1 Thessalonians 2
1 For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you was not in vain,
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.
2 but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much 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 For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
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 even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak; not as pleasing people, but God, who tests 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 were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed (God is witness),
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
6 nor seeking glory from people (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
7 But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
ⲍ̅⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲑⲁⲗⲡⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
8 Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ.
9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News 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 You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
ⲓ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
11 As you know, as a father with his own children,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
12 we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you to lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own 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 we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as a human word, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who 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 you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Judeans;
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 killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and did not please God, and are hostile to all people;
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 those who are not Jewish that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
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, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder 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 because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered 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? Is it not even you, before our Lord Jesus 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 you are our glory and our joy.
ⲕ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ
