1 Thessalonians 1

1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

ⲁ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲞⲨⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.

2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;

ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ.

3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

ⲅ̅ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ.

4 knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,

ⲇ̅ⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲠ

5 how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we shewed ourselves toward you for your sake.

ⲉ̅ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚϦⲢⲎ ⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲈⲚⲀϢⲰϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.

6 And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost;

ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ.

7 so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

ⲍ̅ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ.

8 For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.

ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲀⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲦϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲖⲒ.

9 For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

ⲑ̅ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϨⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲚⲒⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ ⲈⲈⲢⲂⲰⲔ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲐⲘⲎⲒ.

10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivereth us from the wrath to come.

ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ.