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Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲱϫⲉⲃ.
The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲗⲉⲡϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϫⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲉⲕϩ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ.
Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
4 ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲱⲛϧ.
When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲫⲱϫⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲉⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲥⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ.
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
7 ⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲓⲟϩⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ ϭⲓⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϣⲁⲡϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϧⲙⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲁϧⲧ ⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲁϥ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ.
The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲛⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲭⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ.
After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲗⲟⲩⲥ.
From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁⲛ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲡⲡⲓⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲉⲣⲛⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁⲣϩⲏⲧ.
The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓϩⲟⲩⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲓϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛϩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ.
After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ.
But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ.
So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲕ.
The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩϯⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲝⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϣⲁ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ.
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ.
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ.
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲙⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ϩⲣⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲙⲁϣⲑⲁⲙ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁϣϫ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲱⲟⲩ.
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲱϣⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲛ ⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲧⲱ ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⳿ⲁⲙⲏⲛⲀ ϯⲁⲡⲟⲅⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ
Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
