1 Thessalonians 3
1 So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲛϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ.
2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in 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 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ.
4 Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass.
ⲇ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉϫϩⲱϫⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ.
5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and caused our labor to be 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 just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we 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 reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of 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 can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛϧ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪.
9 How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
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 we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from 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 may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
13 so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭ̅ ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ
