1 Thessalonians 1
1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy: To the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be granted to you.
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
2 We continually give thanks to God because of you all, while we make mention of you in our prayers.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ.
3 For we never fail to remember your works of faith and labours of love and your persistent and unwavering hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father;
ⲅ̅ⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ.
4 knowing as we do, brethren, that you are beloved by God and that He has chosen you.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ.
5 The Good News that we brought you did not come to you in words only, but also with power and with the Holy Spirit and with much certainty, for you know the sort of men we became among you, as examples for your sakes.
ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏ ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
6 And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,
ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
7 so that you became a pattern to all the believers throughout Macedonia and Greece.
ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ.
8 For it was not only from you that the Master's Message sounded forth throughout Macedonia and Greece; but everywhere your faith in God has become known, so that it is unnecessary for us to say anything about it.
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
9 For when others speak of us they report the reception we had from you, and how you turned from your idols to God, to be bondservants of the true and ever-living God,
ⲑ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ.
10 and to await the return from Heaven of His Son, whom He raised from among the dead--even Jesus, our Deliverer from God's coming anger.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ
