ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Until the day when he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:
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 his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4 ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϨⲞⲚϨⲈⲚ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈⲞϨⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲐⲘⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ.
And, being assembled with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith 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 truly baptized in water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲨϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲬⲚⲀⲦⲪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲖ.
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put 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 ye shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲚⲀⲨⲞⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲒⲞⲢⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲂⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲂϢ.
And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
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.
Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus, who is taken from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲚⲒϪⲰⲒⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚⲦ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϢⲒ.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
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 come in, they went into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ϨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲚⲀⲈⲢⲢⲔ ⲚⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty, )
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, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of 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.
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲀⲤⲠⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲬⲈⲖⲆⲀⲘⲀⲄ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲚⲞϤ.
And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; therefore that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The 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 man dwell in it: and his office let another take.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϨⲰϮ ⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲰⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
Therefore of these men who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲈⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ϢⲀ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲦⲈϤⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲠϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲤⲞⲦⲠϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲂ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲈϬⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲒⲆⲒⲀⲔⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲒⲘⲈⲦⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢⲠⲀⲢⲀⲂⲈⲚⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲤ ⲈⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ.
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
