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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)Translation
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
Berean Standard Bible
1ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲚϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲈⲖⲒⲦⲒⲚⲎ.
1Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
2ⲚⲒⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲠⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠⲒⲰϪⲈⲂ.
2The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
3ⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲖⲈⲠϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϦⲘⲞⲘ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀϪⲰ ⲀⲤϪⲈⲔϨ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ.
3Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
4ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲂⲀⲢⲂⲀⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲎ ⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲀϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲚⲦⲰⲤ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲠⲈϤϨⲀⲠ ⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲰⲚϦ.
4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
5ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤⲚⲈϨ ⲠⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
5But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
6ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲪⲰϪⲒ ⲒⲈ ϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲰⲤⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ.
6The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
7ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲒⲞϨⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲞⲨⲠⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒⲦⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲠϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
7Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
8ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲠⲖⲒⲞⲤ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϦⲘⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲀⲚⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲈϤϢⲦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϨⲒϪⲰϤ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬⲞϤ.
8The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
9ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲠⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢⲰⲚⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
9After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
10ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲒⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲤⲈⲂⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
10The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
11ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲀⲚⲒ ϨⲒ ⲞⲨϪⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲀⲔⲞϮ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲒⲞⲤⲔⲞⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲬⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲚⲎⲤⲞⲤ.
11After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
12ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲈⲤⲒⲢⲀⲔⲞⲨⲤⲀⲤ ⲀⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
12Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲎⲄⲒⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲐⲞⲨⲢⲎ ⲤⲀⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲂ ⲈⲠⲞⲚⲦⲒⲞⲖⲞⲨⲤ.
13From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
14ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ⲠⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲌ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲎ.
14There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
15ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲚ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲠⲠⲒⲞⲪⲞⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲄ ⲚⲦⲀⲂⲈⲢⲚⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϪⲀⲢϨⲎ Ⲧ.
15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
16ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲘⲎ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
17ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲄⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲒϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀⲨⲤⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ.
17After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
18ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϦⲈⲦϦⲰⲦ ⲚⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲬⲀⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦ.
18They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
19ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲈⲄⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲄⲔⲎ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲔⲀⲖⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲀϢⲖⲰⲖ.
19But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
20ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲒⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲖ ϮⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲚⲦⲀⲒϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ.
20So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
21ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲒⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲢⲞⲔ.
21The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
22ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲀⲜⲒⲞⲒⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲀⲚⲦⲒⲖⲈⲄⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
22But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
23ⲀⲨϮⲚⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲈϮⲈⲜⲈⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ϢⲀ ⲢⲞⲨϨⲒ.
23So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲨϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲚⲀϨϮ.
24Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
25ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲦϮⲘⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ Ⲁ- ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲎⲤⲀⲎⲀⲤ ⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ
25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
26ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ϢⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲀϪⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ.
26‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27ⲀϤⲞⲨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲢⲰϢ ⲈⲠⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲘⲀϢⲐⲀⲘ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲘⲀϢϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲀϮ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲞⲨϨⲎ ⲦⲚⲤⲈⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲞⲨϪⲰⲞⲨ.
27For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
28ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ.
28Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
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30ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲤⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϢϬⲞⲢ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ.
30Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
31ⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲰϢⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
31Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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