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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;
and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.
"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."
Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.
5 ⲉ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲡⲏ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲕⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ. ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲃⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲭⲁⲗⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈.
"While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲃ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲧϥⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.
I also heard a voice saying to me, "'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'
"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'
"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'
"This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ.
"Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲡⲏ ⲛⲅ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "'Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.
He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"
"And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩ(ⲉ) ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
"If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ̅.
This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ(ⲉ) ϩⲓⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ. ⲉⲛⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ. ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ.
Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.
The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ.
When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϭⲱ ϩⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̅ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.
Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ. ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'
At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲅⲁⲃⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲥⲏⲙⲁⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ. ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ.
one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϣⲟⲩ. ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϯ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ.
So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea.
This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul.
