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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ..
2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
2ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ..
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 ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ..
4The people of the city were divided. Some sided with the Jews, and others with the apostles.
4ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ 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,
5⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉⲧⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ..
6they found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding region,
6⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲗⲩⲕⲁⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲣⲃⲏⲛⲉⲙ 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 ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿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 ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ 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 ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ 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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲗⲩⲕⲁⲱⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ..
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲍⲉⲩⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲭⲏ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿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,
14⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ 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 ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ..
16In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
16ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿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 ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ..
18Even with these words, Paul and Barnabas could hardly stop the crowds from sacrificing to them.
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲅⲓⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ϩⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲧ 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 ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿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 ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲃⲏ ..
21They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
21⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛϯⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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 ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ..
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 ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ..
24After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.
24⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲓⲇⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲡⲁⲙⲫⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ.
25And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
25ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲅⲏⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲧⲧⲁⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ.
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 ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛϯⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿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.
27⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ..
28And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
28ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ .
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