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Now a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession
and kept back part of the price for himself, his wife also being party to it; bringing a certain part he placed it at the Apostles' feet.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲱⲙ
So Peter said: “Ananias, on what basis has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the price of the land?
4 ⲇ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲕⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
While it remained unsold was it not yours, and once sold was it not in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You did not lie to men but to God.”
Well upon hearing these words Ananias fell down and expired! (Great fear came on all who heard these things.)
So the young men got up and wrapped him, and carrying him out they buried him.
Now after an interval of some three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
So Peter addressed her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” So she said, “Yes, for so much.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϥⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉϩⲓⲣⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Peter said to her: “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ
So she immediately fell down at his feet and expired! So upon entering the young men found her dead, and carrying her out they buried her beside her husband.
So great fear came on the whole assembly and on all who heard these things.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲥⲧⲟⲁ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ
Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all in Solomon's Porch with one purpose.
None of the rest dared to join them, but the people were magnifying them.
Believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲓ ϩⲉⲛϭⲗⲟϭ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
to the point that they kept carrying the sick into the streets, placing them on cots and pallets, so that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
Further, the multitude from the surrounding cities also kept coming into Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
Then the high priest rose up, and all those with him (being the sect of the Sadducees); they were filled with jealousy
and laid their hands on the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
But, during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out he said,
“Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϣⲱⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗⲏ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ
So upon hearing it they entered the temple about daybreak and started to teach. Then the high priest and those with him arrived and convened the Sanhedrin, even all the council of elders of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
Well, upon arriving the operatives did not find them in the jail, so they returned and reported,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉϥϣⲟⲧⲙ ϩⲛ ⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲛ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲛϭⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ
saying: “We certainly found the prison securely locked, and the guards standing in front of the doors, but upon opening them we found no one inside!”
Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were really perplexed as to what the implications might be.
But someone came and told them, “Hey, the men whom you put in the jail are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲛⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
Then the captain went with the operatives and brought them without violence, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.
So bringing them they set them before the Sanhedrin; and the high priest addressed them
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲙϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲑⲓⲗⲏⲏⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ
saying: “Did we not emphatically command you not to teach in this name? Just look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood on us!”
So in answer Peter and the Apostles said: “One must obey God rather than men.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you murdered by hanging on a tree.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲁⲥⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
Him God has exalted to His right hand as Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
And we are witnesses to these statements about Him, as also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those obeying Him.”
Well upon hearing it they became infuriated and started plotting to kill them.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲇⲓⲇⲁⲥⲕⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲣⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ
But someone in the council stood up (a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law respected by all the people) and commanded to put the Apostles out for a bit.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲗⲏ ϯϩⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ
He then said to them: “Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves concerning these men, as to what you are about to do.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲑⲉⲩⲧⲁⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲗⲁⲁⲩ
For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody; with whom about four hundred men joined up; who was killed, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲉϣⲥ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲓⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Later Judas the Galilean rose up, in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
So now I say to you, keep away from these men and leave them alone; because if this counsel or this work should be of men, it will be abolished;
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲥⲉϭ ⲛⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it—lest you even be found to be fighting against God!”
40 ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Well they were persuaded by him, and summoned the Apostles; after beating them they commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
So they went out rejoicing from the presence of the council, in that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of the Christ.
And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
