megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ντερνσωτμ ετετνπιστισ hμ πεχσ ισ. αυω τετναγαπη ετjι εhουν ενετουααβ τηρου.
English: having heard of your faith which is in the Lord Jesus, and the love which is in you unto all the saints,
Coptic: ετβε θελπισ ετκη νητν εhραι hν μπηυε. ται εντατετνσωτμ εροσ hμ πsαjε ντμε μπευαγγελιον.
English: because of the hope which is laid up before you in the heavens, which ye heard before in (the) word of the truth of the Gospel
Coptic: παι ετνhητ τηυτν κατα θε ετfhμ πκοσμοσ τηρf εftκαρποσ. αυω εfαυξανε κατα θε ον νhητ τηυτν. jιν πεhοου εντατετνσωτμ. αυω ατετνειμε ετεχαρισ μπνουτε hν ουμε.
English: This which is (won) in you; according as also it is in all the world, bearing fruit and growing, according as also in you, from the day which ye heard and ye knew the grace of God in [a] truth;
Coptic: κατα θε εντατετνειμε εβολ hιτοοτf νεπαφρα πμεριτ πενsβρ hμhαλ. παι ευπιστοσ hαρωτν πε. νδιακονοσ μπεχσ.
English: according as ye knew from Epaphra the beloved fellow servant of ours, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you.
Coptic: παι ενταfταμον ετετναγαπη hμ πεπνα
English: He (lit. this) who showed to us your love in the spirit.
Coptic: ετβε παι hωων jιν πεhοου εντανσωτμ. ντνλο αν ενsληλ hαρωτν αυω εντωβh. jεκαασ ετετνεjωκ εβολ μπσοουν μπεfουωs. ετρετνμοοsε hν σοφια νιμ μν τμντρμνhητ μπνευματικον.
English: Therefore we also, from the day which we heard, cease not praying for you and requesting, that ye might be filled with (the) knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and all spiritual understanding,
Coptic: εμοοsε hμ πεμπsα μπνουτε επετραναf τηρf. ετετνtκαρποσ hν hωβ νιμ ναγαθον. αυω ετετναυαξανε hμ πσοουν μπνουτε.
English: walking worthily of the Lord in all pleasing of him in all good works, sending forth fruit, and growing in the knowledge of God;
Coptic: ετετνcμcομ hν cομ νιμ κατα πταjρο μπεfεοου εhουν εhυπομονη νιμ. μν ουμντhαρshητ.
English: being empowered with all power, according to (the) strength of his glory, in all patience and [a] longsuffering in [a] joy.
Coptic: ετετνsπhμοτ ντμπειωτ hν ουραsε. παι ενταfτεhμ τηυτν εhουν ετμερισ μπεκληροσ ννετουααβ hμ πουοειν.
English: Giving thanks to the Father, he (lit. this) who made us worthy of coming into the portion of the lot of the saints in (the) light;
Coptic: παι ενταfνεhμ τηυτν εβολ hν τεξουσια μπκακε. εαfπενε τηυτν εhουν ετμντερο μπsηρε ντεfαγαπη.
English: he who saved us from (the) authority of (the) darkness, and he removed us into the kingdom of (the) Son of his love;
Coptic: παι εντανjι νhητf μπσωτε πκω εβολ νννοβε.
English: he through whom we received the redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
Coptic: ετε παι πε θικων μπνουτε. πιατναυ εροf. πsρπ μμισι νσωντ νιμ.
English: who is (the) image of God, the invisible, the firstborn of all creation.
Coptic: jε hραι νhητf νταυσντ πτηρf. νετhν μπηυε αυω νετhιjμ πκαh. νετνναυ εροου. μν νετεντνναυ εροου αν ειτε νεθρονοσ. ειτε μμντjοεισ. ειτε ναρχη. ειτε νεξουσια ντα πτηρf sωπε εβολ hιτοοτf αυω νταυσοντου εροf.
English: Because in him all things were created, those which are in the heavens and those which are upon (the) earth, those which are seen and those which are not seen, whether the thrones, or the dominions, or the governments, or the authorities; all things became through him, and they were created unto him;
Coptic: αυω fsοοπ hατευhη τηρου. αυω ντα πτηρf αhερατf ναf.
English: and he (it is) who is before all things, and all things stand in him.
Coptic: αυω ντοf πε ταπε μπσωμα ντεκκλησια ετε παι πε ταρχη πsρπ μμισε εβολ hν νετμοουτ. jεκαασ εfεsωπε εfο νsορπ νhητου τηρου.
English: And he is (the) head of the body of the church: who himself is the beginning as (Fi) firstborn from them who are dead; that he might be first in all things.
Coptic: jε ντα πjωκ τηρf ουωs εουωh hραι νhητf.
English: Because in him the whole fulness was pleased to dwell [in him];
Coptic: αυω εβολ hιτοοτf εhετν πτηρf εροf. εαfααυ νειρηνη hιτμ πεσνοf μπεσταυροσ ειτε νετhιjμ πκαh. ειτε νετhν μπηυε.
English: and through him to reconcile all things unto him, having made them at peace through the blood of his cross; through him (or it '), whether the things which are upon (the) earth or the things which are in the heavens.
Coptic: αυω ντωτν μπιουοειs ετετνο νsμμο. αυω νjαjε hμ πετνhητ hν νεhβηυε μπονηρον.
English: And ye also once were being strangers (sing.) and enemies in your thoughts, in the evil works,
Coptic: τενου δε αfhετν τηυτν hμ πσωμα ντεfσαρξ εβολ hιτμ πεfμου. επαρhιστα μμωτν ετετνουααβ. αυω ναττωλμ. εμν νοβε jι εhουν ερωτν μπεfμτο εβολ.
English: but now he reconciled you in (the) body of his flesh through his death, to present you holy and being without spot and blameless before him.
Coptic: εsjπε τετναμουν εβολ hν τπιστισ. ετετνjε σντε εβολ. αυω ετετνταjρηυ. ενσεπωωνε μμωτν αν εβολ hν θελπισ μπευαγγελιον. παι εντατετνσοτμεf ενταυταsεοειs μμοf hμ πσωντ τηρf ετhατπε. παι ενταιsωπε ναf ανοκ παυλοσ νκηρυξ. αυω νδιακονοσ.
English: If ye abide in the faith, being firmly founded, and strong, and immovable from the hope of the Gospel; this which ye heard; this which was proclaimed in the whole creation which is below (the) heaven; this to which I Paul became minister.
Coptic: τενου tραsε hν ναμκοοh hαρωτν. αυω ειjωκ εβολ μπσεεπε ννεθλιψισ μπεχσ hν τασαρξ. hα πεfσωμα ετε παι πε τεκκλησια.
English: But now I rejoice in the pains for you, and I complete the deficiencies of the tribulations of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the church;
Coptic: ται ενταιsωπε νασ νδιακονοσ. κατα τοικονομια μπνουτε ενταfταασ ναι εhουν ερωτν. ετραjωκ εβολ μπsαjε μπνουτε.
English: this to which I (pron.) became minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me unto you, to complete the word of God,
Coptic: πμυστηριον εθηπ jιν ναιων. μν νγενεα ννρωμε. τενου δε αfουονhf εβολ ννεfπετουααβ.
English: the mystery hidden since (the) age and the generations: but now it was manifested to the saints of his,
Coptic: ναι εντα πνουτε ουωs εταμοου jε ου τε τμνρμμαο μπεοου μπειμυστηριον hν νhεθνοσ. ετε παι πε πεχσ νhητ τηυτν. θελπισ μπεοου.
English: to whom God wished to show what is the riches of (the) glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of (the) glory:
Coptic: παι ανον ετνταsεοειs μμοf. ενtσβω νρωμε νιμ. αυω εντσαβο μμοου hν σοφια νιμ. jε ενεταhε ρωμε νιμ ερατf ντελιοσ hμ πεχσ ισ.
English: he whom we (pron.) proclaim, instructing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present all men complete in Christ;
Coptic: παι εthισε μμοι εροf εειαγωνιζε κατα τεfενεργια ετενεργι νhητ hν ουcομ
English: he in whom I toil, striving according to his working in me. in [a] power.
Coptic: tουωs γαρ ετρετνειμε jε ουαs νcοτ πε παγων εtειρε μμοf hαρωτν. μν νετhν λαοδικια. μν ουον νιμ ετε μπουναυ επαhο hν τσαρξ.
English: For I wish you to know how great a striving I have for you, and them who are in Laodikia, and all who saw not my face in (the) flesh,
Coptic: jεκασ ερε πευhητ μτον εαυταjροου hν ουαγαπη. αυω εμντρμμαο νιμ μπτωτ νhητ ντμντσαβε επσοουν μπμυστηριον μπνουτε.
English: that their hearts may take courage, being instructed through [a] reasoning, in [a] love and all riches of (the) fulness of their (lit. his) understanding, unto (the) knowledge of the mystery of God the Father of Christ,
Coptic: παι ετουνhητf νcι ναhωωρ τηρου ντσοφια. μν πσοουν ευhηπ.
English: he in whom (are) all the treasures of the wisdom and the hidden knowledge.
Coptic: παι ειjω μμοf jε ννε λααυ ρhαλ μμωτν hν hενsαjε ενεσωου
English: But this I say, that no one may deceive you in beautiful words.
Coptic: εsjε hν τσαρξ γαρ ενthατε τηυτν αν. αλλα tνμμητν hμ πεπνα εειραsε. αυω εειcωsτ ετετνταξισ. αυω πταjρο ντετνπιστισ ετjι εhουν επεχσ.
English: For if I am not with you in (the) flesh, [but] I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the firmness of your faith which is in Christ.
Coptic: νθε cε εντατετνjι μπεχσ ισ πjοεισ μοοsε hραι νhητf
English: As then ye received Christ Jesus, walk in him,
Coptic: ετετνjε νουνε εβολ. αυω ευκωτ μμωτν νhητf. ετετνταjρηυ hν τπιστισ. κατα θε ενταυτσαβε τηυτν ετετνρhουο hν ουsπhμοτ.
English: taking root, and building yourselves in him, and being confirmed in the faith, according as ye were instructed, abounding in it in [a] thanksgiving.
Coptic: cωsτ μηπωσ ντε ουα sωπε εfsωλ μμωτν εβολ hιτν τεφιλισοφια μν ταπατη ετsουειτ. κατα μπαραδοσισ ννρωμε. κατα νεστοιχιον μπκοσμοσ. ενκατα πεχσ ισ αν.
English: See, then, lest by any means there is he who robbeth you through a philosophy and a vain. deceit, according to the traditions of the men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ:
Coptic: jε ερε πjωκ τηρf ντμντνουτε ουηh νhητf σωματικωσ.
English: because in him dwelleth all the fulness of the divinity bodily,
Coptic: αυω ετετνsοοπ νhητf ετετνjηκ εβολ ετε παι πε ταπε ναρχη νιμ hι εξουσια νιμ.
English: and ye are filled with him, Who himself is (the) head of all government and all authority:
Coptic: παι ον ενταυσββε τηυτν νhητf hν ουσββε αjν cιj hμ πκωκαhηυ μπσωμα ντσαρξ hμ πσββε μπεχσ.
English: he in whom ye were circumcised in a circumcision not made with hand, in (the) stripping off of (the) body of the flesh, in (the) circumcision of Christ;
Coptic: εαυτεμσ τηυτν νμμαf hμ πβαπτισμα. παι ον εντατετντωουν νhητf hν τπιστισ ντενεργια μπνουτε. παι ενταfτουνοσf εβολ hν νετμοουτ.
English: having been buried with him in the baptism, this in which ye rose with him also through the faith of the working ,of God, he who raised him from them who are dead.
Coptic: αυω ντωτν ετετνμοουτ hν μπαραπτωμα μν τμντατσββε ντετνσαρξ. αfτανhετ τηυτν νμμαf. εαfκω νητν εβολ ννετνπαραπτωμα τηρου.
English: And ye also being dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made you alive with him, having forgiven. us all our transgressions,
Coptic: εαffωτε εβολ μπχιρογραφον ετερον hν νδογμα. παι ενεfsοοπ ουβην. αffι μμοf ντμητε. αfωfτ μμοf επεσταυροσ.
English: having blotted out the handwriting [this] which was being [given] against us in the decrees, that which was opposing us; and it (pron.) he took away from (the) midst, having nailed it into the cross.
Coptic: εαfκααf καhηυ νναρχη μν νεξουσια αυω αfουονhου εβολ. εαfτjαειοf εβολ hν ουπαρhησια hραι νhητf.
English: Having stripped from himself the governments and the authorities, having defamed them openly, having made them a spectacle in it.
Coptic: μπρτρε λααυ cε κρινε μμωτν. η hν ουωμ. η hν ουσω η hν ουμεροσ νsα. η νσουα. η νσαββατον.
English: Let not any one then judge you in [an] eating and [a] drinking, or in respect (lit. a part) of a feast, or a first day (of month), or of sabbaths:
Coptic: ναι ετsοοπ νhαιβεσ ννετναsωπε. πσωμα δε μπεχσ
English: which is (the) shadow of the things which come. But the body of Christ
Coptic: μπρτρε λααυ βερε τηυτν νhητf. εfουωs hν ουθββιο. μν πsμsε νναγγελοσ. νενταfναυ εροου εfμοοsε εικη. εfjοσε νhητ hιτμ πhητ ντεfσαρξ.
English: let not any one overcome you in it, wishing in a humbleness of heart and a service of the angels: he took his stands on the things which he saw, being proud without cause by (the) heart of his flesh,
Coptic: αυω ενfαμαhτε αν νταπε. ται ετερε πσωμα τηρf jι εβολ νhητσ hιτν νετρα μν μμρρε. ευκωτ μμοf. αυω εfαιαι. fαυξανε νταυξησισ μπνουτε.
English: and he layeth not hold on the head from whom is the whole body, being supplied through the joints and the bonds, and being generated it will grow in the growth of God.
Coptic: εsjε ατετνμου μν πεχσ εβολ hν νεστοιχιον μπκοσμοσ. αhρωτν τετνδογματιζε hμ πκοσμοσ νθε ννετονh.
English: If ye died with Christ from the elements of the world, why reckon ye yourselves as those a living in the world?
Coptic: μπρjωh ουδε μπρjιtπε. ουδε μπρhων εhουν.
English: Take not, nor taste, nor approach
Coptic: ναι τηρου ευsοοπ ευτακο μπετστο εβολ. κατα νhων. αυω νεσβω ννρωμε.
English: to all things which are for (the) destruction, so as not to use them: according to the orders and the teaching of [the] men;
Coptic: ναι μεν ευνταυ μμαυ νουsαjε νσοφια hν ουουωs νsμsε. μν ουθββιο. μν ουμντατtσο μπσωμα hν ουtμη αν προσπσει ντσαρξ
English: which are things in which there is a show indeed of [a] wisdom in (the) wish of a service, and a humbleness of heart, and an unsparingness of (e) the body, not in [an] honour, in [a] satisfying of (the) flesh.
Coptic: εsjε ατετντωουν cε μν πεχσ sινε νσα να τπε πμα ετερε πεχσ νhητf εfhμοοσ hιτουναμ μπνουτε.
English: If then ye rose with Christ, seek for the things above the place in which Christ was, sitting on the right hand of God.
Coptic: μεευε ενα τπε. νετhιjμ πκαh αν.
English: Think of the things above, not those which are upon (the) earth.
Coptic: ατετνμου γαρ αυω πετνωνh hηπ μν πεχσ hμ πνουτε
English: For ye died, and your life (is) hidden with Christ in God.
Coptic: ερsαν πεχσ ουωνh εβολ ετε πενωνh πε. τοτε hωτ τηυτν τετναουωνh εβολ νμμαf hν ουεοου.
English: If Christ should be manifested, your life, then ye also are being manifested with him in [a] glory.
Coptic: μουουτ cε ννετνμελοσ ετhιjμ πκαh. τπορνια. τακαθαρσια. ππαθοσ. τεπιθυμια εθοου. τμντμαιτο νhουο. ετε ται τε τμντρεfsμsε ειδωλον.
English: Kill your members which are upon the earth; [the] fornication, [the] uncleanness, [the] passion, [the] evil desire, and the wrongdoing, which is the idolatry;
Coptic: ναι ερε τοργη μπνουτε νηυ ετβηητου.
English: the things because of which cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience;
Coptic: εατετνμοοsε hν ναι hωτ τηυτν μπιουοειs ννεhοου ετετνονh hν ναι.
English: these in which ye also were walking once when living in these.
Coptic: τενου δε κω νσωτν νhωβ νιμ. τοργη. πcωντ. τκακια. τμντρεfjιουα. ουsαjε νsολf μπρτρεfει εβολ hν ρωτν.
English: But now put away (lit. down) also everything, [the] anger, [the] wrath, [the] malice, [the] blasphemy; [the] empty words let them not come from your mouth;
Coptic: μπρjιcολ ενετνερηυ. εατετνκα τηυτν καhηυ μπρωμε νασ μν νεfhβηυε.
English: say not falsehood to one another; Having stripped from you the old man with his doing,
Coptic: αυω ατετνt hωτ τηυτν μπβρρε. παι ετρβρρε επσοουν κατα θικων μπενταfσοντf.
English: and ye clothed you with the new man, he who will become new in [a] knowledge, according to (the) image of him who created him:
Coptic: πμα ετε μνhελλην νhητf hι ιουδαι. σββε hι μντατσββε. βαρβαροσ. σκυθησ. hμhαλ. ρμhε. αλλα πτηρf. αυω πετhμ πτηρf πε πεχσ
English: the place in which there is not Greek and a Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Skythos, servant, and freeman: but (a.) all things in all, Christ.
Coptic: t cε hιωτ τηυτν hωσ σωτπ μπνουτε νετουααβ μμεριτ νhενσπλαχνον μμντsανhτηf. νουμντχρηστοσ. νουθββιο. νουμντρμραs. νουμντhαρshητ.
English: Clothe you then as chosen of God, holy and beloved, with tender mercies of [a] compassion, [a] kindness, [a] humbleness of heart, [a] meekness, [a] longsuffering.
Coptic: ετετνανεχε ννετνερηυ αυω ετετνκω εβολ ννετνερηυ. εsωπε ουα εουντf ουαρικε μν ουα κατα θε εντα πεχσ κω νητν εβολ. αριτειhε hωτ τηυτν.
English: Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if there is a quarrel between one and another (lit. one); according as Christ' forgave you, thus ye also:
Coptic: εjν ναι δε τηρου ταγαπη ετε ται τε τμρρε μπjωκ εβολ.
English: but upon all these things [the] love which is the girdle of [the] completeness.
Coptic: αυω tρηνη μπεχσ μαρεσταjρο hν νετνhητ. ται ον ενταυτεhμ τηυτν εροσ hμ πσωμα. αυω ντετνsωπε νρεfsπhμοτ.
English: And the peace of Christ let it he established in your hearts, this unto which ye were called in one body; And be ye thankful.
Coptic: πsαjε μπεχσ μαρεfουωh νhητ τηυτν hν ουμντρμμαο. ετετνtσβω hν ουσοφια νιμ. αυω ετετντσαβο μμωτν hν hενψαλμοσ. μν hενσμου μν hενωδη μπνευματικον hραι hν τεχαρισ ετετνjω hν νετhητ επνουτε.
English: The word of the Lord let it dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and instructing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, praising God in your hearts in thanksgiving.
Coptic: αυω hωβ νιμ ετετναααυ hμ πsαjε. η hμ πhωβ ντετνααυ τηρου hραι hμ πραν μπενjοεισ ισ. ετετνsπhμοτ ντμπνουτε πειωτ εβολ hιτοοτf
English: And all things which ye will do in (the) word or in (the) work, (do) all things in (the) name of our Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Coptic: νεhιομε hυποτασσε ννετνhοουτ νθε ετsε hμ πjοεισ
English: [The] wives be subject to your husbands, as it is worthy in the Lord.
Coptic: νhοουτ μερε νετνhιομε. αυω μπρνουcσ εροου
English: [The] men, love your wives, and be not angry against them.
Coptic: νsηρε σωτμ νσα νετνειοτε κατα σμοτ νιμ παι γαρ πε πουωs μπjοεισ
English: [The] children, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Coptic: νειοτε μπρtνουcσ ννετνsηρε jε ννευουωλσ νhητ.
English: [The] fathers, anger not your children, that they may not be grieved.
Coptic: νhμhαλ σωτμ νσα νετνjισοουε κατα σαρξ. hν ουμντεια νcαυον αν. hωσ ρεfαρεσκε νρωμε. αλλα hν ουμντhαπλουσ ντε πετνhητ ετετνρhοτε hητf μπjοεισ
English: [The] servants, obey your masters according to flesh in all things; not with an eyeservice, as pleasers of [the] men, but in [a] singleness of your heart, as fearing the Lord:
Coptic: hωβ νιμ ετετναααυ αρισου hμ πετνhητ τηρf hωσ ετετνειρε μμοου μπjοεισ νρωμε αν.
English: that which ye will do, from your soul work, as doing (it) to the Lord, and not man;
Coptic: ετετνσοουν jε τετναjι εβολ hιτμ πjοεισ μπτουειο ντεκληρονομια. ντετνρhμhαλ μπjοισ πεχσ.
English: knowing that ye will receive (the) retribution of the inheritance from the Lord: be servants of Christ Jesus our Lord.
Coptic: πετjι γαρ νcονσ fναjι μπτουειο μπjι νcονσ ενταfααυ. αυω μν μντρεfjιhο
English: For he who doeth wrong will receive his wrongdoing which he did; and there is not regard of persons with him.
Coptic: νjισοουε αριπδικαιον. αυω πsωs ννετνhμhαλ. ετετνσοουν jε ντωτν hωτ τηυτν ουντητν πjοεισ hν τπε.
English: [The] masters give (lit. do) a just judgement and be fair with your servants, knowing that your Master also is in the heavens.
Coptic: προσκαρτερι επεsληλ. ετετνο νουsη νροεισ νhητf hν ουsπhμοτ.
English: Be continuing in the prayer, watching in it in [a] thanksgiving;
Coptic: ετετνsληλ hωων hαρον jεκαασ ερε πνουτε ουων μπρο μπsαjε ετρενjω μπμυστηριον μπνουτε. παι εtμηρ ετβηητf
English: praying therewith also for us indeed, that God may open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, this because of which I am bound;
Coptic: jε ειεουονhf νθε ετsε εροι εsαjε.
English: that I may manifest it according as it is worthy that I should speak.
Coptic: μοοsε hν ουσοφια. ετετνsωπ μπευοιs νναhρν νετhιβολ.
English: Walk in [a] wisdom toward them who are outside, buying the time:
Coptic: μαρε πετνsαjε νουοειs νιμ sωπε hν ουχαρισ εfjοκρ νhμου ετρετνειμε εθε ετεssε εsαjε μν πουα πουα.
English: your word always in [a] grace, seasoned in [a] salt, to know how it is worthy for you to answer each one.
Coptic: fναταμωτν ενεt νhητου τηρου νcι τυχικοσ πμεριτ νσον. αυω μπιστοσ νδιακονοσ. πενsβρhμhαλ hμ πjοεισ.
English: All the things which happen to me Tichikos shall show them to you, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.
Coptic: παι ενταιτννοουf sαρωτν επειhωβ jεκαασ ετετνεειμε επενουω. αυω νfπαρακαλει ννετνhητ.
English: He whom I sent to you unto this work, that he may know your state, and comfort your hearts;
Coptic: μν ονησιμοσ πσον μπιστοσ αυω μμεριτ παι ευεβολ νhητ τηυτν πε. σεναταμωτν εhωβ νιμ ετhατηπ.
English: with Onēsimos the faithful and beloved brother, he who is one of you. They shall show to you all things which are here.
Coptic: fsινε ερωτν νcι αρισταρχοσ παsβρ αιχμαλωτοσ. αυω μαρκοσ πsουα νβαρναβασ. παι εντατετνjι νhενεντολη ετβηητf. εfsανει sαρωτν. sοπf ερωτν.
English: Saluteth you Aristarchos my fellow captive, and Markos (the) cousin of Barnabas, he concerning whom ye received commandment; if he should come to you, receive him,
Coptic: αυω ιησουσ πετεsαυμουτε εροf jε ιουστοσ. ναι ετsοοπ εβολ hμ πσββε. ναι μαυααυ νε ναsβρ ρhωβ εhουν ετμντερο μπνουτε. ναι ενταυsωπε ναι μπαρηγορια.
English: and Jēsous who is called 'Joustos.' These who are from (the) circumcision; these only shared in working unto the kingdom of God; these who became comfort to me.
Coptic: fsινε ερωτν νcι επαφρασ πhμhαλ νισ πεχσ παι ευεβολ νhητ τηυτν πε. εfαγωνιζε νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν hν νεsληλ. jε ετετνεαhερατ τηυτν ντελιοσ. αυω ετετνjηκ hν ουωs νιμ ντε πνουτε.
English: Saluteth you Epaphras, who is one of you, (the) servant of Christ Jesus; he who striveth always for you in his prayers, that ye may stand complete and full in the will of God.
Coptic: tρμντρε γαρ ναf jε ουνταf μμαυ νουνοc νhισε hαρωτν. μν νετhν λαοδικια. μν πετhν θιεραπολισ
English: For I witness of him, that he hath a great grief for you, and them who are in Laodikia, and them who are in Jerapolis.
Coptic: fsινε ερωτν νcι λουκασ πσαειν πμεριτ. μν δημασ
English: Saluteth you Loukas the beloved physician, and Dēmas.
Coptic: sινε ενεσνηυ ετhν λαοδικια. μν νυμφα. αυω τσοουhσ ετhμ πεσηι.
English: Salute the brethren who are in Laodikia and Nimphan, and the church of their house.
Coptic: αυω ευsανουω ευωs ντεειεπιστολη hατε τηυτν μαρουοsσ hωωf hν τεκκλησια ννλαοδικευσ. αυω ον μννσωσ ντετνοsσ hωτ τηυτν.
English: And if this epistle should be read with you, let it be read in the church of Laodikia, and (the epistle) from Laodikia (see) that ye (pron.) may read it.
Coptic: αυω αjισ ναρχιπποσ jε cωsτ ετδιακονια εντακjιτσ hμ πjοεισ jε εκεjοκσ εβολ.
English: And say to Archēppos: 'Look forth to the ministry which thou receivedst in the Lord, that thou fill it.
Coptic: πασπασμοσ ενταισhαειf νταcιj παυλοσ. αριπμεευε νναμρρε. τεχαρισ νμμητν τεπροσ κολοσσαεισ
English: My salutation, in my own hand, Paul. Remember my bonds. (The) grace with you.
Coptic: παυλοσ μν σιλουανοσ μν τιμοθεοσ ευσhαι ντεκκλησια ννεθεσσαλονικευσ hμ πνουτε πενειωτ μν πjοεισ ισ πεχσ. τεχαρισ νητν μν tρηνη
English: I. Paul and Silouanos and Timotheos to the church of Thessalonike in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: (the) grace to you and (the) peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: τνsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν τηρτν. ενειρε μπετνμεευε hν νενsληλ αjν ωjν.
English: We give thanks to God always for you all, remembering you in our prayers unfailingly,
Coptic: ενειρε μπμεευε μπhωβ ντετνπιστισ. μν πhισε ντετναγαπη. μν θυπομονη νθελπισ μπενjοεισ ισ πεχσ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε πενειωτ.
English: remembering (the) work of your faith and (the) toil of the love and the patience and the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before God and our Father;
Coptic: ενσοουν νεσνηυ μμεριτ εβολ hιτμ πνουτε ντετνμντσωτπ
English: knowing, our brethren whom God loved, your election,
Coptic: jε πενευαγγελιον μπfsωπε εhουν ερωτν hμ πsαjε μματε. αλλα hν τκεcομ. αυω hμ πεπνα ετουααβ μν ουτωτ νhητ εναsωf. κατα θε ετετνσοουν. νθε εντανsωπε μμοσ νhητ τηυτν ετβε τηυτν.
English: because our Gospel came not to you in (the) word only, but in [a] power and [a] holy spirit and much comfort. According as ye know the manner (in) which we became to you because of you.
Coptic: αυω ντωτν ατετνsωπε ετετντντων ερον. εατετνjι μπsαjε μπjοεισ hν ουθλιψισ εναsωσ μν ουραsε μπεπνα ετουααβ.
English: And ye also became like to us and the Lord, having received the word in a great tribulation and a joy of the holy spirit;
Coptic: hωστε ντετνsωπε νσμοτ ννετπιστευε τηρου hν τμακεδονια. μν ταχαια.
English: so that ye became (an) example to all who believe in (the) Makedonia and [the] Achaia.
Coptic: ντα πsαjε γαρ μπνουτε tσοειτ εβολ νhητ τηυτν hν τμακεδονια μματε αν μν ταχαια. αλλα τετνπιστισ ετjι εhουν επνουτε ασρσοειτ hμ μα νιμ. hωστε ντντμρχρια νjε λααυ ναυ.
English: For (the) word of the Lord spread abroad from you not only in (the) Makedonia and [the] Achaia, but in every place your faith, which is toward God, was spread abroad; so that we (pron.) have not need of speaking concerning anything.
Coptic: ντοου γαρ σεsαjε ετβε τηυτν νθε εντανει εhουν sαρωτν μμοσ. αυω νθε εντατετνκετ τηυτν επνουτε εβολ hν νειδωλον. ερhμhαλ μπνουτε ετονh. αυω μμε.
English: For they (are they) who speak concerning us, concerning (the) manner of the entering which we had (chi to you; and the manner (in which) ye turned to God from the idols, to be servant of God, the living (and) true;
Coptic: αυω εcωsτ εβολ hητf μπεfsηρε εβολ hν μπηυε. παι ενταfτουνοσf εβολ hν νετμοουτ ισ παι ετναναhμεν εβολ hν τοργη ετνηυ.
English: and to look out forward to his Son from the heavens, he whom he raised from them who are dead, Jesus, who will save us from (the) wrath which cometh.