Acts 14
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1At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
1ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
2ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
3ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
4The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
4ⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
5But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
5ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲈϢⲞϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲦⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
6they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
6ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲨⲔⲀⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ
7where they continued to preach the gospel.
7ⲚⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ
8In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϦⲈⲚⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
10In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.
10ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
11ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲖⲨⲔⲀⲰⲚ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲚ.
12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
12ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲘⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲨⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates, hoping to offer a sacrifice along with the crowds.
13ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
14ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
15“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
15ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
16ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
17ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲦⲤⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ.
18Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲄⲒⲤ ⲀⲨⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲈⲢⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
19Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
19ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲰϢϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
20But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.
20ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ.
21They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
21ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎ ϢⲀⲨⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
22ⲈⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
23ⲀⲨⲬⲀϪⲒϪ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
24ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲒⲤⲒⲆⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲘⲪⲨⲖⲒⲀ.
25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲄⲎ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲦⲦⲀⲖⲒⲀ.
26From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
27When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
27ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
28And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
28ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
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