Acts 6
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Coptic New Testament
1And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
1⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ..
2Then the twelve calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
2ⲁ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ..
3Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
3ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
4⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ..
5And the saying was liked by all the multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.
5ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲛⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ.
6These they set before the apostles; and they praying, imposed hands upon them.
6ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ..
7And the word of the Lord increased; and the number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly: a great multitude also of the priests obeyed the faith.
7ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ..
8And Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great wonders and signs among the people.
8⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ..
9Now there arose some of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
9ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲣⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲔⲩⲣⲓⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲧⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ..
10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke.
10ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ..
11Then they suborned men to say, they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.
11ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ..
12And they stirred up the people, and the ancients, and the scribes; and running together, they took him, and brought him to the council.
12ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ..
13And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.
13ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ..
14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the traditions which Moses delivered unto us.
14ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ..
15And all that sat in the council, looking on him, saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel.
15⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ .
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