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When we had escaped, then they 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 natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the 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.
But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on 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 natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live.”
However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn’t harmed.
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.
But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds and said that 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.
Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and courteously entertained us 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 lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲛⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came and were cured.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ.
They also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.
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 a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was “The Twin Brothers.”
Touching 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 circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. 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.
From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded 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 Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, “I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in 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 spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ.
For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel 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.
They said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of 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 desire to hear from you what you think. For, as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”
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.
When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about God’s Kingdom, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.
Some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.
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.
When they didn’t agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one message: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ.
saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.
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. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’
“Be it known therefore to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”
When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.
Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house and received all who were coming to 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
preaching God’s Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
