megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ τετνσοουν νεσνηυ νθε εντανει εhουν sαρωτν μμοσ jε μπσsωπε εσsουειτ.
English: For ye (pron.) know, our brethren, our entering which we had (t.uni) to you, that it was not empty:
Coptic: αλλα αυjναν hισε νsορπ. αυω αυσοsν hν νεφιλιππποσ κατα θε ετετνσοουν. ανπαρhησιαζε μμον hμ πεννουτε ετρενjω νητν μπευαγγελιον μπνουτε hν ουνοc ναγων.
English: but we suffered before and we were insulted, according as ye know, namely  in Philippois: we were emboldened in our God to speak to you the Gospel of God in a great conflict.
Coptic: πενσοπσ γαρ νταfsωπε αν εβολ hν ουπλανη. ουδε εβολ hν ουακαθαρσια. ουδε hν ουκροf.
English: For our exhortation was not from [an] error, nor from [an] uncleanness, nor from [a] subtlety:
Coptic: αλλα κατα θε ενταυδοκιμαζε μμον εβολ hιτμ πνουτε ετανhουτν επευαγγελιον ται τε θε ενsαjε μμοσ. hωσ εναρεσκε αν νρωμε. αλλα μπνουτε. παι ετδοκιμαζε ννhητ.
English: but according as we were approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, thus we speak.Not as some, pleasing [the] men, but God who approveth our hearts.
Coptic: μπνsωπε γαρ ενεh hν ουsαjε νκωρs κατα θε ετετνσοουν. ουδε hν ουλοιcε μμντμαιτο νhουο. πνουτε πετρμντρε.
English: For neither were we ever found in [a] word of flattery, according as ye know, nor in an excuse for a wrongdoing, God witnesseth;
Coptic: ουδε μπνsινε νσα εοου ντνρωμε. ουδε ντντηυτν. ουδε ντνcε.
English: nor were we seeking for glory from [the] men, nor of you, nor of others,
Coptic: εουνcομ μμον εhροs ερωτν hωσ αποστολοσ μπεχσ. αλλα ανsωπε νρμραs hν τετνμητε. νθε εsαρε ουμοονε θαλπει ννεσsηρε.
English: it being possible for us to be for a burden as apostles of Christ. But we became little children in your midst, as a nurse cherishing her children:
Coptic: ται τε θε ενουεs τηυτν εhναν εt νητν μπευαγγελιον μπνουτε μματε αν. αλλα νενκεψυχη jε ατετνsωπε ναν μμεριτ.
English: thus being greatly in love of you, we were well pleased to give to you not only the Gospel of God, but also our souls, because that ye were to us beloved.
Coptic: τετνρπμεευε γαρ νεσνηυ μπενhισε μν πενμκαh ενρhωβ μπεhοου μν τευsη jε ννενουεhhισε εουα μμωτν. ανταsεοειs νητν μπευαγγελιον μπνουτε.
English: For remember, our brethren, our toil and our pain: working by night and day, that we might not add burden upon one of you, we proclaimed among you the Gospel of God.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ ετο μνμτρε μν πνουτε νθε εντανsωπε μμοσ νητν νετπιστευε hν ουουοπ μν ουμντμε. αυω αjν νοβε.
English: Ye (are they) who witness, and God, that holily and righteously and unblameably we were to you, namely those who believe.
Coptic: ια νθε ετετνσοουν jε νθε ννιειωτ ετσοπσ ννευsηρε.
English: According as ye know that as a father beseecheth his children,
Coptic: ται τε θε ενσοπσ μπουα πουα μμωτν αυω ενσολσλ. ενρμντρε. ετρετνμοοsε hμ πεμπsα μπνουτε. παι ενταfτεhμ τηυτν εhουν ετεfμντερο μν πεfεοου
English: thus we are beseeching each one of you and exhorting you and witnessing, that ye walk worthy of God, he who called you into his kingdom and his glory.
Coptic: ετβε παι ανον hωων τνsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε αjν ωjν jε ντερετνjι μπsαjε μπσωτμ μπνουτε εβολ hιτοοτν. ατετνsοπf ερωτν. νουsαjε νρωμε αν. αλλα κατα θε ναμε επsαjε μπνουτε πε παι ον ετενεργει νhητ τηυτν νετπιστευε.
English: And therefore we also give thanks to God unceasingly, that, having received the word of (the) hearing of God through us, ye received it not as a word of man, but as truly being a word of God, which is that which worketh in you, namely those who believe.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ νεσνηυ ατετνsωπε ετετντντων ενεκκλησια μπνουτε ναι ετhν tουδαια hμ πεχσ ισ. jε ατετνsεπ νευhισε hωτ τηυτν εβολ hιτν νετνρμνtμε. κατα θε ννη εβολ hιτοοτου ννιουδαι.
English: For ye, our brethren, became like to the churches of God which are in [the] Joudēa in Christ Jesus: because ye also received the same pains by your fellow tribesmen, according as we also suffered from the Jews;
Coptic: ναι ενταυμουουτ μπενjοεισ ισ. μν νεπροφητησ. αυω ανον αυπωτ νσων. νσεαρεσκε αν μπνουτε. αυω ευt ουβε ρωμε νιμ.
English: who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and us also persecuted; and they please not God, being opposers of all men;
Coptic: ευκωλυ μμον εsαjε μν νhεθνοσ jε ευεουjαι ετρευjωκ εβολ ννευνοβε νουοειs νιμ. ασπωh δε εhραι εjωου νcι τοργη sαβολ.
English: preventing us from speaking to the Gentiles that they may be saved; unto (the) completing their sins always: but the anger came upon them unto the end
Coptic: ανον δε νεσνηυ εανρπετνβολ προσπουοειs νναουουνου hμ πhο hμ πhητ αν. ανcεπη νhουο εναυ ενετνhο hν ουνοc νουωs
English: But we, our brethren, were bereaved of you for the space (lit. a time) of an hour, in presence, and not in (the) heart; we hastened exceedingly to see your face in a great desire:
Coptic: jε ανρhναν εει sαρωτν ανοκ μεν παυλοσ νουσοπ αυω σναυ. αυω αftjροπ ναν νcι πσατανασ.
English: because we wished to come to you, I indeed, Paul, once and twice (lit. two); and Satan prevented. me.
Coptic: αs γαρ τε τενhελπισ. η πενραsε. η πεκλομ μπενsουsου. μη ντωτν αν hωτ τηυτν πε νhουο μπεμτο εβολ μπενjοεισ ισ πεχσ hν τεfπαρhουσια.
English: For what is our hope or our joy or (the) crown of our boast? Are not ye before our Lord Jesus in his coming?
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ πε πενεοου. αυω πενραsε.
English: For ye are our glory and our joy.
Coptic: ετβε παι cε μπνεscω. εανρhναν εsωjπ μαυααν hν αθηναισ.
English: Therefore not being able to stay, we were well pleased to be left alone in Athēnnas;
Coptic: αντννοου sαρωτν ντιμοθεοσ πενσον. πδιακονοσ ντε πνουτε hμ πευαγγελιον μπεχσ. επταjρε τηυτν αυω εσοπσ hατετνπιστισ
English: and we sent our brother Timotheos to you, and minister of God in the Gospel of Christ, to confirm you and pray for your faith;
Coptic: ετμτρε λααυ κιμ hν νειθλιψισ ντωτν γαρ τετνσοουν jε ενκη επειhωβ.
English: that no one might be moved in these tribulations. For ye (pron.) know that we were set for this thing:
Coptic: κα γαρ ενhατν τηυτν ανsρπjοοσ νητν jε σεναθλιβε μμοf κατα θε εντασsωπε. αυω τετνσοουν
English: for even when we were with you, we were beforehand in saying to you that we shall (lit. will) be oppressed; according as it came to pass and ye know.
Coptic: ετβε παι ανοκ hω μπιεscω αιτννοου εειμε ετετνπιστισ jε μεsακ αfπιραζε μμωτν νcι πετπιραζε. ντε πενhισε sωπε επjινjη.
English: Therefore I also am unable to be long-suffering, I sent to know your faith, lest by any means he who tempteth tempted you, and your toil became empty.
Coptic: τενου δε ντερε τιμοθεοσ ει sαρον εβολ hιτε τηυτν. αυω ντερεfταμον ετετνπιστισ. μν τετναγαπη αυω jε ουν τητν μμαυ μπενρπμεευε ενανουf νουοειs νιμ. ετετνουεsναυ ερον. κατα θε hωων ετνουεsναυ ερωτν.
English: But now Timotheos having come to me from with you, and having said to us (the) good tidings of your faith and your love, and that our good remembrance (is) in you, loving to see us, according as is with us also unto you;
Coptic: ετβε παι α πενhητ μτον εjν τηυτν νεσνηυ εhραι εjν αναγκη νιμ μν τενθλιψισ εβολ hιτοοτσ ντετνπιστισ.
English: therefore we were consoled about you, our brethren, for all your necessity and all your tribulation through your faith:
Coptic: jε τενου τνονh ετετνsαναhερατ τηυτν hμ πjοεισ.
English: because now we live, should ye stand in the Lord.
Coptic: αs γαρ νsπhμοτ πετνναsτουειοf μπνουτε hαρωτν εhραι εjμ πραsε ετνραsε μμοf ετβε τηυτν μπεμτο εβολ μπεννουτε
English: For what thanksgiving is it possible for us to give in return to the Lord for all the joy with which we rejoice for you before our God;
Coptic: ντευsη μν πεhοου ενσοπσ μματε ετρενναυ επετνhο. αυω εσοβτε ννsωωτ ντετνπιστισ.
English: in the day and the night praying more (and) more unto the seeing your face, and unto perfecting the deficiencies of your faith?
Coptic: ντοf δε πνουτε πενειωτ μν πενjοεισ ισ. εfσοουτν ντενhιη sαρωτν.
English: But God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ shall dispose our way to you:
Coptic: πνουτε δε εfεταsε τηυτν. αυω εfετρετνρhουο hν ταγαπη εhουν ενετνερηυ αυω εhουν εουον νιμ. κατα θε νανον εhουν ερωτν.
English: but you the Lord shall make to multiply and abound in the love to one another and all men, according as it is with us also unto you;
Coptic: επταjρε νετνhητ αjν νοβε. hν ουουοπ μπεμτο εβολ μπνουτε πενειωτ hν τπαρhουσια μπενjοεισ ισ μν νεfπετουααβ τηρου
English: unto (the) confirming your hearts in [a] blamelessness, in [a] holiness before God and our Father, in (the) coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all the saints of his. Amēn.
Coptic: τενου cε νεσνηυ τνσοπσ αυω τνπαρακαλει μμωτν hμ πεχσ ισ. jεκαασ κατα θε εντατετνjι εβολ hιτοοτν νθε ετsε ετρετνμοοsε. αυω εαρεσκε μπνουτε. κατα θε ον ετετνμοοsε νhητσ. jεκαασ ον ετετνερhουο.
English: Finally, our brethren, we beseech you and we pray you in the Lord Jesus, that according as ye received of us (how) to walk, according as is worthy and is pleasing to God, according as also ye (do) walk, [that] ye should abound more.
Coptic: τετνσοουν γαρ jε ου νε μπαραγγελια ενταντααυ νητν hμ πjοεισ ισ.
English: For ye know the orders which we delivered to you through our Lord Jesus.
Coptic: παι γαρ πε πουωs μπνουτε πετντββο. εσαhε τηυτν εβολ ντπορνια.
English: For this is (the) wish of God, your sanctification, to keep yourselves from [the] fornication;
Coptic: ετρε πουα πουα μμωτν σβο εκα πεfσκευοσ ναf hν ουτββο μν ουτιμη.
English: each one of you to know his vessel to possess it for himself in [a] sanctification and [an] honour,
Coptic: hν ουπαθοσ αν νεπιθυμια. κατα θε ννκεhεθνοσ ετενσεσοουν αν μπνουτε.
English: not in [a] passion of [a] lust, according as the Gentiles also who know not God.
Coptic: ετμρπβολ μπsι. αυω ετμfεc πεfσον hμ πhωβ. jε ουρεfjικβα πε πjοεισ ετβε ναι τηρου. κατα θε εντανjοοσ νητν jιν νsορπ. αυω ανρμντρε.
English: Not to go beyond, not to do his brother wrong in (the) deed; because that the Lord is an avenger of all these, according as we said to you before, and we witnessed.
Coptic: ντα πνουτε γαρ ταhμν αν ευjωhμ. αλλα hν ουτββο.
English: For God called us not unto [an] uncleanness, but in [a] sanctification.
Coptic: τενου cε πεταθετει ννεfαθετει νρωμε αν. αλλα μπνουτε. παι ον ενταft μπεfπνα ετουααβ νητν
English: Therefore he who is disobedient, was not being (so) toward man, but God who gave his holy spirit unto you.
Coptic: ετβε τμντμαισον δε ντετνρχρια αν νσhαι νητν. ντωτν γαρ ντετνhενρεfjισβω ντμπνουτε εμερε νετνερηυ.
English: But concerning [the] brotherly love ye have not need (for me) to write to you: for ye are men taught through God to love one another;
Coptic: και γαρ τετνειρε μμοσ ννεσνηυ τηρου ετhν τμακεδονια τηρσ τνπαρακαλει δε μμωτν νεσνηυ ερhουο.
English: for even ye do it with all the brethren who are in all (the) Makedonia. But we beseech you, our brethren, to abound more,
Coptic: αυω εουροτ εσcραhτ αυω εjι hρητν ερωτν ερhωβ hν νετνcιj. κατα θε εντανπαραγγειλε νητν
English: to study to be meek, and to work your own things, and to work with your hands according as we ordered you;
Coptic: jεκαασ ετετνεμοοsε ετετντσανηυ νναhρν ναπβολ. αυω ντετντμαhε νλααυ
English: that ye may walk seemly before them who are without, and have not need of anything.
Coptic: ντνουωs δε αν ετρετνρατσοουν νεσνηυ ετβε νετνκοτκ. jε ννετνλυπι νθε μπκεσεεπε ετεμντου hελπισ μμαυ.
English: But we wish you not to be (lit. being) ignorant, our brethren, concerning them who sleep; that ye may not grieve as (the) rest also who have not hope.
Coptic: εsjε τνπιστευε γαρ jε α ισ μου αυω αfτωουν. ται τε θε πνουτε νενταυνκοτκ hωου hιτν ισ fναντου νμμαf.
English: For if we believe that Jesus died and he rose, thus they who slept through Jesus, God will bring them with him.
Coptic: ενjω γαρ μπαι νητν hμ πsαjε μπjοεισ. jε ανον νετονh νετνασεεπε ετπαρhουσια μπjοεισ ννενρsορπ ννενταυνκοτκ.
English: For this we said to you in (the) word of the Lord, that we, namely they who are alive. who will be left unto (the) coming of the Lord shall not precede them who slept.
Coptic: jε ντοf πjοεισ hν ουουεhσαhνε. hν ουhροου ναρχαγγελοσ. hν ουσαλπιγξ ντε πνουτε. fνηυ επεσητ εβολ hν τπε. αυω νετμοουτ hμ πεχσ νατωουν νsορπ.
English: Because the Lord himself with command, with a voice of archangel and a trumpet of God, shall come down from (the) heaven, and the dead who are in Christ shall rise first:
Coptic: μννσωσ ανον νετονh νετναsωjπ σενατορπν νμμαυ hν νεκλοολε ετωμντ επjοεισ επαηρ. αυω τνναsωπε μν πjοεισ ντεειhε νουοειs νιμ.
English: afterwards we, namely they who are alive, who will be left, shall be caught up with them together in clouds, that we may meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall be with the Lord always.
Coptic: hωστε παρακαλει ννετνερηυ hν νειsαjε
English: Wherefore comfort one another in these words.
Coptic: ετβε νευοειs δε μν νεχρονοσ νεσνηυ ντετνρχρια αν νσhαι νητν.
English: But concerning the times and the seasons, [the] brethren, ye have not need (for me) to write to you.
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ τετνσοουν hν ουωρj jε νθε νουρεfjιουε ντευsη. ται τε θε ετερε πεhοου μπjοεισ νηυ.
English: For ye (pron.) know perfectly that (the) day of the Lord, as a thief in the night thus it cometh.
Coptic: hοταν γαρ ευsανjοοσ jε tρηνη. μν πωρj. τοτε πτακο νηυ εjωου hν ουsπνsωπ νθε ντναακε ντετεετ αυω ννευρβολ.
English: If they should say: '(The) peace and (the) certainty,' then suddenly shall come upon them [a] destruction, as the pang which cometh unto her who is with child, and they shall not be able to flee.
Coptic: ντωτν δε νεσνηυ νετετνhμ πκακε αν jε ερε πεhοου ταhε τηυτν νθε νουρεfjιουε.
English: But ye, our brethren, were not being in (the) darkness, that the day may overtake you as thieves:
Coptic: ντωτν γαρ τηρτν ντετννsηρε μπουοειν. αυω νsηρε μπεhοου. ντετν να τευsη αν. ουδε να πκακε.
English: for ye all are sons of (the) light, and sons of the day: but we (are) not those of the night, nor (are) we those of (the) darkness;
Coptic: αρα cε μπρτρεννκοτκ νθε μπκεσεεπε. αλλα μαρνροεισ ντννηφε.
English: so then let us not sleep as (the) rest also, but let us watch and be sober.
Coptic: νετνκοτκ γαρ ευνκοτκ ντευsη. αυω νετταhε ευταhε ντευsη.
English: For they who sleep slept in the night; and they who are drunken were drunken in the night.
Coptic: ανον δε ανον να πεhοου. μαρννηφε εανt hιωων μπhωκ ντπιστισ. μν ταγαπη. μν τπερικεφαλαια νθελπισ μπουjαι.
English: But we are those of the day: let us be sober, and clothe ourselves with the breastplate of [the] faith and [the] love and the helmet of [the] hope of [the] salvation.
Coptic: jε ντα πνουτε κααν αν ετοργη. αλλα ευτανhο νουjαι hιτμ πενjοεισ ισ
English: Because God appointed us not unto [an] anger, but unto a saving of our life through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Coptic: παι ενταfμου ετβηητν jεκαασ ειτε τνροεισ. ειτε τννκοτκ ενεωνh νμμαf
English: he who died for us, that whether watching or sleeping we shall live with him together.
Coptic: ετβε παι παρακαλει ννετνερηυ. αυω ντετνκωτ πουα πουα μπεfερηυ κατα θε ον ετετνειρε μμοσ
English: Therefore comfort one another, and let each one of you edify his neighbour, according as also ye do.
Coptic: τνσοπσ δε μμωτν νεσνηυ εσουν νετhοσε νhητ τηυτν. αυω ετπροhιστα ερωτν hμ πjοεισ. αυω ετtσβω νητν.
English: But we beseech you, our brethren, to know them who toil among you, and those who are before you in the Lord, and those who instruct you;
Coptic: ντετνκααυ νναhρητν hν ουhουο hν ταγαπη ετβε πευhωβ. αριειρηνη μν νετνερηυ
English: and esteem them the more in [a] love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
Coptic: τνπαρακαλει δε μμωτν νεσνηυ tσβω ννιατσβω. σεπσ νhητsημ. fι hανετcοοβ. hροs νhητ μν ουον νιμ.
English: We beseech you, our brethren, instruct the unruly, comfort the faint hearted, support them who are weak, be longsuffering to all.
Coptic: cωsτ μπρτρε λααυ τωωβε νουπεθοου επμα νουπεθοου νουα. αλλα νουοειs νιμ πωτ νσα ππετνανουf εhουν ενετνερηυ. αυω εhουν εουον νιμ.
English: Take heed, let not one do (lit. give an) evil to another (lit. one) in return for an evil, but always run after the good with one another and with all.
Coptic: ραsε νουοειs νιμ.
English: Rejoice always;
Coptic: sληλ αjν ωjν.
English: pray unfailingly;.
Coptic: sπhμοτ hν hωβ νιμ. παι γαρ πε πουωs μπνουτε hμ πεχσ ισ εhουν ερωτν.
English: give thanks in everything: for this is (the) wish of God in Christ Jesus in you.
Coptic: πεπνα μπρjεναf.
English: Quench not the spirit;
Coptic: νεπροφητια μπρσοsfου.
English: despise not the prophecies;
Coptic: δοκιμαζε δε νhωβ νιμ. αμαhτε μππετνανουf.
English: prove all things; lay hold on the good;
Coptic: σαhε τηυτν εβολ νhωβ νιμ εθοου
English: avoid all things evil.
Coptic: ντοf δε πνουτε νtρηνη εfετββε τηυτν ετετνjηκ εβολ. αυω εfεhαρεh επετνπνα εfουοj. μν τετνψυχη. μν πετνσωμα αjν νοβε hν τπαρhουσια μπενjοεισ ισ πεχσ.
English: But God himself of the peace shall sanctify you together being complete; and he shall keep your spirit sound and the soul and the body unblameably in (the) coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: ουπιστοσ πε πενταfταhμεν. παι ον ετνααασ
English: Faithful is he who calleth you, and he will also do (it).
Coptic: νεσνηυ sληλ hωων hαρον.
English: Our brethren, pray for us.
Coptic: ασπαζε ννεσνηυ τηρου hν ουπι εσουααβ.
English: Salute one another in an holy kiss.
Coptic: tταρκο μμωτν μπjοεισ εωs ντειεπιστολη ενεσνηυ τηρου.
English: I adjure you by the Lord to read this epistle to all the holy brethren.
Coptic: τεχαρισ μπενjοεισ ισ πεχσ νμμητν τηρτν
English: (The) grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
Coptic: παυλοσ μν σιλουανοσ μν τιμοθεοσ ευσhαι ντεκκλησια ννεθεσσαλονικευσ hμ πνουτε πενειωτ μν πjοεισ ισ πεχσ
English: Paul and Silouanos and Timotheos to the church of Thessalonikē in God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: ssε ερον εsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν νεσνηυ. κατα θε jε fμπsα. jε σρhουε αυξανε νcι τετνπιστισ. αυω σαsαι νcι ταγαπη μπουα πουα μμωτν εhουν ενετνερηυ τηρτν.
English: It is worthy that we should give thanks to God always for you, our brethren, according as is worthy, because your faith abounded in growing, and (the) love of each one of you abounded unto one another;
Coptic: hωστε ανον ντνsουsου μμον νhητ τηυτν. hν νεκκλησια μπνουτε. hατετνhυπομονη μν τετνπιστισ. hν νετνδιωγμοσ τηρου μν νεθλιψισ ετετνανεχε νhητου
English: so that we (pron.) boast ourselves in you in the churches of God for your patience and your faith in all your persecutions and your tribulations, these which ye receive:
Coptic: ευμαειν ντεκρισισ μμε μπνουτε. ετρετνμπsα ντμντερο μπνουτε ται ετετνsπhισε hαροσ.
English: unto a manifesting of the righteous judgement of God, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, this for which ye suffer.
Coptic: εsjε ουδικαιον πε νναhρμ πνουτε ετωωβε νουθλιψισ ννετθλιβε μμωτν.
English: If it is a righteous judgement of God to recompense [an] affliction to them who afflict you,
Coptic: αυω ουμτον νητν νμμαν νετουθλιβε μμοου hμ πcωλπ εβολ μπενjοεισ ισ εβολ hν τπε μν ναγγελοσ ντεfcομ.
English: and ye, namely they who are afflicted, to give [a] rest to you with us, in the revelation of our Lord Jesus from (the) heaven with the angels of his power
Coptic: hν ουsαh νκωhτ εfναt νουκβα ννετε νσεσοουν αν μπνουτε. αυω νετε νσεσωτμ αν νσα πευαγγελιον μπενjοεισ ισ.
English: in a flame of fire, about to take vengeance on them who knew not God, and who obeyed not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus;
Coptic: ναι ετναjι νουhαπ ντακο νsα ενεh hμ πεμτο εβολ μπjοεισ μν πεοου ντεfcομ.
English: these who will receive a judgement of eternal destruction from before (the) face of the Lord and from before (the) glory of his power,
Coptic: hοταν εfsανει εjιεοου hν νεfπετουααβ αυω ετρευρsπηρε μμοf hν νετπιστευε τηρου. jε αυτανhετ τεfμντμντρε εjν τηυτν hμ πεhοου ετμμαυ
English: whenever he should come, being about to be glorified in the saints of his, To be wondered at in all who believed, because our witnessing to you was believed, in that day:
Coptic: αυω ενsληλ επαι νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν. jεκασ ερε πεννουτε τρετνμπsα μπτωhμ. αυω νfjεκ τηυτν εβολ hν ουωs νιμ ετνανουf. αυω πhωβ ντπιστισ hν ουcομ.
English: which is that concerning which we pray always for you, that our God may make us worthy of the calling, and complete all good pleasure of [the] goodness, and a work of (the) faith in [a] power.
Coptic: jεκαασ εfεjι εοου νcι πραν μπενjοεισ ισ νhητ τηυτν. αυω ντωτν νhητf κατα τεχαρισ μπεννουτε μν πjοεισ ισ πεχσ
English: That (the) name of the Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and ye also in him, according to the grace of our God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: τνσοπσ δε μμωτν νεσνηυ hα τπαρhουσια μπενjοεισ ισ πεχσ. αυω πενσωουh εροf.
English: We beseech you, our brethren, for (the) coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our assembling also unto him,
Coptic: ετμτρετνκιμ hμ πετνhητ hν ουcεπη αυω ετμsτορτρ. μητε hιτν ουπνα. μητε hιτν ουsαjε. μητε hιτν ουεπιστολη. hωσ εβολ hιτοοτν. νθε jε α πεhοου μπjοεισ hων εhουν.
English: that ye should not be moved quickly from the understanding; and that ye should not be troubled, neither through [a] spirit, nor through [a] word, nor through an epistle as through us, as that (the) day of the Lord approached.
Coptic: μπρτρε λααυ cε ρhαλ μμωτν κατα λααυ σμοτ. jε ερsαντμ ταποστασια ει νsορπ. αυω νfcωλπ εβολ νcι πρωμε ντανομια. πsηρε μπτακο.
English: Let not any deceive you according to any manner, that (it will be) unless should come first the apostasy and (the) man of [the] lawlessness, (the) son of (the) destruction should manifest himself,
Coptic: παντικειμενοσ ετjισε μμοf εjν ουον νιμ ετουμουτε εροου jε νουτε η ουοπ hωστε νfβωκ εhουν επρπε μπνουτε νfhμοοσ εfουωνh μμοf εβολ jε ουνουτε πε.
English: the adversary; and should exalt himself over everything which is called 'god,' or that which is worshipped; so that he should go and sit in the temple of God, manifesting himself that he is [a] god.
Coptic: ντετνρπμεευε αν jε jι νειhατε τηυτν νειjω νητν νναι πε.
English: Ye know not that, still being with you, we were saying these things to you.
Coptic: τενου cε τετνσοουν μπετκατεχε ετρεfcωλπ εβολ hμ πεfουοειs.
English: And now also that which layeth hold ye know it, to cause him to be revealed in his time.
Coptic: πμυστηριον γαρ ντανομια ενεργι jιν τενου. μονον πετκατεχε τενου sαντfλο ντμητε.
English: For the mystery of (the) lawlessness already is worked: only until that which layeth hold now ceaseth in (the) midst;
Coptic: αυω τοτε fναουωνh εβολ νcι πανομοσ. πετερε πjοεισ ισ νατακοf hμ πεπνα νρωf. αυω νfκαταργει μμοf hμ πουωνh εβολ ντεfπαρhουσια.
English: and then shall be revealed the lawless (one), whom the Lord Jesus will destroy in the spirit of his mouth, and he will do away with him in (the) manifestation of his coming.
Coptic: παι ετερε τεfπαρhουσια ντοf sοοπ κατα τενεργια μπσατανασ. hν cομ νιμ. μν μμαειν μν νεsπηρε νcολ.
English: He whose coming is being according to a working of Satan in all power and sign and false wonder,
Coptic: αυω hν απατη νιμ νjι νcονσ ννετνατακο εβολ jε μπουsωπ εροου νταγαπη ντμε ετρευουjαι.
English: and all deceit of (the) wrongdoing for them who will perish; because that they received not the love of (the) truth to cause them to be saved.
Coptic: αυω ετβε παι πνουτε νατννοου ναυ νουενεργια μπλανη ετρευπιστευε επcολ.
English: Therefore God will send to them a working of error, to cause them to believe the falsehood:
Coptic: jε ευεκρινε νουον νιμ ετε μπουπιστευε ετμε. αλλα εαυτωτ νhητ hμ πjι νcονσ
English: that all may be judged who believed not in the truth, but were well pleased with [the] wrongdoing.
Coptic: ανον δε ssε ερον εsπhμοτ ντμ πνουτε νουοειs νιμ hαρωτν νεσνηυ μμεριτ ντμπjοεισ. jε α πνουτε σετπ τηυτν jιν νsορπ εουjαι hν ουτββο μπνα. μν ουπιστισ ντετμε.
English: But for us (lit. we), our brethren, it is worthy that we should give thanks to God for you always, namely those whom the Lord loved, because God chose you as a firstfruit of salvation in sanctification of the spirit and [a] faith of the truth;
Coptic: εαfτεhμ τηυτν επαι hιτμ πενευαγγελιον επουjαι μπεοου μπενjοεισ ισ πεχσ.
English: which is that to which he called you through our Gospel unto a glorious lifegiving of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Coptic: αρα cε νασνηυ αhερατ τηυτν ντετναμαhτε νμπαραδοσισ ενταντσαβε τηυτν εροου. ειτε hιτμ πsαjε. ειτε hιτν νενεπιστολη
English: So then, our brethren, stand, and lay hold on the traditions which ye were taught, whether through [a] word or through an epistle of ours.
Coptic: ντοf δε πενjοεισ ισ πεχσ αυω πνουτε πενειωτ παι ενταfμεριτν. αυω αft ναν νουσοπσ νsα ενεh. αυω ουhελπισ ενανουσ hν ουχαρισ.
English: But our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, he who loved us, and he gave to us an eternal comfort, and a good hope in [a] grace,