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1 ⲁ̅ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲉ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲣⲏⲧⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
Now after fiue dayes, Ananias the hie Priest came downe with the Elders, and with Tertullus a certaine oratour, which appeared before the Gouernour against Paul.
2 ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲥⲟϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϥⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ.
And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we haue obtained great quietnesse through thee, and that many worthy things are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,
We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,
4 ⲇ̅ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ.
But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲟⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲕⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ.
Certainely we haue found this man a pestilent fellowe, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a chiefe maintainer of the secte of the Nazarites:
And hath gone about to pollute the Temple: therefore wee tooke him, and woulde haue iudged him according to our Lawe:
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest (if thou wilt inquire) know all these things whereof we accuse him.
And the Iewes likewise affirmed, saying that it was so.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ ϭⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
Then Paul, after that the gouernour had beckened vnto him that hee shoulde speake, answered, I do the more gladly answere for my selfe, for as much as I knowe that thou hast bene of many yeres a iudge vnto this nation,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ.
Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
And they neither found mee in the Temple disputing with any man, neither making vproare among the people, neither in the Synagogues, nor in the citie.
Neither can they proue the things, whereof they now accuse me.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ϯⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ.
But this I confesse vnto thee, that after the way (which they call heresie) so worship I the God of my fathers, beleeuing all things which are written in the Lawe and the Prophets,
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ϯ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ.
And haue hope towardes God, that the resurrection of the dead, which they themselues looke for also, shalbe both of iust and vniust.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲁⲥⲕⲓⲛ ϩⲱ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
And herein I endeuour my selfe to haue alway a cleare conscience towarde God, and toward men.
Now after many yeres, I came and brought almes to my nation and offerings.
At what time, certaine Iewes of Asia founde mee purified in the Temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲁⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ.
Who ought to haue bene present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me.
Or let these themselues say, if they haue found any vniust thing in mee, while I stoode in the Council,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟϣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
Except it be for this one voyce, that I cried standing among them, Of the resurrection of the dead am I accused of you this day.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
Nowe when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, When I shall more perfectly know the things which concerne this way, by the comming of Lysias the chiefe Captaine, I will decise your matter.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲉϣⲧ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⳿ⲉϣⲉⲙϣⲏⲧϥ.
Then hee commanded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and that he should haue ease, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister vnto him, or to come vnto him.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲇⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
And after certaine dayes, came Felix with his wife Drusilla, which was a Iewesse, and he called foorth Paul, and heard him of the faith in Christ.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲅⲕⲣⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ.
And as he disputed of righteousnes and temperance, and of the iudgement to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time, and when I haue conuenient time, I will call for thee.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
Hee hoped also that money shoulde haue bene giuen him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore hee sent for him the oftner, and communed with him.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲡⲟⲣⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲝ ⲁϥⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ.
When two yeeres were expired, Porcius Festus came into Felix roume: and Felix willing to get fauour of the Iewes, left Paul bound.
