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And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees —
being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead —
and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;
and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.
And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,
6 ⲋ̅ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲓⲫⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ
and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,
and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, 'In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'
Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: 'Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,
10 ⲓ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡⲛⲁⲍⲱⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⳁⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ
be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.
'This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;
and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.'
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲥ
And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering — they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been —
and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against [it],
and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲣⲛⲁ
saying, 'What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem [is] manifest, and we are not able to deny [it];
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙϣⲁϫⲉ ϭⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.'
And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;
for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.'
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲡⲓⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲛ ⲑⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ
And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,
for above forty years of age was the man upon whom had been done this sign of the healing.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ
And being let go, they went unto their own friends, and declared whatever the chief priests and the elders said unto them,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
and they having heard, with one accord did lift up the voice unto God, and said, 'Lord, thou [art] God, who didst make the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all that [are] in them,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ
who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?
the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲧⲁϩⲥϥ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗⲏ
for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,
to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲓⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ
'And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,
30 ⲗ̅ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲓⲥ
in the stretching forth of Thy hand, for healing, and signs, and wonders, to come to pass through the name of Thy holy child Jesus.'
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲁⲡⲙⲁ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϯ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,
for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling [them], were bringing the prices of the thing sold,
and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲟⲩⲗⲉⲩⲉⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲕⲩⲡⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ
And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas — which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort — a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,
a field being his, having sold [it], brought the money and laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.
