1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

2 We give praise to God at all times for you, keeping you in memory in our prayers;

ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ.

3 Having ever in mind your work of faith and acts of love and the strength of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

ⲅ̅ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ.

4 Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose;

ⲇ̅ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ

5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

ⲉ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

6 And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ.

7 So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

ⲍ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ.

8 For not only was the word of the Lord sounding out from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God is made clear; so that we have no need to say anything.

ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲦϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲖⲒ.

9 For they themselves give the news of how we came among you; and how you were turned from images to God, to the worship of a true and living God,

ⲑ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.

10 Waiting for his Son from heaven, who came back from the dead, even Jesus, our Saviour from the wrath to come.

ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.