1 Thessalonians 3
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;
1ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲞϨⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲀⲐⲎⲚⲚⲀⲤ.
2And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:
2ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ
3That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
3ϪⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ⲔⲒⲘ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲬⲎ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ.
4For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
4ⲔⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲚⲬⲎ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϨⲈϪϨⲰϪⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ.
5For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.
5ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ϮϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲒⲢⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲒⲤⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤϢⲞⲨⲒⲦ.
6But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:
6ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈ ⲠϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
7Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
7ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲰⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ.
8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
8ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲚϦ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
9For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;
9ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲚⲦϢⲈⲂⲒⲰ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϮ
10Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
10ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲈⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲚⲒϬⲢⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϨϮ.
11Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
11ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲤⲈⲂⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲚⲘⲰⲒⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men , even as we do toward you:
12ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲐⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲈⲢϨⲞⲨⲞ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲈⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
13To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
13ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲒⲰⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲈⲚϬ ⲤⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
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