ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 3
One day, as Peter and John were going up into the Temple Courts for the three o’clock Prayers,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛϯⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲓ⳿ⲏⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ.
a man, who had been lame from his birth, was being carried by. This man used to be set down every day at the gate of the Temple called “the Beautiful Gate,” to beg of those who went in.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ.
Seeing Peter and John on the point of entering, he asked them to give him something.
Peter fixed his eyes on him, and so did John, and then Peter said, ‘Look at us.’
The man was all attention, expecting to get something from them;
6 ⲋ̅ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϯϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲟϣⲓ.
but Peter added, ‘I have no gold or silver, but I give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk.’
Grasping the lame man by the right hand, Peter lifted him up. Instantly the man’s feet and ankles became strong,
and, leaping up, he stood and began to walk about, and then went with them into the Temple Courts, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
All the people saw him walking about and praising God;
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁⲧ ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲁⲓ⳿ⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲃⲏ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ.
and, when they recognised him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the Temple, they were utterly astonished and amazed at what had happened to him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲧⲟ⳿ⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ.
While the man still clung to Peter and John, the people all quickly gathered round them in the Colonnade named after Solomon, in the greatest astonishment.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ.
On seeing this, Peter said to the people, ‘People of Israel, why are you surprised at this? And why do you stare at us, as though we, by any power or piety of our own, had enabled this man to walk?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ Ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲒⲁⲕⲱⲃ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁϥ ϯ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲁ ⲫⲏⲙⲉⲛ ϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has done honour to his servant Jesus – him whom you gave up and disowned before Pilate, when he had decided to set him free.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ.
You, I say, disowned the holy and righteous one, and asked for the release of a murderer!
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ.
The guide to life you put to death! But God raised him from the dead – and of that we are ourselves witnesses.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭ ⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
And it is by faith in the name of Jesus, that this man, whom you all see and know, has – by his name – been made strong. Yes, it is the faith inspired by Jesus that has made this complete cure of the man, before the eyes of you all.
And yet, my friends, I know that you acted as you did from ignorance, and your rulers also.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲭ͞ⲣⲥ̅ ϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ.
But it was in this way that God fulfilled all that he had long ago foretold, as to the sufferings of his Christ, by the lips of all the prophets.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿Ⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲃⲟⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
Therefore, repent and turn so that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,
and so that he may send you, in Jesus, your long-appointed Christ.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
But heaven must be his home, until the days of the Universal Restoration, of which God has spoken by the lips of his holy prophets from the very first. (aiōn g165)
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
Moses himself said – “The Lord your God will raise up from among yourselves a prophet, as he raised me. To him you will listen whenever he speaks to you.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϥⲱϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
And it will be that should anyone among the people not listen to that prophet, he will be utterly destroyed.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲥ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲙ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
Yes, and all the prophets from Samuel onwards, and all their successors who had a message to deliver, told of these days.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲀⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϫⲣⲟϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
You yourselves are the heirs of the prophets, and heirs, too, of the covenant which God made with your ancestors, when he said to Abraham – “In your descendants will all the nations of the earth be blessed.”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲉⲛϥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ.
For you, first, God raised up his servant, and sent him to bless you, by turning each one of you from his wicked ways.’
