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1⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..
1About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ ..
2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
3⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲱⲃ ..
3And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
4ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲟⲡϥ ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ..
4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ϩⲁ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ..
5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
6ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲃ̅ϯ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ..
6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲫⲓⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ..
7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
8ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲗϩⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ..
8“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ..
9So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
10⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲑⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϧⲓⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ..
10They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
11Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲙⲏϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲎ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ..
11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
12⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ..
12And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
13⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲱⲇⲏ ..
13He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ..
14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
15⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ..
15“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
16Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ..
16But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
17ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲁ ..
17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
18ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ..
18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲙϥ ⲁϥϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
19After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
20ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲉϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲁ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ..
20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
21⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲑⲏϣ ⳿ⲁ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
21On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
22ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ..
22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
23ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϣⲁⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϭⲓϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ..
23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
24ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ..
24But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
25ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ .
25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
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