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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
About that time King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church in order to harm them.
He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This took place during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 ⲇ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤϬⲞⲠϤ ⲀϤⲬⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲆ ⲚϢⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲤⲬⲀ.
After seizing him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod planned to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
6 ⲋ̅ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲦⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ⲂⲈϤⲘⲎⲢ ⲚϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ.
The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while the guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲤⲪⲒⲢ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϪⲒϪ.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before Peter, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter's hands.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲞⲢⲔ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲨⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϪⲞⲖϨⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲔϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ.
Then the angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on yoʋr sandals.” And Peter did so. Then the angel said to him, “Put on yoʋr cloak and follow me.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲘⲎⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
So Peter went out and followed him, but he did not realize that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀϨⲂ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲨⲖⲎ ⲘⲂⲈⲚⲒⲠⲒ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲦⲤ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲒϦⲒⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ.
After they passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them on its own, and they went out. When they had gone the length of one street, the angel immediately left him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲒⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲀⲪⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲚⲀϨⲘⲈⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦϪⲒϪ ⲚⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
When Peter came to his senses, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲐⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ.
When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (who was called Mark), where many had gathered together and were praying.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰⲖϨ ⲆⲈ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲢⲰⲆⲎ.
Peter knocked at the door of the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲐⲰⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲤⲦⲀⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ.
When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that she did not open the gate, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲠⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
They said to her, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind.” But when she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It is his angel.”
Meanwhile Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the gate, they saw him and were astonished.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲀϤϬⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲘⲀ.
But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He also said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲦⲞⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲠⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
When daybreak came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲈϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲐⲂⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
When Herod searched for him but did not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered them to be led away and executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲂⲞⲚ ⲈϤϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲀ ⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲤⲒⲆⲰⲚ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲠ ϢⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲖⲀⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲒⲦⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲀⲚϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ.
Now Herod was having an angry dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him with one accord, and having won over Blastus, the king's personal attendant, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king's country.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲐⲎϢ Ⲁ- ⲎⲢⲰⲆⲎⲤ ϮϨⲒⲰⲦϤ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
On an appointed day Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat down on the platform, and made a speech to them.
The people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last breath.
But the word of God increased and multiplied.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚϮⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲀⲨⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀⲢⲔⲞⲤ.
And when Barnabas and Saul completed their ministry, they returned to Jerusalem and brought with them John, who was called Mark.
