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1⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ..
1Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
2ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ..
2The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣϫ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ..
3Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
4ⲛⲏⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ..
4Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
5ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ..
5Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
6⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ..
6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
7ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ..
7When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
8ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ..
8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
9ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ..
9A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
10⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ..
10When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
11⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ ..
11The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
12ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
12When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲛⲁϣ ..
13There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
14ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
14They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
15ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ..
15Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
16⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
16But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
17ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ..
17Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
18⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ..
18So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
19ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ..
19The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲃϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ..
20He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
21⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ..
21Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
22ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ..
22So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
23ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉ ϣⲁ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡⲅ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ..
23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
24⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϣⲁ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ..
24He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
25ⲁϥ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ..
25He wrote a letter like this:
26⳿ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ..
26“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
27ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲓϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ..
27“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
28ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ..
28Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
29ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ ..
29I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
30⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ..
30When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
31ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ ..
31So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
32ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ..
32But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
33ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ..
33When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
34⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ ..
34When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
35ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ .
35“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
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