ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 1
THE former book have I written, O Theophilus concerning all the things which our Lord Jesus Messiah began to do and teach,
until the day when he was taken up, after he had instructed those legates whom he had chosen by the Holy Spirit.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϦ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
To whom also he showed himself alive after he had suffered, by numerous signs, during forty days, while he was seen by them, and spoke of the kingdom of God.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ.
And when he had eaten bread with them, he instructed them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which (said he) ye have heard from me.
5 ⲉ̅ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ.
For John baptized with water; but ye will be baptized with the Holy Spirit after not many days.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲬⲚⲀⲦⲪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
And they, when assembled, asked him and said to him: Our Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
He said to them: It is not yours, to know the time or times which God hath placed in his own power.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲞⲘ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲒⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲀⲨⲢⲎϪϤ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ.
But when the Holy Spirit shall come upon you, ye will receive energy, and will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and also among the Samaritans, and unto the ends of the earth.
And when he had said these things, while they beheld him, he was taken up, and a cloud received him, and he was hidden from their eyes.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲚⲀⲨⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲒⲞⲢⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲂⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ.
And while they were looking toward heav, as he departed, two men were found standing near them, in white garments,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲄⲀⲖⲒⲖⲈⲞⲤ ⲀϦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
and saying to them: Ye Galilean men, why stand ye and look toward heaven? This Jesus, who is taken up from you to heaven, will so come, as ye have seen him ascend to heaven.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲚⲒϪⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϢⲒ.
And afterwards they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called the place of Olives, which was near to Jerusalem, and distant from it about seven furlongs.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲘⲀ ⲈϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲀⲚⲆⲢⲈⲀⲤ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲐⲰⲘⲀⲤ ⲂⲀⲢⲐⲞⲖⲞⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲀⲦⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲀⲖⲪⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲪⲀ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ.
And when they had entered, they went to an upper chamber; where were Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, and Philip, and Thomas, and Matthew, and Bartholomew, and James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the son of James.
All these unitedly persevered in prayer, with one soul, together with the women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ϨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲢⲔ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ
And in those days stood up Simon Cephas in the midst of the disciples, (the persons there assembled being about one hundred and twenty, ) and said:
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲰϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ ⲚⲆⲀⲨⲒⲆ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϬⲀⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲘⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
Men, brethren, it was right that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spake, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas who was guide to them that apprehended Jesus.
For he was numbered with us, and had a part in this ministry.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϨⲈⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲀϤⲔⲰϢ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
He purchased a field with the wages of sin; and he fell upon his face on the ground, and burst in the middle, and all his entrails were poured out.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲀⲤⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲬⲈⲖⲆⲀⲘⲀⲄ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ.
And this was known to all that dwelt at Jerusalem; so that the field was called, in the language of the country, Aceldama, which is interpreted Field of Blood.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϨⲒ ⲠϪⲰⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲮⲀⲖⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈϤⲈⲢⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲤϢⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲔⲞⲠⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲔⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲒⲦⲤ.
For it is written, in the book of Psalms: Let his habitation be desolate, and let no resident be in it; and let another take his service.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϨⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
It should therefore be, that one of these persons, who have been with us all the time that our Lord Jesus went in and out with us,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
commencing from the baptism of John, unto the day he was taken up from us, should be, with us, a witness of his resurrection.
And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲤⲞⲦⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲂ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ
And when they had prayed, they said: Thou, Lord, knowest what is in the hearts of all, manifest which thou hast chosen of these two,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲈⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ.
that he should take part in this ministry and legateship, from which Judas broke away, that he might go to his own place.
And they cast lots, and it came upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven legates.
