ⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ Ⲁ ̅ 3
Wherefore, when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow-laborer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed to it.
For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϣϭⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲁϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ
For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter may have tempted you, and our labor be in vain.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲉϣⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
But now when Timothy came from you to us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:
7 ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
Therefore, brethren, by your faith we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress:
For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
Night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one towards another, and towards all [men], even as we [do] towards you:
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
To the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
