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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲗⲗⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲉⲡ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
And it came to passe, while Apollos was at Corinthus, that Paul when he passed thorow the vpper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certaine disciples,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϣⲟⲡ.
And saide vnto them, Haue ye receiued the holy Ghost since ye beleeued? And they saide vnto him, Wee haue not so much as heard whether there be an holy Ghost.
And he said vnto them, Vnto what were ye then baptized? And they saide, Vnto Iohns baptisme.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ.
Then saide Paul, Iohn verely baptized with the baptisme of repentance, saying vnto the people, that they shoulde beleeue in him, which should come after him, that is, in Christ Iesus.
And when they heard it, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Iesus.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ.
So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.
And all the men were about twelue.
8 ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
Moreouer he went into the Synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three moneths, disputing and exhorting to the things that appertaine to the kingdome of God.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲛⲁϣⲧϩⲏ ⲧ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲭⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ.
But when certaine were hardened, and disobeyed, speaking euill of the way of God before the multitude, hee departed from them, and separated the disciples, and disputed dayly in the schoole of one Tyrannus.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲃ̅ϯ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ.
And this was done by the space of two yeeres, so that all they which dwelt in Asia, heard the word of ye Lord Iesus, both Iewes and Grecians.
And God wrought no small miracles by the handes of Paul,
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲓⲙⲓⲕⲩⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ.
So that from his body were brought vnto the sicke, kerchefs or handkerchefs, and the diseases departed from them, and the euill spirits went out of them.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲣⲅⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
Then certaine of the vagabond Iewes, exorcistes, tooke in hand to name ouer them which had euil spirits, the Name of the Lord Iesus, saying, We adiure you by Iesus, whom Paul preacheth.
(And there were certaine sonnes of Sceua a Iewe, the Priest, about seuen which did this)
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
And the euil spirit answered, and said, Iesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know: but who are ye?
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳪ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲏϣ ⲉⲣⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲏϧ.
And the man in whome the euil spirit was, ranne on them, and ouercame them, and preuailed against them, so that they fledde out of that house, naked, and wounded.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
And this was knowen to all the Iewes and Grecians also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and feare came on them all, and the Name of the Lord Iesus was magnified,
And many that beleeued, came and confessed, and shewed their workes.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓⲙⲏ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲃⲁ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
Many also of them which vsed curious artes, brought their bookes, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fiftie thousand pieces of siluer.
So the worde of God grewe mightily, and preuailed.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
Nowe when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirite to passe through Macedonia and Achaia, and to goe to Hierusalem, saying, After I haue bene there, I must also see Rome.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ.
So sent hee into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he remained in Asia for a season.
And the same time there arose no small trouble about that way.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲕ ϩⲁⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ.
For a certaine man named Demetrius a siluersmith, which made siluer temples of Diana, brought great gaines vnto the craftesmen,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϫⲓⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ.
Whom he called together, with the workemen of like things, and saide, Syrs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue our goods:
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲓϫ.
Moreouer ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded, and turned away much people, saying, That they be not gods which are made with handes.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲟⲡϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲧⲛⲓϣϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ.
So that not onely this thing is dangerous vnto vs, that this our portion shall be reproued, but also that the temple of the great goddesse Diana should be nothing esteemed, and that it would come to passe that her magnificence, which all Asia and the world worshippeth, should be destroyed.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ.
Now when they heard it, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
And the whole citie was full of confusion, and they rushed into the common place with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, and Pauls companions of his iourney.
And when Paul would haue entred in vnto the people, the disciples suffred him not.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ.
Certaine also of the chiefe of Asia which were his friendes, sent vnto him, desiring him that hee woulde not present him selfe in the Common place.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ.
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assemblie was out of order, and the more part knewe not wherefore they were come together.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ.
And some of the company drew foorth Alexander, the Iewes thrusting him forwards. Alexander then beckened with the hande, and woulde haue excused the matter to the people.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ.
But when they knew that he was a Iewe, there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres, of all men crying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲱⲕ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲟⲡⲉⲧⲏⲥ.
Then the towne clearke when hee had stayed the people, saide, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not howe that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image, which came downe from Iupiter?
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲥⲓⲁⲓ.
Seeing then that no man can speake against these things, ye ought to be appeased, and to doe nothing rashly.
For yee haue brought hither these men, which haue neither committed sacrilege, neither doe blaspheme your goddesse.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲭ ⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲟⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ.
Wherefore, if Demetrius and the craftes men which are with him, haue a matter against any man, the lawe is open, and there are Deputies: let them accuse one another.
But if ye inquire any thing cocerning other matters, it may be determined in a lawful assembly.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ.
For we are euen in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes sedition, for as much as there is no cause, whereby we may giue a reason of this concourse of people.
And when he had thus spoken, hee let the assembly depart.
