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And Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted to you to speak for yourself”; then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defense:
2 ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁ ⲁⲓⲟⲡⲧ ⲙⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ
“Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I have thought myself blessed, being about to make a defense before you today,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ
especially knowing you to be acquainted with all things—both customs and questions—among Jews; for this reason, I implore you to hear me patiently.
The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth—which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem—all the Jews know,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲱⲛϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲣϫ ⲁⲛⲅ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ
knowing me before from the first (if they may be willing to testify), that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged,
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲙⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
to which our twelve tribes, intently serving night and day, hope to come, concerning which hope I am accused, King Agrippa, by the Jews;
why is it judged incredible with you if God raises the dead?
I indeed, therefore, thought with myself that it was necessary [for me] to do many things against the Name of Jesus of Nazareth,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲉϫ ϩⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϯⲡⲍⲏⲫⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ
which I also did in Jerusalem, and I shut up many of the holy ones in prison, having received the authority from the chief priests; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲩ
and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining [them] to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting [them] even to strange cities.
In which things, also, going on to Damascus—with authority and commission from the chief priests—
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲓⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲏⲁϥϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ
at midday, I saw in the way, O king, out of Heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me a light—and those going on with me;
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϯⲧⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉ
and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? [It is] hard for you to kick against goads!
And I said, Who are You, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus whom you persecute;
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲟϣⲕ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
but rise, and stand on your feet, for this I appeared to you, to appoint you an officer and a witness both of the things you saw, and of the things [in which] I will appear to you,
delivering you from the people, and the nations, to whom I now send you,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
to open their eyes, to turn [them] from darkness to light, and [from] the authority of Satan to God, for their receiving forgiveness of sins, and a lot among those having been sanctified by faith that [is] toward Me.
After which, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲓⲕⲩⲣⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϩⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ
but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, also to all the region of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to convert, and to turn back to God, doing works worthy of conversion;
because of these things the Jews—having caught me in the temple—were endeavoring to kill [me].
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲓⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϯϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ
Having obtained, therefore, help from God, until this day, I have stood witnessing both to small and to great, saying nothing besides the things that both the prophets and Moses spoke of as about to come,
that the Christ is to suffer, whether first by a resurrection from the dead, He is about to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.”
And he thus making a defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “You are mad, Paul; much learning turns you mad!”
And he says, “I am not mad, most noble Festus, but of truth and soberness I speak forth the sayings;
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲓⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙⲫⲱⲡ
for the king knows concerning these things, before whom I also speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing has not been done in a corner;
do you believe, King Agrippa, the prophets? I have known that you believe!”
And Agrippa said to Paul, “In [so] little you persuade me to become a Christian?”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲉϯⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲣⲣⲉ
And Paul said, “I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only you, but also all those hearing me today, to become such as I also am—except these bonds.”
And he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,
and having withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds”;
and Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
