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1⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ..
1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
2ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϣⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ..
2Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲭⲱ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϭⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ..
3explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲟⲩⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ..
4Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.
5ⲁⲩⲭⲟϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ..
5But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
6⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲧⲁⲓ ..
6When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
7⳿ⲉⲁ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲣⲟ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
7whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”
8ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ..
8The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
9When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
10ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ..
10The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
11ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲩϧⲟⲧϧⲉⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ..
11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
12ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ..
12Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.
13⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.
14ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ..
14Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
15ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..
15But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.
16ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ..
16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
17ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϩⲓ ϯ⳿ⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ..
17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
18ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ..
18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
19ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ..
19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?
20⳿ⲕⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁϣϫ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ..
20For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”
21ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ..
21Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
22ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲙϣⲉ ⲓϧ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ.
22Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
23ⲉⲓⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ..
23For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.
24ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ..
24The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.
25ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
25He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.
26⳿ⲉⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓ⳿ⲉ ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲑⲏϣ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ..
26He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,
27ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲫϯ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲅⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲙϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙϥ ⲕⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ..
27that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
28ⲁⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ..
28‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
29⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲥϣⲉⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲧ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲱⲧϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏⲓⲉ ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫϯ ..
29Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
30ⲛⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁϥ ⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
30The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
31ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲙⲛⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..
31because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”
32⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ..
32Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
33ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ..
33Thus Paul went out from among them.
34ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ .
34But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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