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1ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲉ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..
1After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
2⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ..
2When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,
3ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
3we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ ..
4But that I don’t delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
5ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ..
5For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ..
6He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
7ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ.
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8ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϧⲉⲧϧⲱⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ..
8By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
9ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ..
9The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
10ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ ϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ..
10When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,
11⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ..
11seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
12ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ..
12In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.
13ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ..
13Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
14ϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ..
14But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
15⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ϯ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ..
15having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
16⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲥⲕⲓⲛ ϩⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..
16In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
17⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲱⲣⲁ ..
17Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
18ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲧ ⲉⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ ..
18amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
19ϩⲁⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ..
19They ought to have been here before you and to make accusation if they had anything against me.
20⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ..
20Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
21ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟϣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ..
21unless it is for this one thing that I cried standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am being judged before you today!’”
22ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ..
22But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”
23⳿ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲉϣⲧ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲏⲧϥ ..
23He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.
24ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
24After some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.
25ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ..
25As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
26ⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ..
26Meanwhile, he also hoped that money would be given to him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore also he sent for him more often and talked with him.
27⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ .
27But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
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