sentence1: Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

sentence2: E uwariꞌche, matkꞌix che utzijoxik ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo y matkꞌix ne chwe riꞌin ma in kꞌo pa cárcel ruma kantzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij. Ekꞌu riꞌat, e chakuyu taq ri kꞌaxkꞌobꞌik kape paqawiꞌ ruma rutzijoxik waꞌ, chachꞌija kꞌu ronoje rukꞌ ruchuqꞌabꞌ ri Dios.


sentence1: For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

sentence2: Ma ri Dios na uyaꞌom ta ri Ruxlabixel chike chaꞌ cojuꞌan oj turun; e uyaꞌom chike chaꞌ cacꞌojiꞌ kachukꞌab, rutzil kacꞌuꞌx y sakil kanaꞌoj.


sentence1: For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche lic catimpixabaj puwi ri uyaꞌom ri Dios chawe, waꞌ e ri xacꞌulu echiriꞌ xinya ri nukꞌab pawiꞌ chaꞌ catuꞌan at aj chac re ri Dios. Lic cꞌu chachukꞌubej awib che uꞌanic waꞌ rucꞌ ronoje acꞌuꞌx.


sentence1: having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.

sentence2: Yey cacꞌun chinucꞌuꞌx ri sakil cubulibal acꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo; ma waꞌ nabe xcꞌojiꞌ rucꞌ rawatiꞌ Loida y rachu Eunice, y woꞌora lic kꞌalaj e ne cꞌo awucꞌ riꞌat.


sentence1: longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

sentence2: E cacꞌun chinucꞌuꞌx rokꞌej xaꞌano echiriꞌ xatcanaj canok y lic cuaj cꞌut canwil awach chaꞌ jelaꞌ caquiꞌcot ri wanimaꞌ.


sentence1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

sentence2: Riꞌin in Pablo, in takoꞌn re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo ma e xraj riꞌ ri Dios chwe cantzijoj ri cꞌaslemal biꞌtisim chique ri caquiya quib pukꞌab ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

sentence2: Cantzꞌibaj pan waꞌ wa carta chawe riꞌat Timoteo. Riꞌin lic cꞌax catinnaꞌo ma at pachaꞌ nucꞌajol chupa rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Chacꞌulu cꞌu ri unimal rutzil cꞌuꞌxaj, ri relej cꞌuꞌxaj y ri utzil chomal re ri Kakaw Dios y re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

sentence2: Timoteo, chachajij chi utz janipa ri yaꞌtal pakꞌab; maya axiquin che tak chꞌaꞌtem na jinta cꞌo cutikoj che rabinic asilabic chwach ri Dios y maya axiquin che cꞌutunic cabiꞌx che lic cuya naꞌoj tob na e ta cꞌu riꞌ.


sentence1: which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

sentence2: Ma e cꞌo jujun ruma quicojom tak waꞌ, e xquiya can ri be re ri Kꞌijsak. Chicꞌulu iwonoje riꞌix ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios. Amén.


sentence1: laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

sentence2: Jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌ e quetajin che ucꞌolic chilaꞌ chicaj ri beyomalil na caqꞌuis taj, yey lic jiquil uwach caquicꞌul waꞌ chikawach apanok y caquirik quicꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic.


sentence1: that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

sentence2: Chebataka che quiꞌana ri utz chaꞌ jelaꞌ cacꞌojiꞌ quibeyomalil chwach ri Dios. Quiꞌana cꞌu uqꞌuiyal chomilaj tak chac, chesipanok y chequitoꞌo ri na jinta cꞌo cucꞌ.


sentence1: Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

sentence2: Chabiꞌij cꞌu chique conoje tak ri beyomab che ruwachulew maquiꞌan nim che quib, macubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri quibeyomal ma waꞌ xa caqꞌuisic; e cubula quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios cꞌaslic, ri cayaꞌw re ronoje ri cajawax chike chaꞌ cojquiꞌcot rucꞌ.


sentence1: He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

sentence2: Xew Rire na jinta jekebal re y na jinta qꞌuisbal re, ma rucꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic. Rire jekel pa Kꞌijsak y ruma ruwonibal na jinta junok cakib rucꞌ. Na jinta juna ticawex iliyom uwach y na jinta junok cachꞌijow rilic uwach. Xew cꞌu che Rire lic takalic cayac ukꞌij y xew pukꞌab Rire cꞌo wi cuꞌan takanic na jinta utakexic. ¡Amén!


sentence1: which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

sentence2: Cacꞌun cꞌu ri Jesús chupa ri kꞌij chaꞌtal chi lo ruma ri Dios. Lic nim ukꞌij ri Dios Kajawxel, ri cꞌo ronoje takanic pukꞌab, ri Takanel paquiwi conoje ri takanelab, ri Cajawal que conoje ri e aj wach.


sentence1: I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,

sentence2: Chupa cꞌu rubiꞌ ri Dios, ri aj yaꞌl cꞌaslemal che ronoje tak ri cꞌolic, y chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, ri na xuxiꞌij ta rib che ukꞌalajisaxic ri Kꞌijsak echiriꞌ cꞌo chwach ri aj kꞌatal tzij Poncio Pilato, catintak che waꞌ:


sentence1: that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

sentence2: Chaꞌana cꞌu chi jusucꞌ janipa ri catutak ri Dios che chaꞌ na jinta cꞌana mac carikitaj chawe echiriꞌ cacꞌun tanchi lo ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

sentence2: Chachukꞌubej awib chi utz chupa ri Utzilaj Tzij acojom y e chatoc il che ri cꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic, ma ruma waꞌ xatusiqꞌuij ri Dios y ruma waꞌ chiquiwach uqꞌuiyal ticawex xakꞌalajisaj ri cubulibal acꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Cristo.


sentence1: For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

sentence2: Ma ri rayinic re ri puak e cucꞌam lo uqꞌuiyal tak mac. E cꞌo ne jujun lic e benak quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri puak y ruma waꞌ quiyaꞌom can ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Cristo, y jecꞌulaꞌ quituquel quiyaꞌom quib pa cꞌaxcꞌobic.


sentence1: But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

sentence2: Noꞌj tak ri lic caquirayij quebuꞌan e beyomab, riꞌ lic na cꞌayew ta chique quetzak pukꞌab ritzel y quechapataj ruma uqꞌuiyal rayinic na jinta uchac. Yey waꞌ xew cucꞌam lo uqꞌuiyal cꞌaxcꞌobic paquiwi rique woꞌora y chikawach apanok.


sentence1: But godliness with contentment is great gain.

sentence2: Katzij, ʼo i ka beyomal niʼpa i coj terej chirij i sakil cʼutunic, xui-ri, we coj quicot che niʼpa i ʼo kuʼ.


sentence1: For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.

sentence2: Lic n-ta kucʼam are xoj cʼun chuwach i jyub taʼaj; xak n-ta caka cʼam bic are coj ʼec.


sentence1: But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche we cꞌo kawa y cꞌo kakꞌuꞌ, e chojquiꞌcota rucꞌ waꞌ.


sentence1: he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

sentence2: riꞌ na jinta retaꞌam tob cuchꞌobo lic cꞌo unaꞌoj. E ne lic queꞌec unaꞌoj chwi tak chꞌaꞌtem na jinta uchac, xa re sachibal naꞌoj. Y tak waꞌ cucꞌam lo retzelal cꞌuꞌx, chꞌaꞌoj, cꞌaxlaj chꞌaꞌtem chiquij jujun chic y naꞌoj na ube taj chiquij jujun chic.


sentence1: constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, e tak ri winak sachinak quinaꞌoj y na jinta ri Kꞌijsak cucꞌ, xaki caquitzucuj chꞌaꞌoj chiquiwach. Rique caquichꞌobo, ri cꞌaslemal chwach ri Dios e re cuꞌan beyomab chique. Maꞌan cꞌu aweꞌat cucꞌ.


sentence1: If anyone teaches a different doctrine and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

sentence2: We cꞌo junok junwi ri cucꞌutu y na junam ta runaꞌoj rucꞌ ri sakil cꞌutunic re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo y rucꞌ ri sakil binic chwach ri Dios,


sentence1: Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

sentence2: Yey we juna aj chac cꞌo upatrón ucojom chi rubiꞌ ri Cristo, muchꞌobo: «Na chirajawaxic taj canꞌan ri caraj ri nupatrón ma junam kawach kachakꞌ kib chwach ri Dios.» Na ube taj cuchꞌob rakan waꞌ; ri lic usucꞌ e chuꞌana más chi utz ruchac ma ri cunimaj e jun ucojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo y takal cꞌu riꞌ che cꞌax canaꞌic. Waꞌ e cꞌutunic y pixabanic chaꞌana riꞌat chique ri e aj chac.


sentence1: Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

sentence2: Conoje raj chac e cꞌo pukꞌab juna patrón e lic quilokꞌoj ukꞌij ri quipatrón che ronoje ri caquiꞌano, chaꞌ jelaꞌ na jinta junok tzel cachꞌaꞌt chirij rubiꞌ ri Dios y chirij ri sakil cꞌutunic.


sentence1: Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.

sentence2: (Cha ʼana pacha i xin bij chawe: ma cha tan jun aj cʼamol u tzam chique i jutzobaj je re i Dios.) Katzij je ʼo jujun quiqui ʼan i qui mac chiquiwach conojel i winak, y conojel ʼuri quetaʼam wach u mac are cʼa maja ca ʼan tacʼalem pa rakan. Xak je ʼo jujun quiqui ʼan qui mac aliʼal, y mi jun ʼetamawnak, cʼa coʼon na panok, teʼuri ca ʼetamaxic.


sentence1: In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

sentence2: Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ, e cꞌo ri lic cakꞌalajin ri chomilaj chac caquiꞌano; pero e cꞌo jujun chic caquiꞌan chomilaj tak chac, yey waꞌ camayin retaꞌmaxic. Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, copon ri kꞌij quel lo chi sak.


sentence1: Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu lic cuya cꞌax pamaj chawe, matij xew joronaꞌ, utz we e cachꞌurij cꞌana vino rucꞌ ri joronaꞌ catijo.


sentence1: Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

sentence2: Maꞌan tan aj wach re riglesia che junok we cꞌamajaꞌ awilom chi utz ri jusucꞌ ubinic, ma amac cꞌu riꞌ riꞌat we rire cuꞌan ri na utz taj chupa ri chac re ri Dios. Lic chachajij cꞌu awib riꞌat chwach ronoje ri na utz taj.


sentence1: I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

sentence2: Chwach cꞌu ri Dios y chwach ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo y chiquiwach ri ángeles re ri Dios ri echaꞌtalic re caquilokꞌnimaj Rire, cambiꞌij cꞌu chawe chaꞌana tak waꞌ chi jusucꞌ cucꞌ conoje tob e chinok y na xa ta catchaꞌwic.


sentence1: Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

sentence2: We cꞌo juna aj wach re riglesia na caraj taj carokꞌotaj can rumac, chachꞌaꞌbej upa chiquiwach conoje chaꞌ jelaꞌ coc xiꞌin ib cucꞌ riglesia.


sentence1: Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ cꞌo junok cutzꞌak uchiꞌ juna aj wach re riglesia; macoj ne waꞌ we na e jinta caꞌibok o oxibok caquijiquibaꞌ uwach rumac.


sentence1: For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”

sentence2: Ma jewaꞌ tzꞌibital can chupa Rutzij Upixab ri Dios: «Macoj bozal che ri boyex echiriꞌ cukil uwi ri trigo, ma takal che catzukic.» Y cubiꞌij: «E junok cachacunic, lic takal che catojic.»


sentence1: Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

sentence2: Chike konoje ri e aj wach re riglesia, ri kikꞌamom uwach chi utz rutinamit ri Dios, chirajawaxik kaꞌan kukꞌ janipa ri taqal chike ruma ri chak kakiꞌano; y e ne más chirajawaxik kaꞌan waꞌ kukꞌ ri yaꞌtal pakiqꞌabꞌ ketzijonik y kekꞌutunik.


sentence1: If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

sentence2: We cꞌo junok ucojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo yey e cꞌo ixokib malcaꞌnib chique rufamilia, riꞌ chirajawaxic che chebutoꞌoꞌ chaꞌ na cuya ta alcꞌayew che riglesia, y jecꞌulaꞌ riglesia xew quebutoꞌ ri malcaꞌnib pakatzij wi na jinta catoꞌw que.


sentence1: For already some have turned away after Satan.

sentence2: Ma e cꞌo ne jujun chique waꞌ wa malcaꞌnib na quitakem ta chi ri Cristo, ma e quitakem ri Satanás.


sentence1: I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche riꞌin cambiꞌij chique ri e malcaꞌnib cꞌa e cꞌacꞌal, checꞌuliꞌok, chequiqꞌuiyisaj ri calcꞌoꞌal y e quilaꞌ cꞌut janipa ri chirajawaxic caꞌan pa cocho chaꞌ jelaꞌ ri tzel quebilow re ri Cristo na jinta cꞌo caquichꞌaꞌtibej chiquij rutinamit Rire.


sentence1: Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

sentence2: Kebꞌuꞌan kꞌu e xepuꞌabꞌ y xaqi keqꞌeꞌkot chiꞌtaq ja. Yey na xew ta kebꞌuꞌan e xepuꞌabꞌ, ma kebꞌuꞌan ne e aj molot, xaqi kakimin kibꞌ che ri na jinta ke che y e xaqi kakitzijoj ri na taqal ta chike kakibꞌiꞌij.


sentence1: having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.

sentence2: Jecꞌulaꞌ e caquekelej ri kꞌatbal tzij paquiwiꞌ ruma na xquiꞌan taj janipa ri quibiꞌim caquiꞌano.


sentence1: But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

sentence2: Noꞌj tak ri malcaꞌnib cꞌa e cꞌacꞌal, matzꞌibax ri quibiꞌ ma cꞌaxtaj ruma ri quirayibal xew caquitzucuj quecꞌuliꞌ tanchic y caquesaj cꞌu quib chirij ri Cristo.


sentence1: being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

sentence2: we chom ruchꞌaꞌtibexic caꞌan chwi tak ri chac uꞌanom, waꞌ e ebuqꞌuiyisam chi utz ri ralcꞌoꞌal, ebucꞌulum chi utz ri hermanos quebopon chirocho y uchꞌajom ne ri cakan, ebutoꞌom tak ri e cꞌo pa cꞌaxcꞌobic y lic cꞌu uꞌanom utzilaj tak chac.


sentence1: Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

sentence2: Chupa ri wuj pa tzꞌibital wi tak ri biꞌaj que rixokib e malcaꞌnib quetoꞌic, xew catzꞌibax rubiꞌ rixok uqꞌuisom chi sesenta junab, we jusucꞌ xcꞌojiꞌ rucꞌ ri rachijil,


sentence1: Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.

sentence2: E chebataka cꞌu riglesia che uꞌanic tak wa cambiꞌij chawe chaꞌ chom quilitaj ri quibinic quisilabic chiquiwach ri jujun chic.


sentence1: But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

sentence2: Lic cꞌu chirajawaxic riꞌ che junok quebutoꞌ tak ri ratz-uchakꞌ e cꞌo chux che, y más ne chirajawaxic cuꞌan waꞌ chique rufamilia. Ma e junok na cuꞌan ta waꞌ, riꞌ na takal ta che cubiꞌij e cuqꞌuil ri e re ri Cristo, yey más ne cꞌo umac riꞌ chiquiwa ri na quicojom ta rubiꞌ ri Cristo, ma e ne rique quequichajij ri quifamilias.


sentence2: Jun, we n-que u chajij ti rachalal, queʼel ʼuri chi u xutum i cʼutunic re i Kajwal; we n-que u chajij ti je ʼo che i rachoch ire, nim ni u mac ʼuri queʼel chuwach i qui mac i winak chi n-quiqui coj ti u tzij i Crísto.


sentence1: But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.

sentence2: Noꞌj e juna ixok malcaꞌn we xew e queꞌec ucꞌuꞌx che uꞌanic ri caraj rire, riꞌ pachaꞌ caminak chi chwach ri Dios tob ne cꞌaslic, y na takal ta cꞌu riꞌ che catoꞌic.


sentence1: Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

sentence2: Noꞌj chirajawaxic cꞌut e riglesia catoꞌw que rixokib e malcaꞌnib, ri pakatzij wi na jinta chi quifamilia y na jinta cꞌu junok catoꞌw que, yey waꞌ e tak ri lic quicubam pan quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios y lic quiyaꞌom quib che uꞌanic orar chipakꞌij chichakꞌab.


sentence1: But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

sentence2: Noꞌj we cꞌo juna ixok malcaꞌn yey e cꞌo ralcꞌoꞌal o e cꞌo tak umam, riꞌ e rique ri lic chirajawaxic quequichajij chi utz ri quifamilia y quequitoꞌ ri quichu malcaꞌnib o ri catiꞌ malcaꞌnib, ma waꞌ e pachaꞌ rajil ucꞌaxel chique ri xeqꞌuiyisan que, yey waꞌ e lic utz y e cucꞌul ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


sentence1: Honor widows who are widows indeed.

sentence2: Tak rixokib e malcaꞌnib, ri pakatzij wi na jinta catoꞌw que, chirajawaxic wi quetoꞌ ruma rutinamit ri Dios.


sentence1: Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

sentence2: Echiriꞌ caꞌan pixabanic, mayaj juna achi nimalaj winak chic; ri chaꞌana e chapixabaj pachaꞌ chi akaw; yey chebapixabaj ralabo pachaꞌ chi e awatz o e achakꞌ


sentence1: Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

sentence2: Lic chachajij awib che rabinic asilabic y che ucꞌutic ri sakil cꞌutunic. Chachukꞌubej awib che uꞌanic tak waꞌ, ma jelaꞌ riꞌat y ri quetaw awe quixcolobetaj che ri kꞌatbal tzij re ri Dios.


sentence1: Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

sentence2: Chayaꞌa cꞌu awib che tak waꞌ: Chaꞌana janipa ri amajom chic chaꞌ jelaꞌ conoje caquilo jalan utz ri chac cat-tajin che uꞌanic.


sentence1: Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

sentence2: Mawokꞌotaj uyaꞌic ri yaꞌtal chawe ruma ri Dios, ri xkꞌalajisax pawiꞌ riꞌat echiriꞌ ri e aj wach re riglesia xquiya ri quikꞌab pawiꞌ.


sentence1: Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

sentence2: Xalokꞌ cꞌu cꞌamajaꞌ quinoponic, e chayaꞌa awib che rajilaxic Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios y che uꞌanic pixabanic y cꞌutunic chiquiwach riglesia.


sentence1: Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

sentence2: Maya luwar che junok cucꞌak bi akꞌij ruma cꞌa at ala. E chacꞌutu ri lic ube chiquiwach ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, yey chaꞌana waꞌ rucꞌ rachꞌaꞌtem, rucꞌ rabinic asilabic, rucꞌ ri rutzil acꞌuꞌx, rucꞌ ri cubulibal acꞌuꞌx y rucꞌ ri sakil anaꞌoj.


sentence1: Command and teach these things.

sentence2: Janipa cꞌu ri nubiꞌim chawe, e chacꞌutu riꞌ chiquiwach ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo y chabiꞌij chique e lic caquitakej waꞌ.


sentence1: For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ cojchacunic y cakatij tak cꞌaxcꞌobic, ma cubul pan kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Dios cꞌaslic, ri cacoloben que tak ri ticawex che ruwachulew; y pakatzij wi, e quebucolobej conoje ri cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Cristo.


sentence1: For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.

sentence2: Ma we cakatij ukꞌij cacꞌojiꞌ uchukꞌab ri kacuerpo, utz cꞌu riꞌ; pero waꞌ xa jokꞌotaj cojutoꞌo. Noꞌj we e cakaya kib che jun sakil binic silabic chwach ri Dios, waꞌ lic utz che ronoje, ma cꞌo cutikoj che ri kacꞌaslemal wakꞌij ora y chikawach apanok.


sentence1: This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.

sentence2: Wa cambiꞌij lic katzij y lic takal che caquicoj conoje ri ticawex.


sentence2: I xin bij-le, lic katzij; lic ca majawic conojel quiqui coj na.


sentence1: But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

sentence2: Matoc cꞌu il che tak ri ojer tzijobal na rucꞌ ta ri Dios petinak wi, ma waꞌ xa noꞌjibal que winak. E chatijoj awib che jun sakil binic silabic chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

sentence2: We riꞌat cacꞌut chique rutinamit ri Dios wa cantzꞌibaj pan chawe, riꞌ catuꞌana jun utzilaj aj chac re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo; ma wa Utzilaj Tzij acojom y ri sakil cꞌutunic atakem e cayaꞌw achukꞌab chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

sentence2: N-quiqui ya ta chique niʼpa i je teren chiquij we que culiʼic, xak quiqui bij na chi ʼo tak i tiʼbalil qui wa chi n-ʼus taj ca tijawic. I cʼutunic quiqui bij-le, n-katzij taj, man i Dios ʼis xu yijba ile tzukbal kib yoj chi oj re chic i Crísto, xak ketaʼam chic i sak laj tzij. Ire u yom chake caka tijo, xui-ri, caka tioxij na che rumal.


sentence1: For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

sentence2: Ma ronoje ri ꞌanatal ruma ri Dios, lic chom; na utz ta cꞌu riꞌ we cakacꞌak bi ukꞌij ri cuya ri Dios chike. Ri kaꞌanaꞌ e kacꞌulu rucꞌ tioxibal.


sentence1: For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

sentence2: Ma Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios cubiꞌij ronoje ri cuya Rire chike lic chom; yey echiriꞌ cakatioxij waꞌ chwach ri Dios, cojuꞌan xa oj jun rucꞌ Rire che ubiꞌxiquil: Ronoje lic chom.


sentence2: (N-ca majaw taj caka xutuj, man i Dios u bim chi ʼis ʼutz, xak caka tzʼonoj che ire puwi, are caka tijo.) I u tzij i Dios, junam ruʼ i ka tzʼonoxic che, coʼonbej ʼutz che.


sentence1: through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,

sentence2: Rike e kekitaqej ri winaq xa kebꞌ kipalaj y e aj raqꞌul, ri lik uꞌanom chi achꞌiꞌy ri kinaꞌoj.


sentence1: But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

sentence2: Ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios ukꞌalajisam chi utz copon na rukꞌijol echiriꞌ e cꞌo jujun ticawex caquiya can ri Kꞌijsak re ri Dios chaꞌ caquitakej cꞌutunic petinak cucꞌ tak ri itzel uxlabixel e socosoꞌnel.


sentence1: Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

sentence2: Pakatzij wi lic nim ukꞌij ri Kꞌijsak re ri Dios kꞌalajisam chikawach: E ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo xuꞌan ticawex echiriꞌ xcꞌun che ruwachulew. Ronoje ri xuꞌano y ri xubiꞌij e lic jusucꞌ y ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios e xkꞌalajisan re waꞌ. Xilitaj cuma ri ángeles. Xtzijox rubiꞌ chique ruqꞌuiyal quiwach tak ri ticawex che ruwachulew y e qꞌui ri xquicoj rubiꞌ. Yey xcꞌul tanchi chilaꞌ chicaj rucꞌ yacbal ukꞌij.


sentence1: but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

sentence2: chaꞌ we xinmayin che awilic, chawetaꞌmaj saꞌ ri sakil binic silabic chirajawaxic chique ri e re ri Dios; ma rique e utinamit ri Dios cꞌaslic yey rutinamit e chapayom re y e catiquiban re ri Kꞌijsak.


sentence1: These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,

sentence2: Riꞌin lic nucubam pan nucꞌuꞌx quiꞌnwila tan awach Timoteo, pero cantzꞌibaj na pan waꞌ chawe


sentence1: For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

sentence2: We cuꞌan cꞌu chi utz ruchac, catacꞌabax ukꞌij chiquiwach ri ticawex y canimar ucꞌuꞌx che ukꞌalajisaxic ri cubulibal ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

sentence2: Ecꞌu rachi aj chac toꞌbel piglesia, lic chirajawaxic cꞌola jusucꞌ rucꞌ ri rixokil y chuꞌana sakil takanic paquiwi tak ri ralcꞌoꞌal y paquiwi conoje tak ri e cꞌo pa ri rocho.


sentence1: Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

sentence2: Jecꞌulaꞌ, chirajawaxic chique rixokib e jusucꞌ ri quibinic quisilabic, na e ta aj molot, lic caquichꞌob chi utz ri caquiꞌano y caquiꞌan chi utz ronoje ri takal chique.


sentence1: Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

sentence2: Nabe na chirajawaxic cacꞌam quipa chaꞌ cakꞌalajinic we lic jusucꞌ ri quibinic quisilabic; tecꞌuchiriꞌ utz quebuꞌan aj chaquib e toꞌbel piglesia.


sentence1: holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

sentence2: Chirajawaxic caquitakej ri sakil cꞌutunic ukꞌalajisam ri Dios yey caquinaꞌ pa canimaꞌ utz quiꞌanom chwach Rire.


sentence1: Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,

sentence2: Jecꞌulaꞌ raj chaquib e toꞌbel piglesia lic chirajawaxic chique e jusucꞌ ri quibinic quisilabic, na xa ta queb quipalaj, na e ta kꞌabaꞌrelab, na e ta rayinel re puak cachꞌac rucꞌ socosoꞌnic.


sentence1: not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

sentence2: Na utz taj we cꞌo junok cꞌacꞌ ucojom ri Utzilaj Tzij yey cacojic aj wach chupa riglesia, ma cꞌaxtaj cuꞌan nim che rib y cakꞌat cꞌu tzij puwiꞌ jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri xucꞌulumaj ritzel winak ruma xuꞌan nim che rib.


sentence1: one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

sentence2: Chuꞌana ri sakil takanic pa rocho; chucꞌutu cꞌu chique ri ralcꞌoꞌal chaꞌ quebuꞌan e cojol tzij y jecꞌulaꞌ quecꞌojiꞌ chi jusucꞌ.


sentence1: (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

sentence2: Ma e ri na curik ta cuꞌan sakil takanic pa rocho, ¿suꞌanic cꞌu riꞌ quebuchajij chi utz rutinamit ri Dios?


sentence1: The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

sentence2: Pero lic chirajawaxic che juna aj cꞌamal quiwach rutinamit ri Dios e jusucꞌ rubinic usilabic chaꞌ na jinta cꞌo cachꞌaꞌtiben re. E cꞌola jusucꞌ rucꞌ ri rixokil, lic chuchꞌobo chi utz ri cuꞌano, chuchajij rib chiribil rib chaꞌ na catzak ta pa mac y chom quilitaj rubinic cuma ri jujun chic. Xaki chebucꞌulu chi utz tak ri quebopon chirocho, y cꞌola unaꞌoj che ucꞌutic Rutzij Upixab ri Dios.


sentence1: not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

sentence2: Lic chirajawaxic che na kꞌabaꞌrel taj, na aj chꞌaꞌoj taj, na rayinel ta re puak cachꞌac rucꞌ socosoꞌnic, na queꞌec ta ucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri puak; ma ri chirajawaxic wi e lic utz ucꞌuꞌx y chꞌuꞌchꞌuj ucꞌuꞌx.


sentence2: Jun aj cʼamol u tzam chique i kachalal, n-ca majaw taj we ʼabarel laj achi, we xi aj tzucul chʼoʼoj, we xi aj rayinel re i mer chi nu chʼacom taj. Are, chu ʼana che rib ʼutz u cʼux chique i winak, mu tzucuj chʼoʼoj chiquij, xak mu rayij i mer.


sentence1: This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.

sentence2: Lic usucꞌ wa cambiꞌij: We cꞌo junok lic caraj cuꞌan aj cꞌamal quiwach rutinamit ri Dios, riꞌ lic chomilaj chac ri curayij.


sentence1: but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness with sobriety.

sentence2: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, ri Dios quebucolobej rixokib y cuya calcꞌoꞌal chaꞌ quequiqꞌuiyisaj. Quecolobetaj cꞌu riꞌ we quetiquiꞌ chi utz rucꞌ ri cubulibal quicꞌuꞌx, ri rutzil quicꞌuꞌx y ri santowilaj quibinic.


sentence1: Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

sentence2: Yey na e ta ri Adán ri xsocotaj nabe ruma ritzel, e ri Eva; y echiriꞌ xsocotajic, e xupalajij rutzij ri Dios.


sentence1: For Adam was formed first, then Eve.

sentence2: Ma ri Dios nabe e xuꞌan ri Adán, tecꞌuchiriꞌ xuꞌan ri Eva.


sentence1: But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

sentence2: Riꞌin na canya ta luwar chique rixokib quebuꞌan e aj cꞌutunel chiquiwach rachijab o quetakan paquiwiꞌ; ma ri lic ube e xa caquito.


sentence1: Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ cacꞌut Rutzij Upixab ri Dios chiquiwach rixokib, lic chirajawaxic rique xew caquito y maquicꞌul uwach.


sentence1: but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

sentence2: ma ri kichomalil e ri chomilaj chak kakiꞌan chwach ri Dios, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri taqal chike rixoqibꞌ kakiloqꞌnimaj uqꞌij Rire.


sentence1: In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,

sentence2: Ri nupixabanic chique tak rixokib e quiwika quib chi usucꞌliquil. Maquicꞌut cꞌu ri quicuerpo yey maquiwik quib xa re yacbal quikꞌij. Ma ¿saꞌ ri cuꞌan chom che rixok? ¿E nawi ri wikital rucꞌ oro y rucꞌ perlas? ¿E nawi uchomalil laꞌ ri quiwikibal? Na e taj,


sentence1: I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

sentence2: Ri cuaj riꞌin e conoje tak rachijab, tob pa e cꞌo wi, xaki quiꞌana orar chwach ri Dios. Yey echiriꞌ caquiyac cꞌu ri quikꞌab re caquiꞌan orar, ri lic chirajawaxic wi e jusucꞌ ri quibinic quisilabic, na jinta oyowal pa canimaꞌ y na quechꞌoꞌjin ta chiquiwach.


sentence1: to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

sentence2: E ruma waꞌ, riꞌin in chaꞌtal lo ruma ri Dios re cantzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij y quinuꞌan cꞌu in takoꞌn yey in cꞌutunel chiquiwach ri na e ta aj Israel chaꞌ jelaꞌ cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rique rucꞌ ri Cristo y caquicoj ri Kꞌijsak. Lic katzij wa cambiꞌij che alak, ma in re ri Cristo y na canꞌan ta rakꞌubal.


sentence1: who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time,

sentence2: Rire xuya rib pa camic kuma riꞌoj oj ticawex chaꞌ cutoj ri kamac y cojresaj pukꞌab Ritzel; yey waꞌ xkꞌalajisax pa rukꞌijol uchꞌobom chi lo ri Dios.


sentence1: For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

sentence2: Ma xa jun ri Dios cꞌolic yey xa jun ri cꞌo pukꞌab cachꞌaw pakawiꞌ chwach ri Dios; waꞌ e ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, Ralaxel Chiquixoꞌl Ticawex.


sentence1: who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

sentence2: ma ri caraj Rire e quecolobetaj conoje ri ticawex y caquetaꞌmaj chi utz ri Kꞌijsak.


sentence1: For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

sentence2: Lic cꞌu kaꞌana orar ma waꞌ e lic utz y e cucꞌul ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios Kacolobenel,


sentence1: for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

sentence2: Kaꞌana orar paquiwi tak ri e takanelab y paquiwi conoje tak ri e aj wach che ruwachulew chaꞌ jelaꞌ utz coj-jekiꞌ chi utzil chomal y cojbin jusucꞌ rucꞌ jun sakil binic silabic chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men,

sentence2: Cantzꞌonoj cꞌu chawe chabiꞌij waꞌ che rutinamit ri Dios: Lic chirajawaxic wi cakaꞌan orar chwach ri Dios. Echiriꞌ cojchꞌaꞌt rucꞌ, e chojelaj chwach Rire paquiwi conoje ri ticawex chaꞌ cuya chique ri lic cajawax che ri quibinic quisilabic, yey katioxij ronoje che.


sentence1: of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

sentence2: Jenewaꞌ xkiꞌan ri Himeneo y ri Alejandro. Ruma kꞌu riꞌ, xebꞌenuya puqꞌabꞌ ri Satanás chaꞌ kakitij kꞌax y jelaꞌ kakimaj usukꞌ na utz taj kechꞌaꞌt chirij ri Qꞌijsaq re ri Dios.


sentence1: holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

sentence2: Chatikibꞌaꞌ kꞌu ri kubꞌulibꞌal akꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Cristo y chamaja usukꞌ saꞌ ri utz y e chaꞌana riꞌ. Ma e kꞌo jujun na xkiꞌan ta waꞌ, y ruma kꞌu riꞌ xsach ri kubꞌulibꞌal kikꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri Cristo y na kakikoj ta chi ne ri Qꞌijsaq.


sentence1: I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

sentence2: Woꞌora Timoteo, canya wa takanic chawe riꞌat at nucꞌajol chupa rubiꞌ ri Cristo: Chachukꞌubej awib chupa ri chac yaꞌom pakꞌab e chirij ri xkꞌalajisax pawiꞌ riꞌat chwi rachac chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo xucꞌut ri cꞌaxnaꞌbal ucꞌuꞌx chwe riꞌin ma xucuy numac tob lic in aj mac. Jelaꞌ xuꞌano chaꞌ cakꞌalajin ri rutzil ucꞌuꞌx chique conoje ri quecojow rubiꞌ. Ma ri xuꞌan wucꞌ riꞌin e cꞌutubal re ri cuꞌan cucꞌ ri cacubiꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire, cucuy cꞌu quimac y cuya quicꞌaslemal na jinta utakexic.


sentence1: The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

sentence2: Ecꞌu wa cambiꞌij lic katzij y lic takal che caquicoj conoje ri ticawex: Ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo xcꞌun che ruwachulew chaꞌ queboluꞌcolobej conoje raj maquib. Ecꞌu riꞌin in jun chique waꞌ; yey chinuwach riꞌin, in ne ri más cꞌo numac chiquiwa rique.


sentence1: although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

sentence2: Queje ile xu ʼan ire chwe, tupu yin ujer xin bij mal laj tak tzij chirij, xak xin ʼan cʼax chique i je teren chirij, xak xin yoʼya u ʼij. Tupu queje xin ʼan ile, i Dios rilom toʼbal in wach, man cʼa maja in cubam in cʼux che, n-xwetamaj ta ʼuri wach i quin tijin chu ʼanic.


sentence1: The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

sentence2: Yey ri Kanimajawal lic xucꞌut ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx chwe y xuya chwe cacubiꞌ nucꞌuꞌx rucꞌ y xuya chwe cancꞌut ri rutzil ucꞌuꞌx Rire; y waꞌ xew ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo cayaꞌw re.


sentence2: Xui-ri, i Kajwal Dios lic xu ya i rutzil u cʼux chwe, lic xu ya u cubibal in cʼux che i Jesucrísto, xak xu ya i cʼaxnabal in cʼux. Queje ile cu ʼan ire chique i je ʼo chic che i Jesucrísto.


sentence1: I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,

sentence2: Riꞌin cantioxij che ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo ma uyaꞌom nuchukꞌab chaꞌ canꞌan ruchac y ma xcubiꞌ ucꞌuꞌx wucꞌ echiriꞌ xuya wa jun chac chwe,


sentence1: according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

sentence2: E cꞌutunic waꞌ cꞌo chupa ri chomilaj Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios. Yey ri Dios, ri lic nim ukꞌij, e xyaꞌw waꞌ panukꞌab riꞌin chaꞌ cantzijoj.


sentence1: for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

sentence2: ri caquetzꞌabej uwa quikꞌij cucꞌ jujun chic na quicꞌulel taj, rachijab caquiꞌan quicꞌulel chique cach achijab, ri quequichap winak y na quequitzokopij ta ulok we na cayaꞌiꞌ ta puak chique, raj rakꞌul, ri cꞌo caquijiquibaꞌ uwach chupa rubiꞌ ri Dios yey xa rakꞌubal ri caquiꞌano, cucꞌ tak cꞌu conoje ri caquipalajij ri sakil cꞌutunic re ri Dios.


sentence1: as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

sentence2: Ketaꞌam cꞌut ri Tzij Pixab na xyaꞌiꞌ taj re cukꞌat tzij paquiwi ri jusucꞌ quibinic quisilabic; ma xyaꞌic re cukꞌat tzij paquiwi ri e aj palajiy tzij y ri na e ta cojol tzij, ri na jinta xiꞌin ib cucꞌ chwach ri Dios y ri e aj maquib, ri na queboc ta il che caquilokꞌnimaj ukꞌij ri Dios y ri caquicꞌak bi ukꞌij ri Dios; ri e camisay quichu-quikaw cucꞌ ri e camisanel,


sentence1: But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,

sentence2: Pero riꞌoj lic ketaꞌam lic cꞌo cutikoj Rutzij Upixab ri Dios we jusucꞌ cakachapabej.


sentence1: But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,

sentence2: Rucꞌuꞌxibal ri cojutak ri Dios che e waꞌ: Lic cꞌax cakanaꞌ kib chikawach. Yey chaꞌ cakaꞌan waꞌ chirajawaxic lic calax pa kanimaꞌ cakaꞌan ri utz, cakamaj usucꞌ saꞌ ri utz yey e cakaꞌano, y pakatzij wi cacubiꞌ kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire.


sentence1: As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

sentence2: Cꞌuna chacꞌuꞌx ri ximbiꞌij can chawe echiriꞌ e riꞌ quinꞌec Macedonia: E catcanaj can chupa ri tinamit Éfeso ma chiriꞌ e cꞌo jujun ticawex lic junwi ri caquicꞌutu chwa ri cakacꞌut riꞌoj. Ximbiꞌij cꞌu can chawe quebatak che na caquiꞌan ta chi waꞌ.


sentence1: and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

sentence2: Yey ximbiꞌij can chawe cabiꞌij chique ri hermanos maquiya ne quinaꞌoj puwi tak ojer tzijobal na petinak ta rucꞌ ri Dios y tak ri caquibololej quibiꞌ catiꞌ-quimam re ojertan, ma tak laꞌ cucꞌam lo sachibal naꞌoj y na catoꞌb ta che ri caraj cuꞌan ri Dios kucꞌ, yey waꞌ cuꞌana xew ruma ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ Rire.


sentence2: Lic cha bij chique chi quiqui mayij u cojic retalil che tak i ujer tzij chi toʼ qui nojim can i catit qui mam, xak chiqui mayij u cojic retalil che tak i wuj pa tzʼibtal wi u qʼuial biaj que i catit qui mam, man n-ta queʼel wi chique. Niʼpa tak ile, xa are ca petsaw tzij chiquixol i je re i Dios. I cʼutunic-le n-que u to ti jutzobaj re i Dios chu ʼonquil u chac ire; niʼpa tak i caka ʼano rumal i u cubibal ka cʼux che i Jesucrísto, are ile are craj i Dios.


sentence1: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

sentence2: Riꞌin in Pablo, in takoꞌn re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, intakom lo ruma ri Dios Kacolobenel y ruma ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo, ri kacubam pana kacꞌuꞌx rucꞌ.


sentence1: to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

sentence2: Cantzꞌibaj pan waꞌ wa carta chawe riꞌat Timoteo, ri pakatzij wi at nucꞌajol chupa rubiꞌ ri Cristo ma wuma riꞌin xacoj rubiꞌ Rire. Chacꞌulu cꞌu ri unimal rutzil cꞌuꞌxaj, ri relej cꞌuꞌxaj y ri utzil chomal re ri Kakaw Dios y re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

sentence2: Cꞌulu cꞌu alak ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo. Amén.


sentence1: I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

sentence2: Riꞌin in Pablo, rucꞌ ri nukꞌab cantzꞌibaj wa rutzil wach alak. Jelaꞌ canꞌan che tak ri nucarta, cꞌutubal re in ri quintzꞌiban re.


sentence1: Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Kanimajawal, ri aj yaꞌl utzil chomal, xaki chuyaꞌa pawiꞌ alak ri utzil chomal chupa tak ri quicꞌow wi alak. Cꞌola ri Kanimajawal ucꞌ onoje alak.


sentence1: Don’t count him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

sentence2: Pero maꞌan alak che tzel quil alak; ri ꞌana alak e pixabaj alak ma rire e jun ka hermano.


sentence1: If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man and have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

sentence2: We cꞌo junok na cutakej ta wa cakatzꞌibaj pana che alak, kꞌalajisaj alak chinok y majunimaj ib alak rucꞌ, chaꞌ jelaꞌ caqꞌuix che ri cuꞌano y cutzelej utzij.


sentence1: But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

sentence2: Yey ecꞌu ralak hermanos, macos alak che uꞌanic ri utz.


sentence1: Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

sentence2: E tak cꞌu waꞌ wa ticawex quekatak che y quekapixabaj pa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo: Chechacunok re chꞌacabal re ri quiwa y checꞌola jusucꞌ.


sentence1: For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

sentence2: Yey woꞌora katom, e cꞌo jujun chixoꞌl alak na quechacun tane qꞌuenok; ri caquiꞌano e caquimin quib che tak ri na jinta que che.


sentence1: For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

sentence2: Ma echiriꞌ cꞌa oj cꞌo ne chilaꞌ ucꞌ alak, xkatak alak che waꞌ: «We cꞌo junok na caraj taj cachacunic, na takal ta che catzukic.»


sentence1: This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

sentence2: Wa xkaꞌano na e ta queꞌelawi na takal ta chike cojtoꞌ alak; ri xkaꞌan wi e chaꞌ camaj e alak chikij.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Hermanos, chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo cakatak alak che chaꞌ quesaj ib alak chiquij tak ri hermanos lic e xepuꞌab, ri na caquitakej ta ri cꞌutunic xmaj can alak chikij.


sentence1: For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

sentence2: Lic etaꞌam cꞌu alak saꞌ ri lic chirajawaxic cacꞌam alak re che ri kabinic kasilabic riꞌoj, ma echiriꞌ xojcꞌojiꞌ ucꞌ alak, lic xojchacunic.


sentence1: May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo catoꞌw e alak chaꞌ ri rutzil cꞌuꞌx alak cuꞌana jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios y chaꞌ cachꞌij alak uchukꞌab tak ri cꞌaxcꞌobic rucꞌ unimal cꞌuꞌxaj jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xuꞌan ri Cristo.


sentence1: We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

sentence2: Cubul cꞌu kacꞌuꞌx che waꞌ: Rucꞌ rutoꞌbal ri Kanimajawal, ralak catajin alak che uꞌanic ri xkatak alak che y jelaꞌ caꞌan cꞌu alak chikawach apanok.


sentence1: But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

sentence2: Na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ, ri Kanimajawal lic jusucꞌ ma e cuꞌan na pachaꞌ ri ubiꞌim, ma Rire cujiquibaꞌ cꞌuꞌx alak y cuchajij cꞌu alak chwach ritzel winak.


sentence1: and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

sentence2: ꞌAna alak orar chwach ri Dios pakawi riꞌoj chaꞌ na cojtzak ta paquikꞌab ri winak lic itzel quicꞌuꞌx y na jinta quisucꞌ, ma na conoje taj cacaj caquicubaꞌ quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri Jesús.


sentence1: Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

sentence2: Kꞌisbꞌal kꞌu re, hermanos, ꞌana alaq orar chwach ri Dios paqawi riꞌoj chaꞌ lik keꞌek tan rutzijoxik ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Qanimajawal che ronoje luwar y chaꞌ kakꞌul waꞌ chi utz kuma ri ketaw re jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xꞌan ralaq.


sentence1: Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

sentence2: Cakaꞌan cꞌu orar pawiꞌ alak chwach ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo y chwach ri Kakaw Dios, ri cꞌax xnaꞌw ke y xaki cunimarisaj kacꞌuꞌx yey cuya chike cacubiꞌ pana kacꞌuꞌx che ri koyeꞌem ruma ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx.


sentence1: comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

sentence2: Cakatzꞌonoj cꞌu che ri Dios chunimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak y chujiquibaꞌ cꞌuꞌx alak che ubiꞌxiquil y che uꞌanic ri lic utz.


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌoj, hermanos, chirajawaxic xaki cojtioxin chwach ri Dios uma ralak ri lic cꞌax canaꞌ alak ruma ri Kanimajawal, ma ri Dios uchaꞌom chi lo alak chwi rujekebal ruwachulew chaꞌ cacꞌul alak ri colobetajic. Yey waꞌ e ruma xcoj alak ri Kꞌijsak y ruma ri cuꞌan ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios, ri cuꞌan chom che ri binic silabic alak.


sentence1: to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, ri Dios xusiqꞌuij alak ruma ri Utzilaj Tzij xkatzijoj che alak, chaꞌ jelaꞌ cacꞌul alak ri yacbal kꞌij alak ruma alak re ri Jun lic cꞌo yacbal ukꞌij, waꞌ e ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence2: I Dios xix u siqʼuij chu rikic iwelbal chi sak rumal i ʼutz laj tzij chi xka bij yoj chiwe. Xix u siqʼuij chu rikic i chomal re i Kajwal Jesucrísto chi ʼo iwe che.


sentence1: that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

sentence2: Jecꞌulaꞌ quecꞌojiꞌ chuxeꞌ ri kꞌatbal tzij conoje ri na xquicoj ta ri Kꞌijsak, ma e lic xeꞌec quicꞌuꞌx rucꞌ ri na jusucꞌ taj.


sentence1: Because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie,

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, ri Dios cuya luwar quesocotaj ruma ruchukꞌab ritzel; ecꞌu rique e caquicoj ri xa rakꞌubal.


sentence1: even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

sentence2: Echiriꞌ cacꞌun waꞌ wa jun itzelilaj achi, cuꞌan nimak tak cꞌutubal y milagros rucꞌ ri unimal chukꞌab yaꞌtal che ruma ri Satanás. Ronoje cꞌu riꞌ waꞌ, cuꞌan rucꞌ socosoꞌnic, ma e pachaꞌ cuꞌan waꞌ rucꞌ ruchukꞌab ri Dios.


sentence1: 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;

sentence2: cꞌa ecꞌuchiriꞌ cucꞌutubej uwach ri jun itzelilaj achi. Yey echiriꞌ cacꞌun tanchi ri Kanimajawal rucꞌ unimal uchukꞌab, Rire rucꞌ ri chꞌaꞌtem quel lo puchiꞌ cucamisaj y cusach cꞌu uwach wa jun itzelilaj achi.


sentence1: For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

sentence2: Ritzel winak catajin chi che ucojic pa quijolom ri winak queyactaj chirij ri Dios tob rique na caquinaꞌbej taj we e rire caꞌanaw waꞌ. Woꞌora cꞌa cꞌo ri kꞌatabeyom re, pero echiriꞌ quesax ri kꞌatabeyom re,


sentence1: Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

sentence2: Etaꞌam chi cꞌu alak saꞌ ri kꞌatabeyom re ri cꞌutubal uwach rire wakꞌij ora chaꞌ e cucꞌutubej uwach cꞌa echiriꞌ copon na rukꞌijol uchꞌobom chi lo ri Dios.


sentence1: Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

sentence2: ¿Na cacꞌun ta neba chicꞌuꞌx alak, echiriꞌ cꞌa in cꞌo ucꞌ alak, ximbiꞌij waꞌ che alak?


sentence1: He 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.

sentence2: Ecꞌu waꞌ waꞌchi cayactaj chirij ri Dios y chirij ronoje tak ri calokꞌnimax ukꞌij cuma ri winak, waꞌ e tak ri quiꞌanom tiox che. Rire queꞌtzꞌula ne chupa ri Rocho Dios, cuꞌan che rib pachaꞌ e Dios y cucꞌambej ne uwach ri Dios.


sentence1: not to be quickly shaken in your mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Christ has already come.

sentence2: chajij ib alak chaꞌ na casach ta ri naꞌoj alak puwi waꞌ. Maxiꞌij cꞌu ib alak we cꞌo junok cubiꞌij: «E ukꞌijol waꞌ rucꞌunibal ri Kanimajawal,» tob ne cubiꞌij kꞌalajisam waꞌ che ruma ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios o xtzijox che o xtzꞌibax pa carta lic e pachaꞌ kuma riꞌoj tzꞌibitalic.


sentence1: Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

sentence2: Chwi cꞌu rucꞌunibal ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo echiriꞌ cakamol kib rucꞌ Rire, lic cakatzꞌonoj che alak hermanos,


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: E uwariꞌche lic xaki cakaꞌan orar pawiꞌ alak. Cakatzꞌonoj cꞌu che ri Dios e catoꞌw e alak chaꞌ ri binic silabic alak cuꞌana pachaꞌ ri takal chique ri esiqꞌuim ruma Rire. Y cakatzꞌonoj cꞌu che cutoꞌ alak che uꞌanic tak ri utzilaj chac caraj Rire che alak, yey caꞌan cꞌu alak waꞌ rucꞌ cubulibal cꞌuꞌxaj y rucꞌ ruchukꞌab Rire.


sentence1: when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

sentence2: echiriꞌ cacꞌun Rire chupa laꞌ la jun kꞌij re cayac ukꞌij cuma rutinamit. Conoje cꞌu riꞌ ri xecojow rubiꞌ lic caquilokꞌnimaj ukꞌij ruma ri uꞌanom Rire cucꞌ. Yey ralak, alak jun che wa utinamit ruma xcoj alak ri xkatzijoj che alak.


sentence1: who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

sentence2: E tak cꞌu waꞌ wa winak caquicꞌul ri kꞌatbal tzij re ri cꞌaxcꞌobic na jinta utakexic; xa jumul cꞌut quebesax bi chwach ri Kanimajawal y chwach ruchomal ruchukꞌab


sentence1: punishing those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

sentence2: kebꞌoꞌluꞌyaꞌa kꞌu pa kꞌax ri na xkaj ta kaketaꞌmaj uwach ri Dios y na xkitaqej tane ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: Noꞌj cꞌu ralak ri catajin icꞌowic alak chupa ri cꞌax, cuya na che alak ri uxlanem junam kucꞌ riꞌoj echiriꞌ cakꞌalajin uwach ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo. Echiriꞌ Rire cacꞌun chilaꞌ chicaj chupa urepebal akꞌ cucꞌ ru ángeles lic cꞌo quichukꞌab,


sentence1: For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

sentence2: Yey lic ube cꞌut, ri Dios cuꞌan ucꞌaxel chique ri eyaꞌyom e alak pa cꞌax.


sentence1: This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

sentence2: Ri kꞌatbal tzij cuꞌan ri Dios lic jusucꞌ, yey cakꞌalajin waꞌ ma chwach Rire lic takal che alak coc na alak chupa rutakanic, y ruma ne riꞌ catij alak cꞌax woꞌora.


sentence1: so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, riꞌoj lic cakatacꞌabaꞌ kꞌij alak echiriꞌ cojchꞌaꞌt pawiꞌ alak chiquiwach tak riglesias re ri Dios. Lic e cakatzijoj ri unimal cꞌuꞌx alak y ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak; ma tob alak ternabem rucꞌ cꞌax y quicꞌow alak pa cꞌaxcꞌobic, waꞌ lic cuyum alak.


sentence1: 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 toward one another abounds,

sentence2: Hermanos, xaki cojtioxin chwach ri Dios uma ralak; lic e takal riꞌ cakaꞌano ma lic catajin unimaric ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak rucꞌ ri Cristo yey catajin unimaric ri rutzil cꞌuꞌx alak, ri cacꞌut alak chiwach onoje alak.


sentence1: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

sentence2: Cꞌulu cꞌu alak ri unimal rutzil cꞌuꞌxaj y ri utzil chomal re ri Kakaw Dios y re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

sentence2: Riꞌin Pablo cucꞌ ri wachbiꞌil Silvano y Timoteo cakatak bi wa carta che alak, ri alak re riglesia cꞌo Tesalónica, alak re ri Kakaw Dios y re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.

sentence2: Chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal cambiꞌij che alak: Chajilaj alak waꞌ wa carta chiquiwach conoje ri hermanos.


sentence1: Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

sentence2: Yaꞌa alak rutzil wach alak chiwach onoje alak rucꞌ jun sakil tzꞌubuj chiꞌaj chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: Brothers, pray for us.

sentence2: Hermanos, ꞌana alak orar pakawi riꞌoj.


sentence1: He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

sentence2: E ri Dios sikꞌiyom e alaq che jun santowilaj bꞌinik silabꞌik; yey Rire lik jusukꞌ, ma kuya na ronoje ri toꞌbꞌal ubꞌiꞌtisim che alaq chaꞌ kabꞌin alaq jusukꞌ.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Dios ri aj yaꞌl utzil chomal, lic chuchomaj ri binic silabic alak chaꞌ ronoje ri cꞌaslemal alak rucꞌ ri cꞌuꞌx alak y ri cuerpo alak chajital chi utz che ronoje ri na utz taj, chaꞌ jelaꞌ na jinta cꞌana mac alak echiriꞌ cacꞌun tanchi ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Don’t quench the Spirit.

sentence2: Makꞌatej alak janipa ri caraj cuꞌan ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios ucꞌ alak.


sentence1: Don’t despise prophecies.

sentence2: Macꞌak cꞌu bi alak ukꞌij tak ri kꞌalajisanic cuꞌan junok ruma ri Ruxlabixel ri Dios;


sentence1: In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

sentence2: Tioxin cꞌu alak che ri Dios chupa tak ronoje ri quicꞌowibej alak, ma e caraj riꞌ ri Dios che onoje alak ri cojom alak rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Pray without ceasing.

sentence2: Chipakꞌij chichakꞌab ꞌana alak orar.


sentence1: Always rejoice.

sentence2: E lic xaki quiꞌcota alak.


sentence1: See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

sentence2: We cꞌo junok uꞌanom ri na utz taj che alak, maꞌan alak ucꞌaxel che. E tijoj ib alak che uꞌanic ri utz chiwach alak y chiquiwach conoje.


sentence1: We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

sentence2: Cakatzꞌonoj che alak hermanos, chepixabaj alak ri na jinta cꞌo cacaj caquiꞌano. Nimarisaj alak quicꞌuꞌx ri na jinta ucowil quicꞌuꞌx. Chetoꞌo alak ri na jinta quichukꞌab chwach ri Dios. Cꞌola unimal cꞌuꞌx alak cucꞌ conoje ri e cꞌo ucꞌ alak.


sentence1: and to respect and honor them in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

sentence2: Lokꞌoj alak quikꞌij y cꞌax chenaꞌa alak ruma ri chac caquiꞌano. Cꞌola alak chi utzil chomal chiwach alak.


sentence1: But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,

sentence2: Hermanos, cakatzꞌonoj che alak cojo alak quitzij ri e cꞌamal wach alak chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal, y ꞌana cꞌu alak janipa ri takal chique ri quechacun chixoꞌlibal alak y quequipixabaj alak.


sentence1: Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, bochiꞌij cꞌuꞌx alak y nimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak chiwach alak, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri catajin alak che uꞌanic.


sentence1: For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

sentence2: I Dios n-xoj u siqʼuij ta ruʼ we xa yabal-ke pa tojpen; oj u chom man caka rikbej re i kelbal chi sak rumal i Kajwal Jesucrísto.


sentence1: who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

sentence2: ri xcam kuma riꞌoj chaꞌ tob we oj cꞌaslic o we oj caminak chic echiriꞌ cacꞌun Rire, coj-jekiꞌ cꞌu riꞌ junam rucꞌ.


sentence2: Ire xcam kumal yoj man craj ire coj jeki junam ruʼ, n-ta coʼono we oj cʼaslic, we xi oj camnak chic.


sentence1: But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

sentence2: Noꞌj riꞌoj, ri oj cꞌo chupa ri Kꞌijsak, lic kachajij kib. Rucꞌ ri cubulibal kacꞌuꞌx y ri rutzil kacꞌuꞌx kaꞌana jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cuꞌan juna soldado rucꞌ ri chꞌichꞌ chꞌukubal ruwa ucꞌuꞌx. Yey kacubaꞌ pan kacꞌuꞌx che ucꞌulic ri colobetajic koyeꞌem che ri Kakaw jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cuꞌan juna soldado rucꞌ ri casco chꞌukubal re rujolom.


sentence1: For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

sentence2: Ma e ri kewarik, chaqꞌabꞌ kewarik; yey e ri keqꞌabꞌarik, chaqꞌabꞌ keqꞌabꞌarik.


sentence1: so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu riꞌ, mawar kawach pachaꞌ ri caquiꞌan ri jujun chic; ri kaꞌanaꞌ e kachajij ri kabinic kasilabic y lic kachꞌobo chi utz saꞌ ri cakaꞌano.


sentence1: But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

sentence2: Noꞌj ralak hermanos, na jinta chi alak pa kꞌekuꞌmalil, ma etaꞌam chi alak puwi ri catajin lok; ruma riꞌ echiriꞌ ri Kanimajawal cacꞌun tanchic, na cacam ta animaꞌ alak che ma oyeꞌem chi alak rucꞌunibal. Na cacꞌulumaj ta cꞌu alak riꞌ pachaꞌ ri cucꞌulumaj junok echiriꞌ xakicꞌateꞌt coc juna elekꞌom pa rocho.


sentence1: You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,

sentence2: Ma onoje ralak cabin alak chupa ri Kꞌijsak y alak re ri pakꞌij. Ralak y riꞌoj na oj ta re ri chakꞌab, ma na oj jinta chi pa ri kꞌekuꞌmalil.


sentence2: Iwonojel yix ix re i sak; ix re i paʼij. N-oj ta re i chaʼab; n-oj ta re i ʼekumal;


sentence1: For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri winak caquibiꞌij: «Woꞌora lic cꞌo utzil chomal ma na jinta chi chꞌaꞌoj y na jinta chi cꞌo cakacꞌulumaj,» xakicꞌateꞌt cꞌu riꞌ cape ri cꞌaxcꞌobic paquiwiꞌ jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri cꞌax cujek che juna ixok echiriꞌ calax uchꞌutiꞌn. Yey tak waꞌ wa winak na jinta cꞌo quesan que chwach ri cꞌaxcꞌobic cape paquiwiꞌ.


sentence1: For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

sentence2: Ma ralak lic etaꞌam alak chi utz, rucꞌunibal ri Kanimajawal jelaꞌ cuꞌanaꞌ pachaꞌ ri oquibal re juna elekꞌom pa juna ja chakꞌab, ma ri elekꞌom na cubiꞌij ta apanok jampalaꞌ coponic.


sentence1: But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

sentence2: Hermanos, na chirajawaxic taj cantzꞌibaj pan riꞌin che alak puwi rukꞌijol cuꞌana ronoje waꞌ.


sentence1: Therefore comfort one another with these words.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche, nimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak chiwach alak rucꞌ wa ximbiꞌij lok.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Tecꞌuchiriꞌ riꞌoj, ri cꞌa oj cꞌas wara che ruwachulew, cojcꞌam bi junam cucꞌ rique pa sutzꞌ re queꞌkacꞌulu ri Kanimajawal punicꞌajal caj. Y cojeꞌcꞌola cꞌu rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal na jinta chi utakexic.


sentence1: For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

sentence2: Wa cakabiꞌij che alak woꞌora e chirij ri xucꞌut can ri Kanimajawal: E riꞌoj janipa ri cꞌa oj cꞌaslic echiriꞌ cacꞌun tanchi ri Kanimajawal, na cojnabej tubi chiquiwach ri ka hermanos, ri xecam nabe chikawa riꞌoj.


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: Ma echiriꞌ ri Kanimajawal cape chilaꞌ chicaj, catataj jun cowilaj kulaj re takanic, ri kulaj re jun ángel lic cꞌo uwach y ruchꞌawibal ri trompeta re ri Dios. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ, ri hermanos ecaminak chic, quecꞌastaj lo nabe.


sentence1: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

sentence2: Ma we cakacojo ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo xcamic yey xcꞌastaj lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak; jelaꞌ cꞌu riꞌ cakacojo, ri Dios quebucꞌam lo rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo janipa ri xecamic quicojom bi rubiꞌ Rire.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Hermanos, e cakaj riꞌoj lic camaj alak usucꞌ chi utz paquiwi ri ka hermanos ecaminak chic, chaꞌ na cabison ta alak jelaꞌ pachaꞌ caquiꞌan ri ticawex na cubul ta pan quicꞌuꞌx che rilic tanchi quiwach ri ecaminak chic.


sentence1: that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

sentence2: chaꞌ jelaꞌ na coyꞌej ta alak chique jujun chic janipa ri cajawax che alak y jecꞌulaꞌ chom quilitaj ri binic silabic alak chiquiwach ri cꞌamajaꞌ caquicoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: Yey choc alak il che ri cacꞌojiꞌ utzil chomal chiwach alak; mamin ib alak chupa tak ri na e ta alak. Yey chacuna cꞌu alak rucꞌ ri kꞌab alak jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri pixabanic kaꞌanom can che alak,


sentence1: 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;

sentence2: y jelaꞌ catajin alak che uꞌanic cucꞌ conoje ri hermanos e cꞌo chilaꞌ pa ronoje tak ri luwar re Macedonia. Lic cꞌu cantzꞌonoj che alak hermanos, e xaki tijoj ib alak che waꞌ.


sentence1: But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

sentence2: Chwi cꞌu ri rutzil cꞌuꞌxaj chiwach alak, na chirajawaxic taj cꞌo cantzꞌibaj pana che alak puwi waꞌ, ma ri Dios ucꞌutum che alak chirajawaxic cꞌax canaꞌ ib alak chiwach alak,


sentence1: For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

sentence2: Ma ri Dios na xojusikꞌij taj re kaqachꞌulaj ri qabꞌinik, e xojusikꞌij re kojkꞌojiꞌ che jun santowilaj bꞌinik.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Muꞌana ri cꞌo junok che alak cuꞌan ri na utz taj o cusocosaꞌ juna ratz-uchakꞌ puwi tak waꞌ, ma ri Kanimajawal cukꞌat tzij puwi ri caꞌanaw waꞌ, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri kabiꞌim y kakꞌalajisam chi che alak.


sentence1: that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,

sentence2: Chijujunal alak cꞌola alak pa sakil wi rucꞌ ri ixokil alak y jecꞌulaꞌ lokꞌoj alak ukꞌij.


sentence1: not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,

sentence2: Maya cꞌu ib alak che rayibal na chom ta uwach pachaꞌ ri caquiꞌan ri winak na quetaꞌam ta uwach ri Dios.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Woʼor kachalal, ʼo jun tzij lic caka bij chiwe chi ʼo u chac qui ʼan na, lic caka ya chikul rumal i Kajwal Jesus. Cha cʼun chi cʼux, yix xix naw chikij yoj wach u ʼanic qui ʼano chi chom i cʼaslemal chuwach i Dios; chi cowirsaj mas u ʼonquil ile.


sentence1: For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

sentence2: Lic etaꞌam chi alak saꞌ tak ri pixabanic xkaya chiwach alak pa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo,


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Yey chujikibꞌaꞌ kꞌuꞌx alaq y chutoꞌo alaq chaꞌ ri bꞌinik silabꞌik alaq kuꞌan lik jusukꞌ y na jinta kꞌana mak kariqitaj che alaq chwach ri Qaqaw Dios echiriꞌ kakꞌun tanchi ri Qanimajawal Jesucristo kukꞌ konoje ri santowilaj utinamit.


sentence1: May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,

sentence2: Ri Kanimajawal chunimarisaj ri rutzil cꞌuꞌx alak chaꞌ lic cꞌax canaꞌ ib alak chiwach alak y cꞌax quenaꞌ alak conoje ri ticawex, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ cakaꞌan riꞌoj che alak.


sentence1: Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri Kakaw Dios y ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo chuyaꞌa chike cojopon ucꞌ alak.


sentence1: For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche hermanos, chupa ronoje ri cojtajin che ricꞌowibexic y ri cꞌaxcꞌobic oj cꞌo wi, xcubiꞌ ri kanimaꞌ ruma ri xkata puwi ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak.


sentence1: For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ xkato lic tiquil alak chi utz chwach ri Kakaw, waꞌ xunimarisaj kacꞌuꞌx.


sentence2: Are xka ta rason chi lic ix jiquil chuwach i Kajwal, lic xoj quicot na iwumal pacha jun cʼacʼ laj cʼaslemal xka naʼo.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu lic xuaj canta rason alak, xintak bi ri Timoteo ucꞌ alak chaꞌ caretaꞌmaj saꞌ uꞌanom ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak; ma uxiꞌim rib nucꞌuꞌx cꞌaxtaj ritzel winak xusoc alak chaꞌ caya can alak ri Cristo y jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌ na jinta xutikoj ri kachac ucꞌ alak.


sentence1: that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

sentence2: Queje xka ʼan ile, man mi jun chiwe cu sach u cubibal u cʼux chuwach tak i cʼax chi quix tijin chi rilic woʼor. Lic iwetaʼam yix chi ʼo u chac caka tij tak i cʼax pacha ile.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Ma echiriꞌ cꞌa oj cꞌo chilaꞌ ucꞌ alak, xkabiꞌij che alak cape cꞌaxcꞌobic pakawiꞌ; yey lic etaꞌam chi cꞌu alak e xuꞌana waꞌ.


sentence2: Are cʼa oj ʼo iwuʼ xka bij chiwe chi ca pe ni cʼax pakawi, y ya iwilom chic chi queje ile xeʼelok.


sentence1: Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

sentence2: Are oj ʼo pa tinimit Aténas, lic n-xka chʼij ta chic u rayixic rilic i wach, are ʼuri xka chʼobo chi ʼo u chac coj canaj can katuquel pa tinimit-le,


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: y xkatak cꞌu bi ri ka hermano Timoteo, ri raj chac ri Dios y toꞌbel ke che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Cristo, chaꞌ rire cuꞌnimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak y cuꞌpixabaj alak chaꞌ na casach ta ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak,


sentence2: y xka tak bi i kachalal a-Timotéo iwuʼ. Ire-le lic jun rajchac i Dios chi chacun-nak kuʼ yoj chu bixquil i ʼutz laj tzij re i Crísto. Xka tak bi iwuʼ yix man quix u jicba na che u cubibal i cʼux che i Crísto, xak cu ya ni u cowil i cʼux.


sentence1: For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

sentence2: Queje te ile xwaj u ʼanic, man lic quin quicot iwumal. Lic cul in cʼux che, chi iwumal yix cocsax ni in ʼij are ca cʼun tan chic i Kajwal Jesucrísto; iwumal yix quin quicot na chuwach ire; xak quin na na chi ʼutz xeʼel in chac.


sentence1: For you are our glory and our joy.

sentence2: Uma cꞌu riꞌ ralak, riꞌoj cakanaꞌo lic cꞌo xeꞌela wi ri chac kaꞌanom y lic cojquiꞌcot che.


sentence2: Katzij, iwumal yix caka na na chi ʼo ka ʼij; xak coj quicot na iwumal.


sentence1: 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,

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌoj hermanos, tob naj oj cꞌo wi che alak yey cꞌo tan kꞌij na kilom ta wach alak; na rucꞌ ta cꞌu riꞌ xaki cꞌo alak pa kanimaꞌ y lic curayij pan kacꞌuꞌx queꞌkila tanchi wach alak.


sentence1: because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.

sentence2: Lic cꞌu xkarayij cojeꞌbina ucꞌ alak. Riꞌin, in Pablo, na xa ta julaj lic xintij ukꞌij quiꞌnwila alak, pero e ri Satanás xucoj kꞌatbal chikawach.


sentence1: who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

sentence2: Xak je are i aj Israel-le chi xqui camsaj i Kajwal Jesus, xak xe qui camsaj i je ajbil u tzij i Dios ujer, xak xoj coktaj yoj. Niʼpa i que tijin chu ʼanic-le, tzel cril i Dios. Toʼ je aj chʼoʼoj chiquij conojel i winak,


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Ma echiriꞌ cakatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij chiquiwach ri na e ta aj judiꞌab chaꞌ quecolobetajic, rique caquitij ukꞌij cojquikꞌatej. Rucꞌ waꞌ lic catajin uqꞌuiyaric ri quimac y jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌ ri nimalaj kꞌatbal tzij re ri Dios cꞌo chi paquiwiꞌ.


sentence1: 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

sentence2: Ralak hermanos, xtij alak cꞌax paquikꞌab ri e re ri tinamit alak, jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri xquicꞌulumaj rutinamit ri Dios, ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo pa tak ri luwar re Judea, ma rique xeternabex rucꞌ cꞌax cuma ri cach e aj judiꞌab.


sentence1: 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, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche, riꞌoj xaki cojtioxin chwach ri Dios, ma echiriꞌ xkatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios che alak, na xcꞌul ta alak waꞌ xa pachaꞌ uchꞌaꞌtem ticawex; ma xmaj alak usucꞌ pakatzij wi waꞌ e Uchꞌaꞌtem ri Dios yey waꞌ e ri cujalcꞌatij ri binic silabic alak, ri cojom alak rubiꞌ ri Cristo.


sentence1: As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

sentence2: Lic etaꞌam cꞌu alak, ri xkaꞌano e pachaꞌ cuꞌan juna achi cucꞌ ri ralcꞌoꞌal. Ma xkapixabaj alak, xkanimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak chijujunal alak


sentence1: to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

sentence2: y lic xkatzꞌonoj che alak chaꞌ cabin alak jusucꞌ jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri lic takal che alak ri alak re ri Dios, ri cusiqꞌuij alak chaꞌ cacꞌojiꞌ alak chupa ri chomilaj utakanic.


sentence2: Xak lic xix ka pixbaj chu ʼonquil i ʼutz pacha i ca majaw chiwe chi ix re chic i Dios. Ca majawic queje qui ʼan ile man ire quix u siqʼuij ruʼ, che i iwocbal pa cu ʼat wi tzij ire, xak qui rikbej i ʼij i chomal chi ʼo ruʼ ire.


sentence1: You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

sentence2: Ilom cꞌu ralak y rilom ne ri Dios saꞌ ri kabinic kasilabic chixoꞌl alak ri cojom alak rubiꞌ ri Cristo. Ma ri kabinic lic chom, lic jusucꞌ y na jinta cꞌo cachꞌaꞌtiben re.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Hermanos, cacꞌun chicꞌuꞌx alak ri kachac y ri kacosic xkicꞌowibej chilaꞌ ucꞌ alak; ma riꞌoj xojchacun chipakꞌij chichakꞌab chaꞌ jelaꞌ na xkaꞌan ta oj ekaꞌn chukul junok che alak echiriꞌ xkatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios chixoꞌl alak.


sentence1: 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.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu ri cꞌaxnaꞌbal kacꞌuꞌx che alak, na xew ta lic xkaj cakatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij re ri Dios che alak, ma lic ne xkaya kanimaꞌ che toꞌic alak, tob ne rucꞌ waꞌ cojcamic, ma lic cꞌax cakanaꞌ alak.


sentence1: For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

sentence2: Etaꞌam alak hermanos, riꞌoj na xkayac ta kꞌij alak xa ruma cꞌo cakaj che alak y na jinta xkaꞌano xa re cakesaj puak che alak. Ri Dios retaꞌam lic katzij wa cakabiꞌij.


sentence1: But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak—not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

sentence2: Ma ri tzijonic xkaꞌano e chirij ri caraj ri Dios, ri xchaꞌw keꞌoj y xuya pakakꞌab rutzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij. Na e ta cꞌu cakaꞌan janipa ri cacaj rachijab, ma e cakaꞌan janipa ri caraj ri Dios, ri carilo we utz o na utz taj saꞌ ri cꞌo chupa ri kanimaꞌ.


sentence1: For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri tzijonic xkaꞌan chiwach alak na xkaꞌan ta rucꞌ sachibal naꞌoj, na xkaꞌan ta rucꞌ rayibal na ube taj yey na xkaꞌan tane re cakasoc alak.


sentence1: For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,

sentence2: Hermanos, etaꞌam alak lic cꞌo xutikoj janipa kꞌij xojcꞌojiꞌ chilaꞌ ucꞌ alak.


sentence1: but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

sentence2: Yey etaꞌam ne alak ri xkicꞌowibej echiriꞌ cꞌamajaꞌ cojopon ucꞌ alak; lic xcꞌak bi kakꞌij rucꞌ cꞌaxlaj chꞌaꞌtem y lic xꞌan cꞌax chike chupa ri tinamit Filipos. Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xojopon ucꞌ alak, ri Dios lic xuya kachukꞌab che utzijoxic ri Utzilaj Tzij chixoꞌl alak, tob e cꞌo ri lic xcaj cojquikꞌatej.


sentence2: Xak iwetaʼam are cʼa maja coj upon iwuʼ yix, xka tij ni cʼax, xak xka tij ni ka yoʼyaxic chila pa tinimit Filípos. Xui-ri, are xoj upon iwuʼ, i Dios xu ya u cowil ka cʼux chu bixquil u tzij chiwe re i ʼelbal chi sak, tupu xak je qʼui xqui tzucuj chʼoʼoj chikij.


sentence1: and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead: Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

sentence2: Yey caquitzijoj e oyeꞌem alak ri Jun cape chilaꞌ chicaj, waꞌ e ri Jesús Rucꞌajol ri Dios, ri xcꞌastaj lo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak. Yey Rire cojucolobej che ri kꞌatbal tzij re ri Dios catajin lok.


sentence1: For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out, so that we need not to say anything.

sentence2: Queje ile, i u tzij i Kajwal ya paxsam chic rumal wach i ʼanom yix. N-xui ta chila pa Macedónia tak i Acáya, xak xpax u tzijol ronojel u wach i jyub taʼaj wach i ʼanom yix. ʼIs quetaʼam chic conojel wach u cubibal i cʼux yix che i Dios; ya n-ta chic u chac caka bij yoj chique.


sentence1: For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,

sentence2: Ma e ne rike kakitzijoj ri utzilaj qakꞌulik xꞌan ralaq yey suꞌanik xoqꞌotaj kan alaq ri kiloqꞌnimaxik taq ri tiox chaꞌ e kaloqꞌnimaj alaq ri Jun paqatzij wi e Dios kꞌaslik.


sentence1: so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

sentence2: Waꞌ wa xꞌan alak e jun cꞌutubal chiquiwach conoje ri hermanos quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, ri e cꞌo chupa tak ri luwar re Macedonia y re Acaya.


sentence1: and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

sentence2: Ma echiriꞌ xkatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij che alak, na xkatzijoj ta xa rucꞌ kachꞌaꞌtem riꞌoj, ma e xkatzijoj rucꞌ ruchukꞌab ri Santowilaj Ruxlabixel ri Dios; yey ecꞌu riꞌ Rire xujiquibaꞌ uwach lic katzij ri xkatzijoj. Ralak etaꞌam alak chi utz saꞌ ri kabinic kasilabic echiriꞌ xojopon chixoꞌl alak, ma ronoje ri xkaꞌano, xkaꞌano re toꞌbal e alak.


sentence1: We know, brothers loved by God, that you are chosen,

sentence2: Hermanos, ri lic cꞌax canaꞌ alak ruma ri Dios, riꞌoj ketaꞌam ralak alak chaꞌtal ruma Rire.


sentence1: We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

sentence2: Lic xaki cojtioxin chwach ri Dios uma onoje alak echiriꞌ cakaꞌan orar pawiꞌ alak.


sentence1: remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

sentence2: Xaki e cꞌo alak chikacꞌuꞌx chwach ri Kakaw Dios ruma ri catajin alak che ucꞌutic rucꞌ ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak y ri rutzil cꞌuꞌx alak, yey ruma na okꞌotam ta cꞌana alak ri cubul pan cꞌuꞌx alak che rucꞌunibal ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence2: Are coj tijin chu tzʼonoxic che i ka Kajaw Dios, ca cʼun chaka cʼux chi yix lic i ʼalijinsam i cubibal i cʼux che i Kajwal ruʼ wach tak i qui ʼano. Xak i ʼalijinsam chi ʼo i cʼaxnabal i cʼux che ire man lic quix tijin chu ʼanic u chac. Xak i ʼalijinsam chi jiquil i cʼux che chi quiwil na wach u sujum i Kajwal Jesucrísto chiwe.


sentence1: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

sentence2: Riꞌin Pablo cucꞌ ri wachbiꞌil Silvano y Timoteo cakatak bi wa carta che alak, ri alak re riglesia cꞌo Tesalónica, alak re ri Kakaw Dios y re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo. Cꞌulu cꞌu alak ri unimal rutzil cꞌuꞌxaj y ri utzil chomal re ri Kakaw Dios y re ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you. Amen.

sentence2: Riꞌin Pablo, rucꞌ wa nukꞌab xintzꞌibaj wa rutzil wach alak. Lic micꞌow chicꞌuꞌx alak caꞌan alak orar panuwiꞌ ma in cꞌo pa cárcel. Cꞌulu cꞌu alak ri unimal rutzil ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios. Amén.


sentence1: Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

sentence2: Jewaꞌ biꞌij alak che ri Arquipo: «Lic choc la il che uꞌanic chi utz ruchac ri Dios yaꞌtal pakꞌab la.»


sentence1: Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, with Nymphas and the assembly that is in his house.

sentence2: Yaꞌa alak rutzil quiwach conoje ri hermanos e cꞌo Laodicea. Yaꞌa alak rutzil uwach ri Ninfas junam cucꞌ ri hermanos caquimol quib chirocho.


sentence1: Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.

sentence2: Cuya pan rutzil wach alak ri Lucas, ri jun doctor na lokꞌ ta cꞌax canaꞌw re; jenelaꞌ ri Demas cuya pan rutzil wach alak.


sentence1: For I testify about him that he has great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.

sentence2: Ma e riꞌin wilom ri Epafras lic cuꞌan orar pawiꞌ alak y paquiwiꞌ ri e cꞌo pa ri tinamit Laodicea y ri e cꞌo Hierápolis.


sentence1: Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

sentence2: Cuya pan rutzil wach alak ri Epafras, rire aj chilaꞌ pa ri tinamit alak y e jun aj chac re ri Cristo. Rire lic uyaꞌom rib che uꞌanic orar pawiꞌ alak chaꞌ lic cachukꞌubej ib alak rucꞌ ri jusucꞌ binic silabic alak y jecꞌulaꞌ caya ib alak che uꞌanic ronoje ri rajawal ucꞌuꞌx ri Dios.


sentence1: and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for God’s Kingdom who are of the circumcision, men who have been a comfort to me.

sentence2: Cuya pan rutzil wach alak ri Jesús, ri cabiꞌx Justo che. Xew cꞌu wa oxib hermanos aj judiꞌab e chacuninak wucꞌ woꞌora pa rutakanic ri Dios y lic quibochiꞌim nucꞌuꞌx.


sentence1: Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received instructions, “if he comes to you, receive him”),

sentence2: Ri Aristarco, wachbiꞌil wara pa cárcel, cuya pan rutzil wach alak; cuya pan rutzil wach alak ri Marcos, ri ricakꞌ ri Bernabé. Biꞌtal chi che alak saꞌ ri takal che ri Marcos we quicꞌow rire ucꞌ alak; cꞌulu cꞌu alak chi utz.


sentence1: together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.

sentence2: Ri carachbilaj bi ri Tíquico e ri Onésimo, jun utzilaj hermano na lokꞌ ta cꞌax canaꞌw re, yey rire aj chilaꞌ pa ri tinamit alak. Ecꞌu rique caquitzijoj che alak ronoje saꞌ tak ri kicꞌowibem wara.


sentence1: All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.

sentence2: Echiriꞌ ri hermano Tíquico ri na lokꞌ ta cꞌax canaꞌw re copon ucꞌ alak, cubiꞌij cꞌu che alak saꞌ ri nuꞌanom riꞌin wara. Rire e jun utzilaj aj chac re ri Kakaw y lic chacuninak wucꞌ riꞌin.


sentence1: I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ cantak bi ucꞌ alak chaꞌ cutzijoj che alak saꞌ ri kaꞌanom riꞌoj wara y jelaꞌ cunimarisaj cꞌuꞌx alak.


sentence1: Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

sentence2: Bina alak rucꞌ sakil naꞌoj chiquiwach ri na e ta ralcꞌoꞌal ri Dios, xaki matzꞌilaꞌ cꞌu alak ri jujun kꞌij quicꞌowic.


sentence1: praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds,

sentence2: ꞌAna alak orar pakawi riꞌoj chaꞌ ri Kajawal cuya na chike cakatzijoj ri Utzilaj Tzij y cakakꞌalajisaj cꞌu ri na kꞌalajisam ta lo ojertan chwi ri Cristo, ma ruma ne laꞌ in cꞌo pa cárcel.


sentence1: Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,

sentence2: Onoje cꞌu alak lic macos alak che uꞌanic orar rucꞌ tioxinic chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

sentence2: Yey ralak ri alak patrón, ꞌana alak ri lic ube y ri lic usucꞌ chique ri e mocom alak; micꞌow chicꞌuꞌx alak, ralak cꞌo jun “Patrón” alak chilaꞌ chicaj, waꞌ e ri Dios.


sentence1: But he who does wrong will receive again for the wrong that he has done, and there is no partiality.

sentence2: Noꞌj cꞌu ri caꞌanaw ri na utz taj, riꞌ e cucꞌul ri tojbal re ri na utz taj uꞌanom, ma ri Dios cuya chiquijujunal saꞌ ri takal chique e chirij ri quiꞌanom.


sentence1: knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

sentence2: Ma etaꞌam chi la cꞌo rajil ucꞌaxel cuya ri Dios cheꞌla e chirij ri ꞌanom la, ma ri canimaj la e ri Cristo ri Kajawal.


sentence1: And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

sentence2: Ronoje cꞌu ri caꞌan la, ꞌana la rucꞌ ronoje cꞌuꞌx la, ma e ri Kanimajawal ri canimaj la y na e ta ri ticawex.


sentence1: Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

sentence2: Ecꞌu rilal lal mocom, lic cojo la utzij ri patrón la che ronoje. Chacuna la rucꞌ xiꞌin ib chwach ri Dios y rucꞌ ronoje cꞌuꞌx la, na xew ta echiriꞌ catzutzuꞌx la ruma ri patrón pachaꞌ ri caquiꞌan ri xa caquitzucuj ri yacbal quikꞌij.


sentence1: Fathers, don’t provoke your children, so that they won’t be discouraged.

sentence2: Yey ralak ri cꞌo alcꞌoꞌal alak, mapetisaj alak coyowal ri alcꞌoꞌal alak, chaꞌ jelaꞌ na capax ta quicꞌuꞌx.


sentence1: Children, obey your parents in all things, for this pleases the Lord.

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌix ix alcꞌoꞌal, lic chicojo quitzij richu-ikaw che ronoje, ma waꞌ e cucꞌul ucꞌuꞌx ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo.


sentence1: Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be bitter against them.

sentence2: Yey rilal achi, ri cꞌulan la, lic cꞌax naꞌa la ri ixokil la. Macꞌachcꞌat la chwa ujolom.


sentence1: Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

sentence2: E rilal ixok, ri cꞌulan la, lic nimaj la ri achijil la, ma e takal riꞌ chique ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Kakaw.


sentence1: Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

sentence2: Yey ronoje ri caꞌan alak y ronoje ri cabiꞌij alak, ꞌana alak chupa rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo y tioxin alak chwach ri Kakaw Dios ruma Rire.


sentence1: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

sentence2: Ruchꞌaꞌtem ri Cristo chunojisaj ronoje ri cꞌaslemal alak. Cꞌutu cꞌu alak waꞌ wa chꞌaꞌtem chibil ib alak y pixabaj ib alak rucꞌ sakil naꞌoj. Rucꞌ ronoje cꞌuꞌx alak tioxin alak chwach ri Dios y bixoj alak rubiꞌ rucꞌ salmos, rucꞌ tak bix tzꞌibital canok y rucꞌ bixobal yaꞌom che alak ruma ri Ruxlabixel.


sentence1: And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

sentence2: Ecꞌu ri utzil chomal re ri Dios takana pa animaꞌ alak, ma ruma waꞌ xusiqꞌuij alak ri Dios chaꞌ cuꞌan alak xa jun. Yey lic tioxin alak chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.

sentence2: Yey chwi cꞌu ronoje tak waꞌ, ri más chirajawaxic e lic cꞌax canaꞌ ib alak chiwach alak, ma e waꞌ ri cuꞌan xa jun che alak pa sakil wi.


sentence1: bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.

sentence2: Lic cuyu ib alak chiwach alak. We cꞌo junok xuꞌan ri na utz taj che alak, cuyu alak umac. Jelaꞌ pachaꞌ xuꞌan ri Cristo echiriꞌ xucuy mac ralak, jecꞌulaꞌ riꞌ ꞌana ralak.


sentence1: Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

sentence2: Ralak alak chaꞌtal chi ruma ri Dios y alak chi re Rire, yey lic cꞌax canaꞌ alak ruma Rire. Rucꞌ cꞌu ri binic silabic alak, lic cꞌutu alak waꞌ: Cꞌola cꞌaxnaꞌbal cꞌuꞌxaj ucꞌ alak che quitoꞌic jujun chic, cꞌutu alak ri relej cꞌuꞌx alak, maꞌan nim chibil ib alak, chuꞌana ri lic utz cꞌuꞌx alak chiwach alak y cꞌola unimal cꞌuꞌx alak.


sentence1: where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

sentence2: Che wa jun cꞌacꞌ binic silabic na il ta chi uwach we junok e cuqꞌuil raj judiꞌab o e cuqꞌuil ri na e ta aj judiꞌab, we ucojom ri retalil re circuncisión o na ucojom taj, we aj naj o na jinta cꞌana retaꞌam, we cꞌo pukꞌab juna rajaw o na jinta rajaw; ma xew ri Cristo cuꞌan xa jun chike konoje y pukꞌab Rire oj cꞌo wi konoje.


sentence1: and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

sentence2: E jalcꞌatajinak chi cꞌu alak che jun cꞌacꞌ binic silabic, ma jalan catajin jalcꞌatixic alak chaꞌ jelaꞌ cuꞌana alak pachaꞌ ri Jun ri xuya cꞌacꞌ cꞌaslemal alak. Jecꞌuriꞌlaꞌ quetaꞌmaj alak uwach ri Dios pa sakil wi.


sentence1: Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

sentence2: Maꞌan alak rakꞌubal chiwach alak, ma esam chi ib alak che ri ojer binic silabic alak y che ronoje ri na utz taj rekelem tak waꞌ.


sentence1: but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

sentence2: Ecꞌu woꞌora hermanos e yaꞌa can alak ronoje tak waꞌ: ri caꞌan alak oyowal, ri alak cꞌaꞌn, ri caꞌan alak ri na utz taj che jun chic, ri cachꞌaꞌt alak chirij junok, ri cabiꞌij alak chꞌaꞌtem na chom ta uwach.


sentence1: You also once walked in those, when you lived in them,

sentence2: Yey jenelaꞌ xꞌan ralak ojertan echiriꞌ cꞌa cꞌo alak pa mac.


sentence1: For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

sentence2: Ma ri Dios cutak lo cꞌaxcꞌobic paquiwi ri caquiꞌan tak waꞌ ruma na caquicoj ta utzij.


sentence1: Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

sentence2: E uwariꞌche, e chesaj bi chupa ri animaꞌ alak ri na utz ta uwach re ruwachulew: metzꞌabej uwa kꞌij alak cucꞌ jujun chic na cꞌulel ta alak, maꞌan alak tak chꞌulilaj mac, maya ib alak che rayibal na chom ta uwach, marayij ne alak caꞌan alak ri na utz taj. Quiꞌcota alak rucꞌ ronoje ri cꞌo ucꞌ alak y marayij ne alak más; ma we cꞌo ri más cꞌax canaꞌ alak chwa ri Dios, e pachaꞌ caꞌan alak dios che waꞌ.


sentence1: When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

sentence2: E ri Cristo ri uyaꞌom cꞌaslemal alak. Yey echiriꞌ Rire cacꞌun tanchic, junam rucꞌ Rire cakꞌalajisax wach alak pa ri unimal uchomalil.


sentence1: If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

sentence2: We cꞌastajinak chi alak junam rucꞌ ri Cristo, e tzucuj alak janipa ri cape chilaꞌ chicaj pa tzꞌul wi ri Cristo puwiquikꞌab ri Dios.


sentence1: Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

sentence2: Chi chʼobo i ʼutz chi ʼo chicaj, mi chʼob chic i toʼ re u wach i jyub taʼaj.


sentence1: For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

sentence2: Ma e ralak caminak chi alak chwa tak ri xa re ruwachulew; ecꞌu woꞌora ri cꞌaslemal alak pukꞌab ri Cristo cꞌo wi yey Rire rucꞌ ri Dios cꞌo wi.


sentence1: These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

sentence2: Waꞌ wa cꞌutunic lic chacojoꞌ e sakil naꞌoj. Yey ri caquitakej tak wa cꞌutunic e pachaꞌ lic caquilokꞌnimaj ukꞌij ri Dios rucꞌ waꞌ, pero ri caquiꞌano xa cucꞌ rique canoꞌjitaj wi. Caquiꞌan pachaꞌ chꞌutiꞌn che quib ma caquiya pa cꞌaxcꞌobic ri quicuerpos; pero ronoje tak waꞌ na jinta cutikoj re cukꞌatej tak ri rayibal re ri quitiꞌjil ri ticawex.


sentence1: (all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?

sentence2: Ronoje waꞌ wa takanic xa quinoꞌjibal achijab y e puwi tak ri na cacowin taj, ri xa caqꞌuisic.


sentence1: “Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”

sentence2: «Machapabej ne waꞌ, matij nenareꞌ y machap ne qꞌuenok»?


sentence1: If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,

sentence2: Ma we ralak xcam alak rucꞌ ri Cristo, waꞌ queꞌelawi na jinta chi alak chuxeꞌ ri takanic xa noꞌjital che ruwachulew. Cantzꞌonoj cꞌu che alak: ¿Chaꞌtaj cꞌa cabin alak pachaꞌ quebin ri e re ruwachulew y caya cꞌu ib alak pukꞌab ri takanic jewaꞌ cubiꞌij:


sentence1: and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.

sentence2: Rike na kakaj ta kꞌu kakitaqej ri Cristo. Rire e ujolom riglesia y riglesia e ucuerpo. Ri Cristo e ꞌanayom xa jun chike konoje ri e kꞌo puqꞌabꞌ jelaꞌ pachaꞌ taq ri ubꞌaqil juna cuerpo uchapom ribꞌ rukꞌ taq rigonsiyil y ribꞌochꞌil. Yey e ri Cristo ri kuya che ru iglesia ronoje ri kajawax che chaꞌ utz kakꞌiy rukꞌ ri kꞌiyibꞌal kuya ri Dios.


sentence1: Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

sentence2: Chajij ib alak ma cꞌaxtaj ruma junok na cacꞌul ta alak ri caraj cuya ri Dios che alak chilaꞌ chicaj. Maꞌan cꞌu e alak cucꞌ ri caquilokꞌnimaj quikꞌij tak ri ángeles. Ma ri quebanaw waꞌ e lic queꞌec quinaꞌoj puwi ri na caquimaj ta usucꞌ. Lic chacojoꞌ quiꞌanom chꞌutiꞌn che quib, pero caquiꞌan cꞌu nim che quib ruma noꞌjibal xa e rique enoꞌjiyom re.


sentence1: which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

sentence2: Ma ronoje ne waꞌ xa e ilibal pan re ri catajin lok; noꞌj ri Jun cucꞌutubej uwach pa sakil wi, e ri Cristo.


sentence1: Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

sentence2: E uwariꞌche macꞌo machꞌaꞌtiben e alak xa ruma ri catij alak o ri cakum alak, o ruma ri caꞌan alak chupa tak nimakꞌij, chupa ri jekebal re tak ri icꞌ o tak ri kꞌij re uxlanibal.


sentence1: Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu rucamic ri Cristo, ri Dios xuchꞌij quichukꞌab tak ri itzel uxlabixel lic cꞌo quiwach y cꞌo quichukꞌab, xucꞌak bi quikꞌij y xukꞌalajisaj cꞌut Rire e más cꞌo uchukꞌab chiquiwa rique.


sentence1: You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

sentence2: Ma ralak rojertan caminak alak pa mac yey na cojotal tane ri retalil re circuncisión che alak. Noꞌj cꞌu woꞌora ri Dios xuya cꞌacꞌ cꞌaslemal alak junam rucꞌ ri Cristo y xucuy ronoje ri mac alak;


sentence1: wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

sentence2: xresaj cꞌu ri kꞌatbal tzij ukꞌatom chi pakawiꞌ ruma ri kamac y xusach uwach waꞌ ruma rucamic ri Cristo chwa ri cruz.


sentence2: Yoj ujer, ʼo te i tojbal mac pakawi, man n-xka coj ti ʼatbal tzij re i Dios chi tzʼibtalic; xui-ri, i Dios xresaj i ka cʼas chikij, lic xu chup u wach, are xcam i Crísto chuwach cruz.


sentence1: having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

sentence2: Ecꞌuchiriꞌ xcꞌul alak ri bautismo, e pachaꞌ xmuk alak junam rucꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo yey xcꞌastaj lo alak junam rucꞌ Rire; ma xcoj alak ri Dios rucꞌ ruchukꞌab xucꞌastajisaj lo ri Cristo chiquixoꞌl ri ecaminak.


sentence1: In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu cꞌo alak pukꞌab ri Cristo, cꞌo chi ri retalil re circuncisión che ri animaꞌ alak, tob waꞌ wa circuncisión na e ta ri cacoj xa ruma juna achi; ma ri queꞌelawi e ri Cristo xresaj alak pukꞌab tak ri rayibal re ri tiꞌjil alak.


sentence1: and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu waꞌ, yaꞌtal che alak ronoje ri cajawax che ri binic silabic alak ma cꞌo alak pukꞌab ri Cristo, ri catakan paquiwi conoje ri cꞌo quiwach y ri cꞌo quichukꞌab.


sentence1: For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,

sentence2: Ma ronoje rucꞌuꞌxibal ri Dios cꞌo rucꞌ ri Cristo, y waꞌ lic xkꞌalajin che rubinic usilabic echiriꞌ xuꞌan ticawex che ruwachulew.


sentence1: Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ.

sentence2: Lic chajij cꞌu ib alak chaꞌ na casocotaj ta alak rucꞌ tak naꞌoj na jinta uchac, ri xa noꞌjibal que ri ticawex re ruwachulew y na e ta cꞌu chirij runaꞌoj ri Cristo.


sentence1: rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

sentence2: Tikibꞌaꞌ kꞌu ibꞌ alaq chi utz rukꞌ ri Cristo y jikibꞌaꞌ ri kubꞌulibꞌal kꞌuꞌx alaq rukꞌ Rire chaꞌ jelaꞌ kꞌo kꞌiyibꞌal alaq chwach Rire; e ꞌana alaq jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri xkꞌut che alaq yey xaqi tioxin alaq chwach ri Dios.


sentence1: As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,

sentence2: Ralak xcoj alak rubiꞌ ri Kanimajawal Jesucristo y xya ib alak pukꞌab; ecꞌu uwariꞌche bina alak jelaꞌ pachaꞌ ri takal che junok ucojom rubiꞌ Rire.


sentence1: For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

sentence2: Ma tob riꞌin na in jinta ucꞌ alak chiwachil, pero pa wanimaꞌ e cannaꞌ riꞌin pachaꞌ in cꞌo ucꞌ alak. Lic quinquiꞌcotic ma canwilo junam cachacun alak yey lic tiquil alak chi utz che ri cubulibal cꞌuꞌx alak rucꞌ ri Cristo.


sentence1: Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

sentence2: Cambiꞌij cꞌu waꞌ che alak chaꞌ na jinta junok cachꞌacachꞌoꞌn e alak rucꞌ chꞌaꞌtem lic chacojoꞌ catatajic yey na katzij taj.


sentence1: that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

sentence2: chaꞌ canimarisax quicꞌuꞌx conoje ri quicojom rubiꞌ ri Cristo, cuꞌana xa jun ri rutzil quicꞌuꞌx chiquiwach y queꞌquimaja usucꞌ chi utz ronoje ri sakil naꞌoj kꞌalajisam chi lo ruma ri Kakaw Dios y ruma ri Cristo.


sentence1: For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

sentence2: Cuaj cꞌut quetaꞌmaj alak, e riꞌin lic canya wib che toꞌic alak, junam cucꞌ ri e cꞌo Laodicea y ri jujun chic cꞌamajaꞌ caquetaꞌmaj nuwach riꞌin,


sentence1: for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.

sentence2: Lic cꞌu cantij ukꞌij che uꞌanic waꞌ rucꞌ ronoje nucꞌuꞌx, yey ronoje ri canꞌano e ruma runimal uchukꞌab ri Cristo cꞌo wucꞌ.


sentence1: We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus;

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌoj e cakatzijoj rubiꞌ ri Cristo pa tak cojꞌec wi. Quebekapixabaj conoje ri ticawex y cojcꞌutun chiquiwach rucꞌ sakil naꞌoj, chaꞌ quebekaya ri e re ri Cristo chwach ri Dios rucꞌ jun jusucꞌ quibinic quisilabic.


sentence1: to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

sentence2: Chike kꞌu rike, ri Dios lik xraj kuqꞌalajisaj ri unimal chomalil uchꞌobꞌom loq kuya chike taq ri tinamit na e ta aj judiꞌabꞌ; waꞌ e ri kajeqiꞌ ri Cristo pa animaꞌ ralaq, y ruma kꞌu riꞌ lik kubꞌam kꞌuꞌx alaq che ukꞌulik ri chomilaj kꞌaslemal chilaꞌ chikaj.


sentence1: the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints,

sentence2: Lic ojertan lo riꞌ na kꞌalajisam ta waꞌ chiquiwach ri ticawex, noꞌj cꞌu woꞌora ri Dios e xukꞌalajisaj waꞌ chique ri e re Rire.


sentence1: Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,

sentence2: Ecꞌu riꞌin woꞌora lic quinquiꞌcot che tak ri cꞌaxcꞌobic cantijo we rucꞌ waꞌ cantoꞌ alak. Jecꞌulaꞌ e cantzꞌakatisaj chwi ri nucuerpo janipa ri cꞌaxcꞌolil yaꞌtal chwe ruma in re ri Cristo, yey wa cancꞌulumaj e toꞌbal che riglesia, rucuerpo Rire.


sentence1: yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,

sentence2: Xuꞌan cꞌu waꞌ ruma rucamic ri Cristo chaꞌ jelaꞌ cuꞌana alak jusucꞌ, na jinta cꞌana mac alak y na jinta catzꞌakaw chiꞌ alak chwach Rire.


sentence1: You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,

sentence2: Ecꞌu ralak rojertan na alak ta utinamit ri Dios y alak ne aj retzelal cꞌuꞌx chirij ri Dios ruma na chom ta ri naꞌoj alak y ruma tak ri na utz taj xꞌan alak. Noꞌj woꞌora ri Dios uyaꞌom alak chi utzil chomal chwach Rire.


sentence1: and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

sentence2: Ruma cꞌu ri Cristo, ri Dios xuꞌano chaꞌ ronoje tak ri cꞌolic cacꞌojiꞌ tanchi pukꞌab Rire, waꞌ e tak ri cꞌo che ruwachulew y tak ri cꞌo chilaꞌ chicaj, y jecꞌulaꞌ conoje quecꞌojiꞌ chi utzil chomal chwach Rire ruma ruquiqꞌuel ri Cristo xturuw chwa ri cruz.


sentence1: For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,

sentence2: Ma lic e xucꞌul ucꞌuꞌx riꞌ ri Dios ri cacꞌojiꞌ ronoje rucꞌuꞌxibal Rire rucꞌ ri Cristo.