Acts 14
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
1ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
2But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
2ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
3Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
3ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
4But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.
4ⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
5When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
5ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲈϢⲞϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲦⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
6they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
6ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲨⲔⲀⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ
7There they preached the Good News.
7ⲚⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ
8At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.
8ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϦⲈⲚⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
10said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.
10ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
11When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
11ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲖⲨⲔⲀⲰⲚ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲚ.
12They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.
12ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲘⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲨⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
13The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
13ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
14But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,
14ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
15“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
15ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
16who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
16ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
17Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
17ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲦⲤⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ.
18Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲄⲒⲤ ⲀⲨⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲈⲢⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
19ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲰϢϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
20But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
20ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ.
21When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
21ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎ ϢⲀⲨⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
22strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.
22ⲈⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
23When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.
23ⲀⲨⲬⲀϪⲒϪ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
24ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲒⲤⲒⲆⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲘⲪⲨⲖⲒⲀ.
25When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
25ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲄⲎ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲦⲦⲀⲖⲒⲀ.
26From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
26ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
27When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
27ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
28They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.
28ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.