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1⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.
1For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,
2ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲟϣⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏ ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲱⲛ.
2but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.
3ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
3For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.
4ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
4But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak—not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
5ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
5For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),
6ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
6nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
7⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲑⲁⲗⲡⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
7But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
8ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ.
8Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.
9ⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
9For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.
10⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
10You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
11ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
11As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
12ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ.
12to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
13ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
13For this cause we also thank God without ceasing that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.
14⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ.
14For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews
15ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,
16ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
17⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓ⳿ⲁ.
17But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
18ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ.
18because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.
19ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
20⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ
20For you are our glory and our joy.
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