megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ουδε μπνsινε νσαεοου ντνρωμε . ουδε ντντηυτν . ουδε ντνcε .
English: nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.
Coptic: εουνcομ μμον εhροs ερωτν hωσ αποστολοσ μπεχριστοσ . αλλα ανsωπε νρμραs hντετνμητε . ντhε εsαρε ουμοονε θαλπει ννεσsηρε .
English: But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.
Coptic: ται τε τhε ενουεs τηυτν εhναν εt νητν μπευαγγελιον μπνουτε μματε αν . αλλα ννκεψυχη jεατετνsωπε ναν μμεριτ .
English: Even 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.
Coptic: τετνρπμεευε γαρ νεσνηυ μπενhισε μνπενμκαh ενρhωβ μπεhοου μντευsη jεννενουεhhισε εουα μμωτν . ανταsεοειs νητν μπευαγγελιον μπνουτε .
English: For 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.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ ετο μμντρε μνπνουτε ντhε εντανsωπε μμοσ νητν νετπιστευε hνουουοπ μνουμντμε . αυω αjννοβε .
English: You are witnesses with God, how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.
Coptic: ντhε ετετνσοουν jεντhε ννιειωτ ετσοπσ ννευsηρε .
English: As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,
Coptic: ται τε τhε ενσοπσ μπουα πουα μμωτν αυω ενσολσλ . ενρμντρε ετρετνμοοsε hμπεμπsα μπνουτε . παι ενταfτεhμ τηυτν εhουν ετεfμντρρο μνπεfεοου .
English: to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ανον hωων τνsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε αjνωjν jεντερετνjι μπsαjε μπσωτμ μπνουτε εβολ hιτοοτν ατετνsοπf ερωτν νουsαjε νρωμε αν αλλα κατατhε ναμε επsαjε μπνουτε πε παι ον ετενεργει νhητ τηυτν νετπιστευε .
English: For 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, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ νεσνηυ ατετνsωπε ετετντντων ενεκκλησια μπνουτε ναι ετhντιουδαια hμπεχριστοσ ιησουσ . jεατετνsεπ νευhισε hωττηυτν εβολ hιτννετνρμνtμε . κατατhε ννη εβολ hιτοοτου ννιουδαι .
English: For 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;
Coptic: ναι ενταυμουουτ μπενjοεισ ιησουσ μννεπροφητησ αυω ανον αυπωτ νσων νσεαρεσκε αν μπνουτε αυω ευt ουβε ρωμε νιμ .
English: who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn't please God, and are contrary to all men;
Coptic: ευκωλυ μμον εsαjε μννhεθνοσ jεευεουjαι ετρευjωκ εβολ ννευνοβε νουοειs νιμ . ασπωh δε εhραι εjωου νcιτοργη sαβολ .
English: forbidding 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.
Coptic: ανον δε νεσνηυ εανρπετνβολ προσπουοειs νναουουνου hμπhο hμπhητ αν . ανcεπη νhουο εναυ ενετνhο hνουνοc νουωs
English: But 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,
Coptic: jεανρhναν εει sαρωτν . ανοκ μεν παυλοσ νουσοπ αυω σναυ . αυω αftjροπ ναν νcιπσατανασ .
English: because we wanted to come to you--indeed, I, Paul, once and again--but Satan hindered us.
Coptic: αs γαρ τε τενhελπισ ηπενραsε ηπεκλομ μπενsουsου μη ντωτν αν hωττηυτν πε νhουο μπεμτο εβολ μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ hντεfπαρhουσια .
English: For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn't it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ πε πενεοου . αυω πενραsε .
English: For you are our glory and our joy.
Coptic: ετβεπαι cε μπνεscω . εανρhναν εsωjπ μαυααν hναθηναισ .
English: Therefore, when we couldn't stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,
Coptic: αντννοου sαρωτν ντιμοθεοσ πενσον . πδιακονοσ ντεπνουτε hμπευαγγελιον μπεχριστοσ . επταjρε τηυτν αυω εσοπσ hατετνπιστισ
English: and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
Coptic: ετμτρε λααυ κιμ hννειθλιψισ ντωτν γαρ τετνσοουν jεενκη επειhωβ .
English: that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.
Coptic: και γαρ ενhατν τηυτν ανsρπjοοσ νητν jεσεναθλιβε μμον κατατhε εντασsωπε . αυω τετνσοουν .
English: For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.
Coptic: ετβεπαι ανοκ hω μπιεscω αιτννοου εειμε ετετνπιστισ jεμεsακ αfπειραζε μμωτν νcιπετπειραζε . ντεπενhισε sωπε επjινjη .
English: For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.
Coptic: τενου δε ντερετιμοθεοσ ει sαρον εβολ hιτετηυτν αυω ντερεfταμον ετετνπιστισ μντετναγαπη αυω jεουντητν μμαυ μπενρπμεευε ενανουf νουοειs νιμ ετετνουεsναυ ερον κατατhε hωων ετνουεsναυ ερωτν .
English: But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;
Coptic: ετβεπαι απενhητ μτον εjντηυτν νεσνηυ εhραι εjναναγκη νιμ μντενθλιψισ εβολ hιτοοτσ ντετνπιστισ .
English: for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
Coptic: jετενου τνονh ετετνsαναhερατ τηττν hμπjοεισ .
English: For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
Coptic: αs γαρ νsπhμοτ πτετνναsτουειοf μπνουτε hαρωτν εhραι εjμπραsε ετνραsε μμοf ετβετηυτν μπεμτο εβολ μπεννουτε
English: For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
Coptic: ντευsη μνπεhοου ενσοπσ μματε ετρενναυ επετνhο . αυω εσοβτε ννsωωτ ντετνπιστισ .
English: night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
Coptic: ντοf δε πνουτε πενειωτ μνπενjοεισ ιησουσ . εfεσοουτν ντενhιη sαρωτν .
English: Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you;
Coptic: πνουτε δε εfεταsε τηυτν . αυω εfετρετνρhουο hνταγαπη εhουν ενετνερηυ αυω εhουν εουον νιμ . κατατhε νανον εhουν ερωτν .
English: and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,
Coptic: επταjρε νετνhητ αjννοβε . hνουουοπ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε πενειωτ hντπαρhησια μπενjοεισ ιησουσ μννεfπετουααβ τηρου .
English: to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
Coptic: τενου cε νεσνηυ τνσοπσ αυω τνπαρακαλει μμωτν hμπεχριστοσ ιησουσ jεκαασ κατατhε εντατετνjι εβολ hιτοοτν ντhε ετsε ετρετνμοοsε αυω εαρεσκε μπνουτε κατατhε ον ετετνμοοsε νhητσ jεκαασ ον ετετνερhουο .
English: Finally 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.
Coptic: τετνσοουν γαρ jεου νε μπαραγγελια ενταντααυ νητν hμπjοεισ ιησουσ .
English: For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.
Coptic: παι γαρ πε πουωs μπνουτε πετντββο . εσαhε τηυτν εβολ ντπορνεια .
English: For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,
Coptic: ετρεπουα πουα μμωτν σβο εκα πεfσκευοσ ναf hνουτββο μνουτιμη .
English: that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor,
Coptic: hνουπαθοσ αν νεπιθυμια . κατατhε ννκεhεθνοσ ετενσεσοουν αν μπνουτε .
English: not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don't know God;
Coptic: ετμρπβολ μπsι αυω ετμfεc πεfσον hμπhωβ jεουρεfjικβα πε πjοεισ ετβεναι τηρου κατατhε εντανjοοσ νητν jιννsορπ αυω ανρμντρε .
English: that 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.
Coptic: νταπνουτε γαρ ταhμν αν ευjωhμ . αλλα hνουτββο .
English: For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Coptic: τενου cε πεταθετει ννεfαθετει νρωμε αν . αλλα μπνουτε . παι ον ενταft μπεfπνευμα ετουααβ νητν .
English: Therefore he who rejects this doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
Coptic: ετβετμντμαισον δε ντετνρχρεια αν νσhαι νητν . ντωτν γαρ ντετνhενρεfjι σβω ντμπνουτε εμερε νετνερηυ .
English: But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
Coptic: και γαρ τετνειρε μμοσ ενεσνηυ τηρου ετhντμακεδονια τηρσ . τνπαρακαλει δε μμωτν νεσνηυ ρhουο .
English: for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
Coptic: κκ αυω εουροτ εσcραhτ αυω εjι hρητν ερωτν ερhωβ hννετνcιj . κατατhε εντανπαραγγειλε νητν .
English: and 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;
Coptic: jεκαασ ετετνεμοοsε ετετντσανηυ νναhρνναπβολ . αυω ντετντμαhε νλααυ .
English: that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
Coptic: ντνουωs δε αν ετρετνρατσοουν νεσνηυ ετβενετνκοτκ . jεννετνλυπει ντhε μπκεσεεπε ετεμντου hελπισ μμαυ .
English: But 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.
Coptic: εsjε τνπιστευε γαρ jεαιησουσ μου αυω αfτωουν . ται τε τhε πνουτε νενταυνκοτκ hωου hιτνιησουσ fναντου νμμαf .
English: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
Coptic: ενjω γαρ μπαι νητν hμπsαjε μπjοεισ . jεανον νετονh νετνασεεπε ετπαρhησια μπjοεισ ννενρsορπ ννενταυνκοτκ .
English: For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left to the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.
Coptic: jεντοf πjοεισ hνουουεhσαhνε hνουhροου ναρχαγγελοσ hνουσαλπιγξ ντεπνουτε fνηυ επεσητ εβολ hντπε αυω νετμοουτ hμπεχριστοσ νατωουν νsορπ .
English: For 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,
Coptic: μννσωσ ανον νετονh νετναsωjπ σενατορπν νμμαυ hννεκλοολε ετωμντ επjοεισ επαηρ . αυω τνναsωπε μνπjοεισ ντειhε νουοειs νιμ .
English: then 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.
Coptic: hωστε παρακαλει ννετνερηυ hννειsαjε .
English: Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Coptic: ετβενεουοειs δε μννεχρονοσ νεσνηυ ντετνρχρεια αν νσhαι νητν .
English: But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ τετνσοουν hνουωρj jεντhε νουρεfjιουε ντευsη . ται τε τhε ετερεπεhοου μπjοεισ νηυ .
English: For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.
Coptic: hοταν γαρ ευsανjοοσ jετειρηνη . μνπωρj . τοτε πτακο νηυ εjωου hνουsπνsωπ ντhε ντναακε ντετεετ αυω ννευρβολ .
English: For when they are saying, 'Peace and safety,' then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.
Coptic: ντωτν δε νεσνηυ νετετνhμ πκακε αν jεερεπεhοου ταhε τηυτν ντhε νουρεfjιουε .
English: But you, brothers, aren't in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ τηρτν ντετννsηρε μπουοειν αυω νsηρε μπεhοου ντετννατευsη αν ουδε ναπκακε .
English: You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don't belong to the night, nor to darkness,
Coptic: αρα cε μπρτρεννκοτκ ντhε μπκεσεεπε . αλλα μαρνροεισ ντννηφε .
English: so then let's not sleep, as the rest do, but let's watch and be sober.
Coptic: νετνκοτκ γαρ ευνκοτκ ντευsη . αυω νετταhε ευταhε ντευsη .
English: For those who sleep, sleep in the night, and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.
Coptic: ανον δε ανον ναπεhοου μαρννηφε εανt hιωων μπhωκ ντπιστισ μνταγαπη μντπερικεφαλαια ντhελπισ μπουjαι .
English: But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.
Coptic: jενταπνουτε κααν αν ετοργη . αλλα ευτανhο νουjαι hιτμπενjοεισ ιησουσ
English: For God didn't appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Coptic: παι ενταfμου ετβηητν jεκαασ ειτε τνροεισ . ειτε τννκοτκ ενεωνh νμμαf .
English: who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Coptic: ετβεπαι παρακαλει ννετνερηυ . αυω ντετνκωτ πουα πουα μπεfερηυ . κατατhε ον ετετνειρε μμοσ .
English: Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.
Coptic: τνσοπσ δε μμωτν νεσνηυ εσουν νετhοσε νhητ τηυτν . αυω ετπροhιστα ερωτν hμπjοεισ . αυω ετtσβω νητν .
English: But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
Coptic: ντετνκααυ νναhρητν hνουhουο hνταγαπη ετβεπευhωβ . αριειρηνη μννετνερηυ .
English: and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Coptic: τνπαρακαλει δε μμωτν νεσνηυ tσβω ννιατσβω σεπσ νhητ sημ fι hανετcοοβ hροs νhητ μνουον νιμ .
English: We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.
Coptic: cωsτ μπρτρελααυ τωωβε νουπετhοου επμα νουπετhοου νουα . αλλα νουοειs νιμ πωτ νσαππετνανουf εhουν ενετνερηυ . αυω εhουν εουον νιμ .
English: See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
Coptic: ραsε νουοειs νιμ .
English: Rejoice always.
Coptic: sληλ αjνωjν .
English: Pray without ceasing.
Coptic: sπhμοτ hνhωβ νιμ . παι γαρ πε πουωs μπνουτε hμπεχριστοσ ιησουσ εhουν ερωτν .
English: In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
Coptic: πεπνευμα μπρjεναf .
English: Don't quench the Spirit.
Coptic: νεπροφητια μπρσοsfου .
English: Don't despise prophesies.
Coptic: δοκιμαζε δε νhωβ νιμ . αμαhτε μππετνανουf .
English: Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.
Coptic: σαhε τηυτν εβολ νhωβ νιμ ετhοου .
English: Abstain from every form of evil.
Coptic: ντοf δε πνουτε ντειρηνη εfετββε τηυτν ετετνjηκ εβολ αυω εfεhαρεh επετνπνευμα εfουοj μντετνψυχη μνπετνσωμα αjννοβε hντπαρhησια μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: ουπιστοσ πε πενταfταhμεν . παι ον ετναασ
English: He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.
Coptic: νεσνηυ sληλ hωων hαρον .
English: Brothers, pray for us.
Coptic: ασπαζε ννεσνηυ τηρου hνουπι εσουααβ .
English: Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
Coptic: tταρκο μμωτν μπjοεισ εωs ντειεπιστολη ενεσνηυ τηρου .
English: I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.
Coptic: τεχαρισ μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ νμμητν τηρτν
English: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Coptic: παυλοσ μνσιλουανοσ μντιμοθεοσ ευσhαι ντεκκλησια ννεθεσσαλονικευσ hμπνουτε πενειωτ μνπjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Coptic: ssε ερον εsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν νεσνηυ κατατhε jεfμπsα jεσρhουε αυξανε νcιτετνπιστισ αυω σαsαι νcιταγαπη μπουα πουα μμωτν εhουν ενετνερηυ τηρτν .
English: We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;
Coptic: hωστε ανον ντνsουsου μμον νhητ τηυτν hννεκκλησια μπνουτε hατετνhυπομονη μντετνπιστισ hννετνδιωγμοσ τηρου μννεθλιψισ ετετνανεχε νhητου
English: so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.
Coptic: ευμαειν ντεκρισισ μμε μπνουτε . ετρετνμπsα ντμντρρο μπνουτε ται ετετνsπhισε hαροσ .
English: This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you also suffer.
Coptic: εsjε ουδικαιον πε νναhρμπνουτε ετωωβε νουθλιψισ ννετθλιβε μμωτν .
English: Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,
Coptic: αυω ουμτον νητν νμμαν νετουθλιβε μμοου hμπcωλπ εβολ μπενjοεισ ιησουσ εβολ hντπε μνναγγελοσ ντεfcομ .
English: and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
Coptic: hνουsαh νκωhτ εfναt νουκβα ννετενσεσοουν αν μπνουτε . αυω νετενσεσωτμ αν νσαπευαγγελιον μπενjοεισ ιησουσ .
English: giving vengeance to those who don't know God, and to those who don't obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,
Coptic: ναι ετναjι νουhαπ ντακο νsα ενεh hμπεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ μνπεοου ντεfcομ .
English: who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
Coptic: hοταν εfsανει εjιεοου hννεfπετουααβ αυω ετρευρsπηρε μμοf hννετπιστευε τηρου . jεαυτανhετ τεfμντμντρε εjντηυτν hμπεhοου ετμμαυ .
English: when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.
Coptic: αυω ενsληλ επαι νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν jεκαασ ερεπεννουτε τρετνμπsα μπτωhμ αυω νfjεκ τηυτν εβολ hνουωs νιμ ετνανουf αυω πhωβ ντπιστισ hνουcομ .
English: To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
Coptic: jεκαασ εfεjι εοου νcιπραν μπενjοεισ ιησουσ νhητ τηυτν . αυω ντωτν νhητf κατατεχαρισ μπεννουτε μνπjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: τνσοπσ δε μμωτν νεσνηυ hατπαρhησια μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ . αυω πενσωουh εροf .
English: Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you
Coptic: ετμτρετνκιμ hμπετνhητ hνουcεπη αυω ετμsτορτρ μητε hιτνουπνευμα μητε hιτνουsαjε μητε hιτνουεπιστολη hωσ εβολ hιτοοτν ντhε jεαπεhοου μπjοεισ hων εhουν .
English: not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.
Coptic: μπρτρελααυ cε ρhαλ μμωτν καταλααυ σμοτ jεερsαντμ ταποστασια ει νsορπ αυω νfcωλπ εβολ νcιπρωμε ντανομια πsηρε μπτακο .
English: Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,
Coptic: παντικειμενοσ ετjισε μμοf εjνουον νιμ ετουμουτε εροου jενουτε ηουοπ hωστε νfβωκ εhουν επρπε μπνουτε νfhμοοσ εfουωνh μμοf εβολ jεουνουτε πε .
English: he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
Coptic: ντετνρπμεευε αν jεjι νειhατε τηυτν νειjω νητν νναι πε .
English: Don't you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?
Coptic: τενου cε τετνσοουν μπετκατεχε ετρεfcωλπ εβολ hμπεfουοειs .
English: Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
Coptic: πμυστηριον γαρ ντανομια ενεργει jιντενου . μονον πετκατεχε τενου sαντfλο ντμητε .
English: For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.
Coptic: αυω τοτε fναουωνh εβολ νcιπανομοσ . πετερε πjοεισ ιησουσ νατακοf hμπεπνευμα νρωf . αυω νfκαταργει μμοf hμπουωνh εβολ ντεfπαρhησια .
English: Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;
Coptic: παι ετερετεfπαρhησια ντοf sοοπ κατατενεργεια μπσατανασ . hνcομ νιμ . μνμμαειν μννεsπηρε νcολ .
English: even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
Coptic: αυω hναπατη νιμ νjι νcονσ ννετνατακο εβολ jεμπουsωπ εροου νταγαπη ντμε ετρευουjαι .
English: and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn't receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Coptic: αυω ετβεπαι πνουτε νατννοου ναυ νουενεργεια μπλανη ετρευπιστευε επcολ .
English: Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;
Coptic: jεευεκρινε νουον νιμ ετεμπουπιστευε ετμε . αλλα εαυτωτ νhητ hμπjι νcονσ .
English: that they all might be judged who didn't believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
Coptic: ανον δε ssε ερον εsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν νεσνηυ μμεριτ ντμπjοεισ . jεαπνουτε σετπ τηυτν jιννsορπ ευουjαι hνουτββο μπνευμα . μνουπιστισ ντετμε .
English: But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;
Coptic: εαfτεhμ τηυτν επαι hιτμπενευαγγελιον επουjαι μπεοου μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ .
English: to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: αρα cε νασνηυ αhερατ τηυτν ντετναμαhτε νμπαραδοσισ ενταντσαβε τηυτν εροου . ειτε hιτμπsαjε . ειτε hιτννενεπιστολη .
English: So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.
Coptic: ντοf δε πενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ αυω πνουτε πενειωτ παι ενταfμεριτν . αυω αft ναν νουσοπσ νsα ενεh . αυω ουhελπισ ενανουσ hνουχαρισ .
English: Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
Coptic: εfεπαρακαλει ννετνhητ . αυω νfταjρε τηυτν hνhωβ νιμ . μνπsαjε ετνανουf .
English: comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
Coptic: τενου δε νεσνηυ sληλ hαρον jεκαασ ερεπsαjε μπjοεισ μοοsε . αυω νfjιεοου . κατατhε ενταfjι hατε τηυτν .
English: Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you;
Coptic: αυω jεκαασ ενενουhμ εβολ hιτοοτου ννρωμε ετsτρτωρ αυω μπονηροσ . τπιστισ γαρ νταουον νιμ αν τε .
English: and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.
Coptic: ουπιστοσ δε πε πjοεισ παι ετναταjρε τηυτν . αυω νfhαρεh ερωτν εππονηροσ .
English: But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.
Coptic: τνναhτε δε hμπjοεισ hαρωτν jενετνουεhσαhνε μμοου νητν ατετνααυ αυω τετνειρε μμοου . αυω τετνναααυ .
English: We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.
Coptic: πjοεισ δε εfεσοουτν ννετνhητ εhουν εταγαπη μπνουτε . αυω ετhυπομονη μπεχριστοσ .
English: May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.
Coptic: τνπαραγγειλε δε νητν νεσνηυ hμπραν μπενjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ εσαhε τηυτν εβολ νσον νιμ ετμοοsε ατακτωσ . αυω ενκατα τεσβω αν εντατετνjιτσ ντοοτν .
English: Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ τετνσοουν jεssε ναs νhε τετντν τηυτν ερον . jεμπνατακτι νhητ τηυτν .
English: For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
Coptic: ουδε μπνουεμ ουοεικ νjινjη ντνουα . αλλα hνουhισε μνουμκαh ενρhωβ ντευsη μνπεhοου jεννενhροs εουα μμωτν .
English: neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;