1 Thessalonians 4
1 Therefore, concerning other things, brothers, we ask and beg you, in the Lord Jesus, that, just as you have received from us the way in which you ought to walk and to please God, so also may you walk, in order that you may abound all the more.
ⲁ̅ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ.
2 For you know what precepts I have given to you through the Lord Jesus.
ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from fornication,
ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ.
4 that each one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor,
ⲇ̅ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ.
5 not in passions of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God,
ⲉ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ.
6 and that no one should overwhelm or circumvent his brother in business. For the Lord is the vindicator of all these things, just as we have preached and testified to you.
ⲋ̅ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ.
7 For God has not called us to impurity, but to sanctification.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
8 And so, whoever despises these teachings, does not despise man, but God, who has even provided his Holy Spirit within us.
ⲏ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9 But concerning the charity of brotherhood, we have no need to write to you. For you yourselves have learned from God that you should love one another.
ⲑ̅ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
10 For indeed, you act in this way with all the brothers in all of Macedonia. But we petition you, brothers, so that you may abound all the more,
ⲓ̅ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ.
11 to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to do your work with your own hands, just as we have instructed you,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
12 and to walk honestly with those who are outside, and to desire nothing belonging to another.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬ ⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
13 And we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who are sleeping, so as not to be sorrowful, like these others who do not have hope.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
14 For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, so also will God bring back with Jesus those who sleep in him.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
15 For we say this to you, in the Word of the Lord: that we who are alive, who remain until the return of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲪⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
16 For the Lord himself, with a command and with the voice of an Archangel and with a trumpet of God, shall descend from heaven. And the dead, who are in Christ, shall rise up first.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
17 Next, we who are alive, who are remaining, shall be taken up quickly together with them into the clouds to meet Christ in the air. And in this way, we shall be with the Lord always.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈⲨⲈϨⲞⲖⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲎⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲠⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
18 Therefore, console one another with these words.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
