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And when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.
And Paul, as his custom was, went in among them, and for three sabbaths discoursed to them out of the Scriptures,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲏⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
explaining them, and setting forth that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead, and that “this is the Christ, —Jesus whom I am making known to you.”
4 ⲇ̅ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ
And some of them were convinced, and joined themselves to Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the women of high rank not a few.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲟⲥⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
But the unbelieving Jews, taking with them certain bad men of the idlers in the market-place, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar; and having come to the house of Jason, they endeavored to bring them out to the people;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
but not finding them, they dragged Jason and some of the brethren before the city magistrates, crying out, These men that have turned the world upside down have come hither also;
whom Jason hath entertained; and they are all acting in opposition to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
And they alarmed the multitude and the city magistrates when they heard these things.
And having taken security of Jason and of the others, they let them go.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea; who, having come there, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether these things were so.
Many of them therefore believed; and of the Grecian women of rank and men, not a few.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that at Beroea, too, the word of God was preached by Paul, they came hither also, and stirred up the multitudes.
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go to the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
And they who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and having received a commandment to Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.
Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he saw the city full of idols.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout [[Greeks]], and in the market daily with those that met him.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, What doth this babbler mean to say? and others, He seemeth to be a setter forth of foreign gods; because he brought the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
And they took him and brought him to Mars' hill, saying, May we know what this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest?
For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears. We would know therefore what these things mean.
Now all the Athenians, and the strangers residing among them, spent their leisure for nothing else but to tell or to hear something new.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very devout.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
For while passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, “To an unknown God.” What therefore ye, without knowledge of it, worship, that do I make known to you.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ
The God who made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
nor doth he receive service at the hands of men, as though he needed anything, since it is he that giveth to all life and breath and all things.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ
And he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having fixed appointed times, and the bounds of their habitation;
that they should seek God, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲓⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as also some of your own poets have said: “For we are also his offspring.”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Deity is like to gold or silver or stone, graven by the art and device of man.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
The times indeed of ignorance God overlooked; but now commandeth all men every where to repent;
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
inasmuch as he hath fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he hath appointed; having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ
And when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but ethers said, We will hear thee again about this matter.
Thus Paul departed from among them.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
But certain men joined themselves to him, and believed; among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite; and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
