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1ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ
1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
2When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
3ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲔⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲄⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ
3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
4⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ
5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
6ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ
6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7ⲁⲓϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ
8‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ
9My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ
10Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
11Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ
13came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ
14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.
15ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ
15You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲕⲟⲧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ
17Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ϭⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ
18and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
19⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
19‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲤⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ
20And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ
21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲛ
22The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
23ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲧ ϣⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ
23As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲥⲉⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
25⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟⲗⲕϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲱⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ
25But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
26⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
26On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϩⲁ
27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲉⲟⲛ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ
28“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛϩϥ
29Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
30ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲛ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ
30The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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