1 Thessalonians 4
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1Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
1ⲖⲞⲒⲠⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ.
2For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
2ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
3ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ.
4each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
4ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ.
5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
5ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ.
6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
6ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ.
7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
7ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
8ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
9Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
10And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
10ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ.
11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
11ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
12Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
12ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬ ⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.
13ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
14ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
15By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep.
15ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲪⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.
16ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
17ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈⲨⲈϨⲞⲖⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲎⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲠⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
18ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
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