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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.
1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
2ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
2For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.
3ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲠⲞⲢⲚⲒⲀ.
3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
4ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲪⲞϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞ.
4That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
5ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲚ.
5Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God:
6ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠϢⲒϢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ.
6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
7ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨϬⲰϦⲈⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ.
7For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
8ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
8He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ.
10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
11And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
12ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲬ ⲢⲒⲀ ⲚϨⲖⲒ.
12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
13ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϢ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲚⲈⲚⲪⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ.
15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲀⲖⲠⲒⲄⲄⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϦⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈⲨⲈϨⲞⲖⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϬⲎⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲠⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲎⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
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