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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ
The same thing occurred in Iconium, where Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue, and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed in Christ.
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles, and poisoned their minds against the Lord’s followers.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲓϫ
Therefore Paul and Barnabas spent a long time there, and spoke out fearlessly, relying on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his love by permitting signs and wonders to take place at their hands.
But the townspeople were divided, some siding with the Jews, some with the apostles;
and, when there was an attempt on the part of both Gentiles and Jews, with their leaders, to resort to violence and to stone them,
the apostles heard of it, and took refuge in Lystra and Derbe, towns in Lycaonia, and in the district around,
and there they continued to tell the good news.
In the streets of Lystra there used to sit a man who had no power in his feet; he had been lame from his birth, and had never walked.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ
This man was listening to Paul speaking, when Paul, looking intently at him, and seeing that he had the faith to be healed,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ
said loudly, “Stand upright on your feet.” The man leaped up, and began walking about,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ
and the crowd, seeing what Paul had done, called out in the Lycaonian language, “The Gods have come down to us in human form.”
So they called Barnabas ‘Zeus,’ and Paul ‘Hermes,’ because he took the lead in speaking;
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲏⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲍⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
and the priest of Zeus-beyond-the-Walls, accompanied by the crowd, brought bullocks and garlands to the gates, with the intention of offering sacrifices.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲡⲉϩ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
But, when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd. “Friends, why are you doing this?” they shouted.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲥⲁϩⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲕⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
“We are only people like yourselves, and we have come with the good news that you should turn away from these follies to a living God, who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
In bygone times he permitted all the nations to go their own ways.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡϥϭⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϥϯ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲣⲉϥϯⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲥⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ
Yet he has not failed to give you, in the good he does, some revelation of himself – sending you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, and gladdening your hearts with plenty and good cheer.”
Even with this appeal they could hardly restrain the people from offering sacrifice to them.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ϩⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓ ⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲣⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ
Presently, however, there came some Jews from Antioch, and Iconium who, after they had won over the people, stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the town, thinking him to be dead.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲃⲏ
But, when the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town; the next day he went with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲗⲩⲥⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ϩⲓⲕⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ
After telling the good news throughout that town, and making a number of converts, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲱ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the kingdom of God.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϯ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
They also appointed elders for them in every church, and, after prayer and fasting, commended them to the Lord in whom they had learned to believe.
Paul and Barnabas then went through Pisidia, and came into Pamphylia,
and, after telling the message at Perga, went down to Attaleia.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
From there they sailed to Antioch – the place where they had been committed to the gracious care of God for the work which they had now finished.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
After their arrival, they gathered the church together, and gave an account of all that God had helped them to do, and especially how he had opened to the Gentiles the door of faith;
and at Antioch they stayed with the disciples for a considerable time.
