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1 ⲁ̅ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
At that time a major persecution arose against the church that was in Jerusalem, so all, except the Apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
(Devout men had buried Stephen and made a great lamentation over him.)
3 ⲅ̅ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
As for Saul, he was trying to destroy the Church; invading house after house and dragging away both men and women, he was putting them in prison.
So on their part those who were scattered abroad went about preaching the Word.
Now Philip, having gone down to a city of Samaria, was proclaiming the Christ to them;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
and the crowds gave heed with one accord to what Philip was saying, as they heard the words and saw the signs that he kept performing.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
Because unclean spirits came out screaming from many who had them, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
Yes, there was great joy in that city!
9 ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ.
Now a certain man named Simon was in the city first, practicing sorcery and astounding the people of Samaria, affirming himself to be someone great,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ.
to whom they used to pay attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
They listened to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ.
But, when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name, Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ.
Even Simon himself believed, and having been baptized he stayed right with Philip; observing miracles and signs occurring, he was amazed.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ϯⲕⲉⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
Now when the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
who upon coming down prayed about them, so that they might receive Holy Spirit,
because He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the name of Jesus, the Christ.
Then they laid their hands upon them and they received Holy Spirit.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ.
Well, upon observing that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the Apostles' hands, Simon offered them money
saying, “Give this power to me also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive Holy Spirit.”
20 ⲕ̅ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ.
But Peter said to him: “May your silver go with you into perdition, for thinking that the gift of God could be acquired with money!
You have neither part nor portion in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Turn away therefore from this your wickedness and make petition to God, in case the intent of your heart may be forgiven you;
for I see you being into a gall of bitterness and a fetter of unrighteousness.”
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
So in answer Simon said, “You make petition to the Lord on my behalf, so that nothing of what you have spoken may come upon me!”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
So when they had both thoroughly testified and spoken the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem; they also evangelized many Samaritan villages.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϥⲉ ⲡⲉ.
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south on the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza; it is desolate.”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ.
So he got up and went; and there, a man, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court-official of Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury, who had come worshiping to Jerusalem
—he was returning, sitting in his chariot and reading aloud the prophet Isaiah.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go forward and join this chariot.”
30 ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
So running up Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah and said, “Do you really understand what you are reading?”
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
So he said, “Well how can I, unless someone guides me?” And he urged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲉϥⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
Now the portion of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He does not open His mouth.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
In His humiliation His justice was removed, and who will recount His generation? Because His life is removed from the earth.”
So continuing the eunuch said to Philip, “I ask you, about whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ.
So opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, Philip preached Jesus to him.
Now as they were going down the road they came upon some water, and the eunuch said: “Look, water! What is keeping me from being baptized?”
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ.
So he ordered the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
Now when they came up out of the water, Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, because he went on his way rejoicing.
40 ⲙ̅
Philip was found at Azotus, and as he passed through he evangelized all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
