1 Thessalonians 1

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

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 give thanks to God always for you all, making 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 Incessantly remembering your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before 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, beloved brethren, your election by God.

ⲇ̅ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ.

5 For our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the holy Ghost, and in much certainty; as ye know what sort of persons we were among you 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 ye became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word tho' in much affliction, yet with joy of the holy Ghost.

ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.

7 So that ye became examples to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.

ⲍ̅ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ.

8 For the word of the Lord sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia; but also in every place your faith towards God is spread abroad, so that we have no need to say any thing of 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 they themselves declare concerning us what kind of entrance we had among you, and how ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true 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 wait for his Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ