Acts 11
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
1ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,
2ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ
3Saying: Why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them?
3ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
4But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:
4ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
5I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even unto me.
5ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲞⲠⲠⲎ ϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲰⲘⲦ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲒⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲆ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲒ.
6Into which looking, I considered, and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth, and beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air:
6ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲒϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲦϤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
7And I heard also a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter; kill and eat.
7ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲈ ϢⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
8And I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.
8ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲰⲢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲈϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲞϤ ϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9And the voice answered again from heaven: What God hath made clean, do not thou call common.
9ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲂⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲀϦⲘⲞⲨ.
10And this was done three times: and all were taken up again into heaven.
10ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϢⲀ ⲄⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
11And behold, immediately there were three men come to the house wherein I was, sent to me from Caesarea.
11ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲄⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲒⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ.
12And the Spirit said to me, that I should go with them, nothing doubting. And these six brethren went with me also: and we entered into the man’s house.
12ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲆⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
13And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing, and saying to him: Send to Joppe, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter,
13ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲒⲞⲠⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
14Who shall speak to thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy house.
14ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
15And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, as upon us also in the beginning.
15ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said: John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
16ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
17If then God gave them the same grace, as to us also who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that could withstand God?
17ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϮϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18Having heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: God then hath also to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.
18ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϮ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ.
19Now they who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose on occasion of Stephen, went about as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none, but to the Jews only.
19ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲪⲞⲒⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
20But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were entered into Antioch, spoke also to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.
20ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲨⲠⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believing, were converted to the Lord.
21ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲦϪⲒϪ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
22And the tidings came to the ears of the church that was at Jerusalem, touching these things: and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.
22ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲈ ϢⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲘⲀϢϪ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϢⲀ ⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
23Who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, rejoiced: and he exhorted them all with purpose of heart to continue in the Lord.
23ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.
24ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ.
25And Barnabas went to Tarsus to seek Saul: whom, when he had found, he brought to Antioch.
25ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲀⲢⲤⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
26And they conversed there in the church a whole year; and they taught a great multitude, so that at Antioch the disciples were first named Christians.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲬⲢⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀⲚⲞⲤ.
27And in these days there came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch:
27ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
28And one of them named Agabus, rising up, signified by the Spirit, that there should be a great famine over the whole world, which came to pass under Claudius.
28ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲂⲞⲤ ⲀϤϮⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲂⲰⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒ ⲔⲖⲀⲨⲆⲒⲞⲤ.
29And the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea:
29ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ.
30Which also they did, sending it to the ancients, by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
30ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
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