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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲓⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲱ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲩⲗⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.
I indeed made the former treatise, O Theophilus, about all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 ⲃ̅ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
until a day in which he was taken up, having commanded, through the Holy Spirit, the apostles whom he chose,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϧ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
to whom he also presented himself living, after his suffering, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days, and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫ̇ⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲑⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧ.
And being assembled together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye heard from me.
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
Because John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in the Holy Spirit after not many of these days.
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
Indeed therefore having come together, they questioned him, saying, Lord, do thou restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
And he said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father established in his own authority.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲣⲏϫϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.
And having said these things, as they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their eyes.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲓⲟⲣⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ.
And while they were gazing at his going into the sky, behold, two men had also stood by them in white apparel,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
who also said, Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into the sky will so come, in that same way as ye saw him going into the sky.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem having a sabbath day journey.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲁⲛ⳿ⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ Ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲫⲁ Ⲁⲗⲫⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲫⲁ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ.
And when they came in, they went up into the upper floor where they were lodging, including, Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ϩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲉⲣⲣ̅ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ.
And in those days, Peter, having stood up in the midst of the disciples (and there was a multitude of names at the same place, about a hundred twenty), he said,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲆⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϭⲁⲩⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
Men, brothers, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
because he was numbered with us, and received a share of this ministry.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
(Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲭⲉⲗⲇⲁⲙⲁⲅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ.
And it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so as to call that field in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
20 ⲕ̅ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲧⲥ.
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
It is necessary therefore, of the men who accompanied us during all the time during which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ Ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲉⲛϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ.
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
And having prayed, they said, Thou, Lord, knowing the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou have chosen
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ.
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.
And they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
