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1 ⲁ̅ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲔ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲨⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈϤϪⲒϪ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ
Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲀⲄⲢⲒⲠⲠⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲚⲀⲈⲢⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲔ.
"I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲘⲀⲖⲒⲤⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲌⲎⲦⲎⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠⲀϪⲒⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
"Indeed, all Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
5 ⲉ̅ ⲈⲨⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮϨⲈⲢⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲀⲒⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲪⲀⲢⲒⲤⲈⲞⲤ.
having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲒⲂ ⲘⲪⲨⲖⲎ ϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϮⲘⲀϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲀⲒϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲤⲈϪⲈⲘ ⲀⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O King.
Why is it judged incredible with you, if God does raise the dead?
"In fact, I thought to myself that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus the Nazorean.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲀⲒϤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲎⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲈⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϮⲰⲠ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲒϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲖⲒⲂⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀⲒϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ.
Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
"Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲒϨⲒ ⲠⲒⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲀϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈϤⲪⲞⲢⲒ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲪⲢⲎ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ.
at noon, O King, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲤⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲀϦⲞⲔ ⲔϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲒ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲂ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲦ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲈϮϢⲈⲚⲪⲀⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲞⲨⲢⲒ.
When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'
"I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲒⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲤⲞⲦⲠⲔ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲠⲈⲢⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮⲚⲀⲞⲨⲞⲚϨⲦ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen me, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
delivering you from the people, and from the non-Jewish people, to whom I send you,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲈⲀⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂⲀⲖ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲈⲢϢⲒϢⲒ ⲘⲠⲤⲀⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲬⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ.
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 ⲕ̅ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲒϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ.
but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the non-Jews, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
For this reason Jews seized me when I was in the temple, and tried to kill me.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲞⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϮϪⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ
Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said would happen,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲞⲨⲒⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
how the Christ would suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to non-Jewish people."
As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are crazy. Your great learning is driving you insane."
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲖⲞⲂⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲔⲢⲀⲦⲒⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲎⲤⲦⲈ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
But he said, "I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϤⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈϮⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲐⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲂϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲖⲔⲤ.
For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."
Agrippa said to Paul, "With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?"
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ϮⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲒ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϮⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ϨⲰ ϢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ.
Paul said, "I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds."
The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀⲬⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤⲈⲢ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲘⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲚⲀⲨϨ.
When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds."
Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
