1 Thessalonians 3
1 So when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left on our own in Athens.
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲉϣϭⲱ ⲉⲁⲛⲣϩⲛⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱϫⲡ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ
2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲛⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲡⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
3 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲓⲙ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲕⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ
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.
ⲇ̅ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲣⲡϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ
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.
ⲉ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϣϭⲱ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲁϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ
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.
ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ 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
7 For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.
ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
8 For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲛⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲧⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
9 How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
ⲑ̅ⲁϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
ⲓ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ
11 Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ
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,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
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.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϫⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
