1 Thessalonians 4
1 FINALLY, brethren, we beseech you therefore, and conjure you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk, and please God, so ye would abound more and more.
ⲁ̅ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ.
2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲏ ⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that you should abstain from whoredom;
ⲅ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
4 that every one of you may know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honour,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
5 not in the vile passion of lewdness, as the Gentiles which know not God;
ⲉ̅ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ.
6 that no man transgress against, or act dishonestly to his brother in this matter because the Lord is the avenger of all such things, as we have told you before, and testified.
ⲋ̅⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
7 For God hath not called us unto impurity, but unto holiness.
ⲍ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
8 Therefore he that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his Holy Spirit.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
9 Now concerning brotherly love, I have no need to write unto you: for ye yourselves are divinely taught to love one another.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
10 And indeed ye practise it towards all the brethren that are throughout Macedonia: but we conjure you, brethren, to abound more and more;
ⲓ̅ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ.
11 and that you make it your study to live peaceably, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we have enjoined you;
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
12 that ye walk becomingly towards those without, and need no assistance from any person.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are fallen asleep, that ye be not afflicted, as the rest of mankind who have no hope.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died, and rose again, so also those that have fallen asleep for Jesus shall God bring with him.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
15 For this I say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent those who are fallen asleep.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲫⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ Ⲡ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ.
17 then we who are alive, who remain, shall be caught up together with them into the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we be ever with the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲗⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲏⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ
