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1ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲕⲱ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲇⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁ ..
1After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
2ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣϫⲓⲛⲓⲟⲣ ⳿ⲉϯⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⲁⲛϫⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
2Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
3ⲉⲧⲀⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲥⲟϫⲡⲥ ⲥⲁϫⲁϭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲦⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
3After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
4ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
4We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
5ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲉⲗⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲭⲣⲟ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ..
5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
6ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ..
6And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
7⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲟⲗⲉⲙⲁⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ..
7When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
8ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ..
8Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
9ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ..
9He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
10ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲃⲟⲥ ..
10After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
11ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲁϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϯ ⲍⲱⲛⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲟϫϧ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ..
11Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
12ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲛϯϩⲟ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
12When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
13ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲉⲛϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ..
14When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
15ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲀⲛⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
15After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
16ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲡⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ..
16Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
17ⲉⲧⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ..
17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
18ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϣⲁ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ..
18The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
19ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
19Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ..
20When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
21ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕϯ ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ.
21But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
22ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ⳿ⲓ.
22What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
23ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲩⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..
23Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
24ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϭⲉ ⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲉⲕ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕϯⲙⲁϯ ϩⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ..
24Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
25ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱϫϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ.
25As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
26ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ..
26So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
27ⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ..
27When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
28ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟ⳿ⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ..
28crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
29ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ..
29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
30ⲁⲥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲕϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ..
30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
31ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
32ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲗⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
32Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ ⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲃ̅ϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓϥ ..
33The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
34ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ..
34Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
35ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ..
35When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
36ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..
36For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
37ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϣⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲣⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ..
37As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
38ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ..
38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”
39ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ..
39But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
40⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
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