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1 ⲁ̅ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ.
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲀⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲢⲀⲚⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ.
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples, and said, It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 ⲅ̅ ϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲌ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲠⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲢⲞⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲚⲰⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲢⲘⲈⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
And Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and miracles among the people.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲒⲂⲈⲢⲦⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲨⲢⲒⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲔⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲦⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.
Then they secretly induced men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲚⲀϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ.
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.
And all that sat in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
