1 Thessalonians 1
1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ.
3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ.
4 knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ.
5 how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
7 so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ.
8 For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
9 For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ
