Acts 18
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1After these things Paul departed from Athens and came to Corinth.
1ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲀⲐⲎⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ.
2He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
2ⲀϤϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲔⲨⲖⲖⲀⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲞⲚⲦⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲒ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮϨⲨⲦⲀⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲢⲒⲤⲔⲨⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲖⲀⲨⲆⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲘⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ϢⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
3and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
3ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲬⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲀϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲤⲔⲨⲚⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲈϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲦⲈⲬⲚⲎ.
4He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
4ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
5When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
5ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲎⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
6When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”
6ⲈⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲀϤⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲪⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈϢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
7He departed there and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
7ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲒⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲞⲘⲒ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ.
8Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
8ⲔⲢⲒⲤⲠⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲔⲞⲢⲒⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ.
9The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, “Don’t be afraid, but speak and don’t be silent;
9ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲬⲀⲢⲰⲔ
10for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”
10ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϮⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲚⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲖⲀⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ.
11He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
11ⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ ⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
12ⲄⲀⲖⲒⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲐⲨⲠⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ
13saying, “This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.”
13ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲐⲰⲦ ⲘⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
14ⲈϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲖⲒⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϬⲒ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲞⲚⲎⲢⲞⲚ Ⲱ- ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲖⲰⲤ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲚⲈⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
15but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”
15ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲈⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲰϢⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲢⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ.
16So he drove them from the judgment seat.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ.
17Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.
17ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲰⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲤⲈⲢⲘⲈⲖⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲄⲀⲖⲒⲰⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ.
18Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
18ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲆⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲤⲨⲢⲒⲀ ⲈⲤⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲢⲒⲤⲔⲨⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲔⲨⲖⲖⲀⲤ ⲈⲀϤϢⲈⲠ ϪⲰϤ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲚⲬⲢⲈⲈⲤ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ.
19He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
19ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲈϪⲠ ⲚⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
20When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
20ⲈⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ.
21but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
21ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲆⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲔⲞⲦⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤ
22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
22ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲤⲠⲀⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
23Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
23ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲪⲢⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲈϤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎ ⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
24Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
24ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲠⲈⲖⲖⲎⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲔⲞϮ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲖⲞⲄⲒⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲀⲚⲦⲀⲚ ⲈⲈⲪⲈⲤⲞⲤⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ.
25This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
25ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲐⲎⲔⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϦⲎⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
26He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
26ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲢⲒⲤⲔⲨⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲔⲨⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲨϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
27When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
27ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϮⲀⲬⲀⲒⲀ ⲀⲨϮⲈⲢⲞⲨⲞⲦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲤⲈϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤⲢⲒ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ.
28for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
28ⲚⲀϤⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϤⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
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