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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲈⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲀⲚⲀⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲈⲢⲎⲦⲰⲢ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲢⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲘⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ϦⲀ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
2ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲈⲢⲦⲨⲖⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲤⲞϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲔϤⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨϢ
2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him , saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
3ⲤⲀⲤⲀ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ϦⲈⲚϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
3We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
4ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎ Ⲥ.
4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
5ⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲖⲞⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲚϨⲀⲚϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ.
5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow , and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲤⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲔⲈⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us , and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
8ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲔϢⲀⲚϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
9ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲀϨⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
9And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
10ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒϨⲎⲄⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲈⲔⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϢⲖⲰⲖ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ.
10Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
11ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲚⲦⲈ ϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲒⲂ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲰϢⲦ.
11Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
12ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲈⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲞⲨⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ.
12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
13ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ.
13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
14ϮⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲀⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ.
14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
15ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ϮⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲤⲔⲒⲚ ϨⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲦϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
17ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲪⲰⲢⲀ.
17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
18ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲈⲘⲦ ⲈⲒⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀⲚ.
18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
19ϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲤⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎ ⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
19Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
20ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲀⲨϪⲈⲘϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦ ⲈⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.
20Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
21ⲒⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲞϢⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲤⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϨⲒ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
21Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
22ⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲪⲀϨⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲖⲨⲤⲒⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
22And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
23ⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϮⲘⲦⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲈϢⲦ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϤ ⲈϢⲈⲘϢⲎ ⲦϤ.
23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
24ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲆⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
24And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲄⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲔ.
25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
26ⲀⲘⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲬⲢⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
26He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
27ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲦⲞⲬⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲠⲞⲢⲔⲒⲞⲤ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲨⲖⲒⲜ ⲀϤⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲚϨ.
27But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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