Acts 17
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1When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
1⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ..
2As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
2ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϣⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ..
3explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
3ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲭⲱ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ..
4Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲩⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ..
5The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
5ⲁⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ..
6But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
6⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲧⲁⲓ ..
7and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
7⳿ⲉⲁ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
8On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
8ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ..
9And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
10As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
10ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ..
11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
11ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ..
12As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
12ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ..
13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
13⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
14The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
14ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ..
15Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
15ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..
16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
16ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ..
17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
17ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϩⲓ ϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ..
18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
18ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ..
19So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
19ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ..
20For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
20⳿ⲕⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁϣϫ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ..
21Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
21ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ..
22Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
22ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲓϧ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
23For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
23ⲉⲓⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ..
24The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
24ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ..
25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
25ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
26⳿ⲉⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲑⲏϣ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ..
27God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
27ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲅⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲙϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙϥ ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ..
28‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
28ⲁⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ..
29Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
29⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲥϣⲉⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲧ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲱⲧϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏⲓⲉ ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ..
30Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
30ⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁϥ ⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
31ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲙⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..
32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
32⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ..
33At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ..
34But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
34ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ .
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