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1 ⲁ̅ ⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲔⲈⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲦⲎ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ.
Paul went on to Derbe and Lystra, and behold, a disciple named Timothy was there. He was the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
He was well spoken of by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞⲖϤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲨⲂⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈϤⲒⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲠⲈ.
Paul wanted this man to go on with him, so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲘⲚⲎ ⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ.
As they went through the cities, they delivered the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem for the Gentile believers to obey.
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in number every day.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲪⲢⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲄⲀⲖⲀⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ.
Then Paul and his companions went through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈϮⲂⲎⲐⲈⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲦⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
When they reached Mysia, they tried to go on toward Bithynia, but the Spirit did not allow them.
So passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲰⲚ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲀⲢⲒⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ.
During the night Paul had a vision. A Macedonian man was standing there, urging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”
10 ⲓ̅ ϨⲰⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲒⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲚⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲐⲀϨⲘⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
After Paul saw the vision, we immediately endeavored to go on to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
So we set sail from Troas and followed a straight course to Samothrace, and on the next day we went to Neapolis.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲈⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ϮϨⲞⲨⲒϮ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲦⲞⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲘⲀⲔⲈⲆⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲔⲞⲖⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ.
From there we went on to Philippi, which is a Roman colony and a leading city of that district of Macedonia. We stayed in that city for several days.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲀⲢⲞ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲚⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
On the Sabbath day we went outside the city to a riverside, where it was customary for there to be prayer. We sat down and began speaking to the women who had gathered together.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲖⲨⲆⲒⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲀⲚϬⲎϪⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲐⲨⲀⲦⲎⲢⲰⲚ ⲈⲤⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲐⲀⲒ Ⲁ- ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϨⲎⲦ ⲈϮϨⲐⲎⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
One of those listening to us was a woman named Lydia. She was a worshiper of God from the city of Thyatira and a seller of purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲤⲎⲒ ⲀⲤϮϨⲞ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲠⲦ ⲈⲞⲨⲠⲒⲤⲦⲎ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲀⲎⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲤϬⲒⲦⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ.
After she was baptized, along with her household, she urged us, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come stay at my house.” And she persuaded us to do so.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀ ⲈϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲘⲂⲰⲔⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲤ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲤϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲢⲄⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲈⲤϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ⲈⲤⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲒⲚⲒ.
One day, as we were on our way to prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination. She had brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲐⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲂⲒⲀⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦϬⲞⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ.
She followed along behind Paul and us and kept crying out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲢⲀ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
She kept on doing this for many days, and Paul became so annoyed that he turned and said to the spirit, “I command yoʋ in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈⲤϬⲒⲤⲈⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲦϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲀⲨⲰϢϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϮⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ
When her masters saw that their hope for profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them to the marketplace, and set them before the authorities.
After bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews,
and they are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚⲤⲈϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϢⲂⲰⲦ.
The crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their garments off them and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϢⲀϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲀⲨϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ.
After inflicting many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them under close guard.
When he received this order, he put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲞⲚϨ.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲞⲚⲘⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲤⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲔⲒⲘ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲰⲚϨ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ ⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors opened, and all the chains came loose.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲈϨⲤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲰⲚϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲎⲚ ⲀϤⲐⲰⲔⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲤⲎϤⲒ ⲈϤⲚⲀϦⲞⲐⲂⲈϤ ⲈϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲚϨ.
Then the jailer was awakened, and when he saw that the doors of the prison were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming that the prisoners had escaped.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀϤⲰϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
But Paul cried out with a loud voice, “Do yoʋrself no harm, for we are all here.”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲀϤϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲐⲈⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ.
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and yoʋ will be saved, yoʋ and yoʋr household.”
Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his household.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲖⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲀϤϪⲞⲔⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢϦⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
He then took them in that hour of the night and washed their wounds. Then he was baptized at once, along with his entire household.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲀ ⲞⲨⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲐⲈⲖⲎ ⲖⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
After bringing Paul and Silas into his house, he set a meal before them. And he rejoiced, along with his entire household, because he had come to believe in God.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲨⲤ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲀⲂⲆⲞⲨⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲬⲀ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
When daybreak came, the magistrates sent their officers, saying, “Release those men.”
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚⲤⲰⲚϨ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲤⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲬⲀ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲘⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ.
So the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲆⲎⲘⲞⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲦⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲬⲰⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and they threw us into prison. And now they are sending us away secretly? Certainly not! Rather, let them come and escort us out themselves.”
So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and the magistrates were afraid when they heard that the men were Roman citizens.
So they came and spoke to them in a conciliatory manner. As they escorted them out, they begged them to leave the city.
So Paul and Silas came out of the prison and went to Lydia's house. And after seeing the brothers and encouraging them, they departed.
