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1Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁϫⲡϧ̅ϯ ..
1Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
2ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲓ⳿ⲏⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ..
2A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
3ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..
3Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
4Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ..
4Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
5⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..
5He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ..
6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
7ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ..
7He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
8ⲁϥϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥϭⲓⲫⲉⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ..
8Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
9ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ..
9All the people saw him walking and praising God.
10ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲁⲓ⳿ⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲃⲏ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ..
10They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
11ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲧⲟ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ..
11As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
12⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ..
12When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
13ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁϥ ϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁ ⲫⲏⲙⲉⲛ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..
13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.
14⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ..
14But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
15ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ..
15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
16ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭ ⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ..
16By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ..
17“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
18ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ..
18But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
19⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿Ⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲃⲟⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
19“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲑⲁϣϥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
20and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
21ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ..
21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
22Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ..
22For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
23ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ..
23It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
24ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ..
24Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.
25⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ..
25You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’
26⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ .
26God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”
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