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1ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ..
1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ..
3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ..
4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ..
5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲓϥ ..
6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ..
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ..
8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
9ⲁϥⲉⲣⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ ..
9For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
10ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ Ⲡ⳪.
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϧⲓⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲑⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ..
11“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
12ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ..
12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
13But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
14ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ..
14And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
15ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
16⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲙⲕⲁⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ..
16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
17ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ..
17So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲏⲕⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ..
18At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
19⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ..
19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ..
20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
21ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ..
21All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
22ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
22But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
23⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ..
23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
24ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ..
24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲓⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲃⲧ ..
25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ..
26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
27Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
28ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
28So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ..
29He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
30⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲑⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ..
30When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ..
31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
32ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲩⲇⲇⲁ ..
32As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
33ⲁϥϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ..
33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
34Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⳿ϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲫⲱⲣϣ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ..
34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
35ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲩⲇⲇⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲣⲱⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪.
35and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲑⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϭⲁϩⲥⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟ⳿ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
37ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ..
37At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
38ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲗⲩⲇⲇⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ..
38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
39ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯϭⲁϩⲥⲓ ..
39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲑⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ..
40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41ⲁϥϯⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϧ ..
41Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
42ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪.
42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
43ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ .
43And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
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