Acts 3
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
1ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲀϪⲠⲐϮ.
2A certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple.
2ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲘⲎⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀϤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲚϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲤⲀⲒⲎ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ.
3Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy.
3ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲈⲨⲚⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲀϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
4Peter, fastening his eyes on him, with John, said, “Look at us.”
4ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ.
5He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.
5ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ.
6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
6ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϮϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲘⲞϢⲒ.
7He took him by the right hand and raised him up. Immediately his feet and his ankle bones received strength.
7ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤⲂⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲞⲠ ⲚⲦⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
8Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.
8ⲀϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
9All the people saw him walking and praising God.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
10They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
10ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈϤϢⲀⲦ ⲘⲈⲐⲚⲀⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲀⲒⲎ ⲘⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈⲢⲪⲈⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲞϨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲈⲂⲎ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ.
11As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
11ⲀϤⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎ ⲤⲀϤⲪⲰⲦ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲦⲞⲀ ⲐⲎ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲐⲀ ⲤⲞⲖⲞⲘⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
12When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
12ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲒⲤⲢⲀⲎⲖⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲀϦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲀⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲞϢⲒ.
13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.
13ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀϤϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲎ ⲒϤ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲬⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
14But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
14ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲢⲈϤϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ.
15and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
15ⲠⲀⲢⲬⲎⲄⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ.
16By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
16ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲀⲖϬ ⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲐⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
17“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
17ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϮⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ.
18But the things which God announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he thus fulfilled.
18ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲬⲢⲤ ϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲔⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
19“Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,
19ⲀⲢⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϤⲰϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲂⲞⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
20and that he may send Christ Jesus, who was ordained for you before,
20ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲐⲀϢϤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
21whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets.
21ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲠⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲪⲈ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚⲈϨ.
22For Moses indeed said to the fathers, ‘The Lord God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me. You shall listen to him in all things whatever he says to you.
22ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
23It will be that every soul that will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.’
23ⲈⲤⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲚⲀⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲈϤⲰϮ ⲚϮⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲤⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
24Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, also told of these days.
24ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲘⲞⲨⲎⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
25You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’
25ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲆⲒⲀⲐⲎⲔⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎⲦⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ϪⲈ ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲨⲤⲘⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲔϪⲢⲞϪ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲀⲦⲢⲒⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
26God, having raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to you first to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your wickedness.”
26ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲞⲨⲞϤ ⲈⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈⲬⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲈⲚϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈϤⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
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