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On leaving Athens, Paul next went to Corinth.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
There he met a Jew of the name of Aquila, from Pontus, who, with his wife Priscilla, had lately come from Italy, in consequence of the order which had been issued by the Emperor Claudius for all Jews to leave Rome. Paul paid them a visit,
and, since their trade was the same as his, he stayed and worked with them – their trade was tent-making.
Every Sabbath Paul gave addresses in the synagogue, trying to convince both Jews and Greeks.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
But, when Silas and Timothy had come down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to delivering the message, earnestly maintaining before the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I will go to the Gentiles.”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ
So he left, and went to the house of a certain Titius Justus, who had been accustomed to join in the worship of God, and whose house was next door to the synagogue.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
Crispus, the synagogue leader, came to believe in the Lord, and so did all his household; and many of the Corinthians, as they listened to Paul, became believers in Christ and were baptized.
One night the Lord said to Paul, in a vision, “Have no fear, but continue to speak, and refuse to be silenced;
10 ⲓ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
for I am with you, and no one will do you harm, for I have many people in this city.”
So he settled there for a year and a half, and taught God’s message among the people.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥⲁⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
While Gallio was governor of Greece, some of the Jewish leaders made a combined attack on Paul, and brought him before the Governor’s Bench,
charging him with persuading people to worship God in a way forbidden by the Law.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲱⲥ
Just as Paul was on the point of speaking, Gallio said to them, “If this were a case of misdemeanor or some serious crime, there would be some reason for my listening patiently to you;
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ
but, since it is a dispute about words, and names, and your own Law, you must see to it yourselves. I do not choose to be a judge in such matters.”
Saying this, he drove them back from the Bench.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
Then they all set on Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and beat him in front of the Bench, but Gallio did not trouble himself about any of these things.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲕⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲁⲓⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ
Paul remained there some time after this, and then took leave of the followers, and sailed to Syria with Priscilla and Aquila, but not before his head had been shaved at Cenchreae, because he was under a vow.
They put into Ephesus, and there Paul, leaving his companions, went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.
When they asked him to prolong his stay, he declined, saying however,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
as he took his leave, “I will come back again to you, please God,” and then set sail from Ephesus.
On reaching Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and exchanged greetings with the church, and then went down to Antioch.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲣⲩⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
After making some stay in Antioch, he set out on a tour through the Phrygian district of Galatia, strengthening the faith of all the disciples as he went.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
Meanwhile there had come to Ephesus an Alexandrian Jew, named Apollos, an eloquent man, who was well-versed in the scriptures.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲃⲣⲃⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
He had been well-instructed in the Way of the Lord, and with burning zeal he spoke of, and taught carefully, the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John’s.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
This man began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue; and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home and explained the Way of God to him more carefully still.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϣⲟⲡϥⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
When he wanted to cross to Greece, the followers furthered his plans, and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival he proved of great assistance to those who had, through the loving kindness of God, become believers in Christ,
for he vigorously confuted the Jews, publicly proving by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
