1 Thessalonians 4
1 Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ
2 For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ
4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ
5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
ⲉ̅ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲧⲙⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲙϥⲉϭ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱϩⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ
8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ
10 And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ
11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
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12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ
13 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ
15 By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ
16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ
17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲣⲡⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ
