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1ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲡ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ..
1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
2ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲟⲡ ..
2He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ..
3He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
4ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ..
4Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”
5⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ..
6When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
7⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
7They were about twelve men in all.
8⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ..
8He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
9ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲭⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ ..
9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲃ̅ϯ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ..
10This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11ⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
11God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
12ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲙⲓⲕⲩⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ..
12so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
13ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲣⲅⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ..
13But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
14ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲍ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ..
14There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
15ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ..
15The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲉⲣⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏϧ ..
16The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
17This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ.
18Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
19ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
19Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ..
20So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
21⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ ..
21Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
22ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ..
22Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
23ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ..
23About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
24ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲕ ϩⲁⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ..
24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
25ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ..
25whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
26ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ ..
26You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.
27ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ..
27Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
28⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ..
28When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
29The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
30ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ..
30When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
31ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ..
31Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
32ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ..
32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.
33⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ..
33They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
34⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ..
34But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲱⲕ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲟⲡⲉⲧⲏⲥ ..
35When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
36⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ ..
36Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
37ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲗⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲛ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ..
37For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
38ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲭ ⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲟⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ..
38If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
39ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
39But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
40ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ..
40For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”
41ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
41When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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