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1ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲃⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ..
1Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
2ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ..
2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲗϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ..
3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
4As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
5ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ..
5So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
6ⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲫⲣⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ..
6After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
7⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲙⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲃⲏⲑⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
7And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
8⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ..
8So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲉϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟ⳿ⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ..
9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
10ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲀⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..
10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11ⲉⲧⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ ⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁⲙⲟⲑⲣⲁⲕⲏⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ..
11We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ ϯϩⲟⲩⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲗⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲛϣⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ..
12From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲗⲩⲇⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲥⲁ⳿ⲛϭⲏϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲩⲁⲧⲏⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲥⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
14Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
15ⲉⲧⲁⲥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ ⲁⲥϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲡⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϭⲓⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ..
15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
16ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ..
16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
17ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ..
17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
18ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
18She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
19⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ..
19When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ..
20They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲕⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ..
21by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
22ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲃⲱⲧ ..
22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
23⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ..
23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
24ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲉ ..
24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ..
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
26⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲙⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
27⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲛϩ ..
27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
28ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ..
28But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
29ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ..
29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
30ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲓⲥⲉⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ..
30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ ..
31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ..
32Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϧⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ..
33At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
34⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲁϥ ⲭⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ..
34Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
35ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲁⲃⲇⲟⲩⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
36ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ..
36The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
37ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
37But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
38ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲃⲇⲟⲩⲭⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ..
38So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
39ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩϧⲱⲛϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ..
39They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
40⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲩⲇⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϯⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
40After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
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