1 Thessalonians 4

1 And furthermore we beseeche you, brethren, and exhort you in the Lord Iesus, that ye increase more and more, as ye haue receiued of vs, how ye ought to walke, and to please God.

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 ye knowe what commandements we gaue you by the Lord Iesus.

ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ

3 For this is the will of God euen your sanctification, and that ye should abstaine from fornication,

ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲣⲛⲉⲓⲁ

4 That euery one of you should know, how to possesse his vessell in holines and honour,

ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲥⲃⲟ ⲉⲕⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ

5 And not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the Gentiles which know not God:

ⲉ̅ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ

6 That no man oppresse or defraude his brother in any matter: for the Lord is auenger of all such thinges, as we also haue tolde you before time, and testified.

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 hath not called vs vnto vncleannesse, but vnto holinesse.

ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱϩⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲃⲟ

8 Hee therefore that despiseth these thinges, despiseth not man, but God who hath euen giuen you his holy Spirit.

ⲏ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ

9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ

10 Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

ⲓ̅ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲧⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ

11 And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commanded you,

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12 That yee may behaue your selues honestly towarde them that are without, and that nothing be lacking vnto you.

ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲥⲁⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ

13 I would not, brethren, haue you ignorant concerning them which are a sleepe, that ye sorow not euen as other which haue no hope.

ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲗⲩⲡⲓ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ

14 For if we beleeue that Iesus is dead, and is risen, euen so them which sleepe in Iesus, will God bring with him.

ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ

15 For this say we vnto you by the worde of the Lord, that we which liue, and are remayning in the comming of the Lord, shall not preuent them which sleepe.

ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ

16 For the Lord himselfe shall descende from heauen with a shoute, and with the voyce of the Archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲝ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ

17 Then shall we which liue and remaine, be caught vp with them also in the clouds, to meete the Lord in the ayre: and so shall we euer be with the Lord.

ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱϫⲡ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲣⲡⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ

18 Wherefore, comfort your selues one another with these wordes.

ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ