1 Thessalonians 2
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament
1For yourselves know, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain:
1⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ.
2But having suffered many things before, and been shamefully treated (as you know) at Philippi, we had confidence in our God, to speak unto you the gospel of God in much carefulness.
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.
3For our exhortation was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deceit:
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.
4But as we were approved by God that the gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who proveth our hearts.
4ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ.
5For neither have we used, at any time, the speech of flattery, as you know; nor taken an occasion of covetousness, God is witness:
5ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥⲉⲡ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ.
6Nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others.
6ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ.
7Whereas we might have been burdensome to you, as the apostles of Christ: but we became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse should cherish her children:
7⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲑⲁⲗⲡⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
8So desirous of you, we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls: because you were become most dear unto us.
8ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲑⲃⲉϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ.
9For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.
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.
10You are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and without blame, we have been to you that have believed:
10⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.
11As you know in what manner, entreating and comforting you, (as a father doth his children,)
11ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ.
12We testified to every one of you, that you would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
12ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ.
13Therefore, we also give thanks to God without ceasing: because, that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but (as it is indeed) the word of God, who worketh in you that have believed.
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.
14For you, brethren, are become followers of the churches of God which are in Judea, in Christ Jesus: for you also have suffered the same things from your own coutrymen, even as they have from the Jews,
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.
15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and please not God, and are adversaries to all men;
15ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
16Prohibiting us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath of God is come upon them to the end.
16ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
17But we, brethren, being taken away from you for a short time, in sight, not in heart, have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
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.
18For we would have come unto you, I Paul indeed, once and again: but Satan hath hindered us.
18ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ.
19For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glory? Are not you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
19ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ.
20For you are our glory and joy.
20⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.