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 ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ 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 ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
4each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
4ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
5ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ 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.
6⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
7For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
7ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
8ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿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 ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿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 ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ.
11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
11⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ 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 ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
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.
13⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ 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 Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲫⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
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 Ⲡ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿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 ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲗⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲏⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
18Therefore encourage one another with these words.
18ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ
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