Acts 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
1ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲀϪⲠⲐϮ.
2And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
2ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲎⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀϤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲚϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲤⲀⲒⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ.
3When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
3ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
4Peter looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
4ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ.
5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
5ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
6ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲘⲞϢⲒ.
7Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
7ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
8He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.
8ⲀϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
9When all the people saw him walking and praising God,
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
10ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈϤϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲀⲒⲎ ⲘⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲂⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
11While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade.
11ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎ ⲤⲀϤⲪⲰⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲦⲞⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲐⲀ ⲤⲞⲖⲞⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
12ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ.
13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
13ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
14ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲢⲈϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ.
15You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.
15ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲎⲄⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
16By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬ ⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
17ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ.
18But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
18ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲬⲢⲤ ϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲔⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
19Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,
19ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϤⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲂⲞⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
20that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲐⲀϢϤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
21ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚⲈϨ.
22For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
22ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
23Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
23ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϤⲰϮ ⲚϮⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲤⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
24Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have proclaimed these days.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲘⲞⲨⲎⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
25And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
25ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
26When God raised up His Servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
26ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈⲬⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲈⲚϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
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