in Christ.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲙⲛϯⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
For you, friends, began to follow the example of the churches of God in Judea which are in union with Jesus Christ; you, in your turn, suffering at the hands of your fellow citizens, in the same way as those churches did at the hands of their people –
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲥⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us also. They do not try to please God, and they are enemies to all humanity,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ
for they try to prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles with a view to their salvation, and so are always filling up the measure of their iniquity. But the wrath of God has come upon them to the full!
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲁⲛⲣⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ
As for ourselves, friends, our having been bereaved of you even for a short time – though in body only, and not in spirit – made us all the more eager to see your faces again; and the longing to do so was strong on us.
That was why we made up our minds to go and see you – at least I, Paul, did, more than once – but Satan put difficulties in our way.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲱⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
For what hope or joy will be ours, or what crown will we have to boast of, in the presence of our Lord Jesus, at his coming, if it isn’t you?
You are our pride and our delight!
