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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 ..
1Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲏϥⲓ ..
2He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϭⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕⲱⲃ ..
3When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days 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 ..
4When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending 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 ..
5Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly 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 ..
6The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept 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 ..
7And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲣⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲩⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲗϩⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ..
8The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak 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 ..
9And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw 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 ..
10When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from 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 ..
11When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
12⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ..
12Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were 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 ..
13When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
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 didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ..
15They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ..
16But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
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 ..
17But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ..
18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about 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 ..
19When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed 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 very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country 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 an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ..
22The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϣⲁⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϭⲓϥⲉⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ..
23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
24ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ..
24But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ .
25Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
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