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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 composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which 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 that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
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 also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern 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 with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲙⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ.
For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲉⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?
And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed 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 power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.
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 as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,
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 of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
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 were come into [the city], they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude [the brother] of James.
These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with [several] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
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, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names [who were] together [was] about a hundred and twenty, )
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.
Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;
for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲱϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
(This [man] then indeed got a field with [the] reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, 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 was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, 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 homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.
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, that of the men who have assembled with us all [the] time in which the Lord Jesus came 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.
beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be 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 appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been 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 they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ.
to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.
And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
