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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.
1Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.
2ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲏ ⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
2For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲫⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
3For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
4ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ.
4that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,
5ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ.
5not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,
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.
6that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
7ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ.
7For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
8ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
8Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
9ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
9But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
10ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ.
10for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
11⳿ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
11and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
12ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲭ ⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ.
12that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
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.
13But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
14ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫϯ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
15ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲫⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ.
15For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
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.
16For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
17ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲗⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϭⲏⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
17then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.
18ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ
18Therefore comfort one another with these words.
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