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1ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ..
1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
2⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ..
2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
3⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ..
3Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
4On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
5ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ..
5But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
6ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ..
6So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.
7ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲍⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ..
7After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.
8ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ..
8And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲓⲃϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ..
9He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.
10ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ..
10Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
11ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ..
11On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
12ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..
12The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
13ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ..
13When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me!
14ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ..
14Simon has told us how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people to be His own.
15ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ..
15The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:
16ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ..
16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
17ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ..
17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
18ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.
18that have been known for ages.’
19ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁϩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ..
19It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
20ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱϫϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..
20Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
21Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
21For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
22ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ..
22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
23⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ..
23and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
24ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..
24It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
25ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
26men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ..
27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.
28ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ..
28It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
29⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱϫϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ..
29You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
30⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ..
30So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
31⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ..
31When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
32Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲱⲟⲩ ..
32Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.
33⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ..
33After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
34ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
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35ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ..
35But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
36ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
36Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
37ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ..
37Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
38ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲙⲫⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲗϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
38But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
39ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ ..
39Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
40ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ..
40but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
41ⲛⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ
41And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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