1 Thessalonians 2
1 FOR ye yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in to you, that it was not in vain.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.
2 But though we had suffered before, and were infamously treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to preach unto you the gospel of God amidst a great conflict.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲟϣⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛ.
3 And our exhortation originated not from delusion, or impurity, or from guile;
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
4 but as we have been approved of God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
5 For neither at any time used we insinuating language, as ye know, nor a pretext for covetousness; God is witness:
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
6 not seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others, though we might have been burdensome, as apostles of Christ.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
7 But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherisheth her own infants.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲑⲁⲗⲡⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
8 So, tenderly affected towards you, we could with pleasure have imparted to you not the gospel of God only, but our own lives also, because ye were beloved by us.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ.
9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and toil: for night and day working hard, that we might be no burden to any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and faultlessly we conducted ourselves among you that believe:
ⲓ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
11 as ye know how we treated every one of you, as a father doth his children, exhorting you, and admonishing, and conjuring you,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
12 that ye should walk worthy of God, as calling you into his kingdom and glory.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ.
13 For this cause do we also give thanks to God unceasingly, because when ye received the word reported by us from God, ye received it not as the word of man, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which worketh also effectually in you that believe.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
14 For ye, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for ye suffered the same things also yourselves from your own countrymen, as they too have of the Jews;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
15 who both murdered the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are in opposition to all mankind;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles, that they might be saved, to fill up the measure of their iniquities always: but wrath is coming upon them to the extremity.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
17 But we, brethren, bereaved of you for a short moment, in person, not in heart, have more abundantly longed to see your face with great desire.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
18 Therefore we wished to have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan prevented us.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ.
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
20 For ye are our glory and joy.
ⲕ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ
