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1 ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲫⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲱⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica. Here there was a Jewish synagogue,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
and Paul, according to his usual custom, went in to them and, for three Sabbath Days, he reasoned with them out of the Scriptures,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫ(ⲉ)ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
explaining and quoting passages to prove that the Messiah had to suffer and to rise again from the dead and that "This Jesus whom I am proclaiming unto you is the Messiah."
4 ⲇ̅ ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ.
Some were persuaded and attached themselves to Paul and Silas, including a number of devout Greeks, and a large number of the leading women.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
But the Jews, moved with jealousy, called to their aid certain ill- favored and idle fellows, formed a mob, and began to set the town in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ
And when they had failed to find Paul and Silas, they began to drag Jason and some of the brethren before the politarchs, shouting. "These fellows who have upset the habitable earth are come hither also.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ̅ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
"Jason has received them, and they all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus."
Both the crowd and the politarchs were disturbed when they heard this,
but when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ (ϫⲟⲟⲩ) ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
Now the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they got there they betook themselves to the Jewish synagogue.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ. ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
The Jews of Berea were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they very readily received the message with all readiness of mind, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether these things were so.
So many of them became believers, and so did not a few Greeks, women of honorable estate, and men.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
As soon as the Jews in Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul in Berea also, they came there, and stirred up and troubled the crowds.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ.
Then the brothers at once sent Paul down to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained behind.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
Those who were caring for Paul brought him as far as Athens, and there left him, with instructions to Silas and Timothy to come to him with all speed.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲡⲉϥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟϫϩϫ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
While Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred within him, when he noticed that the city was full of idols.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅.
He argued in the synagogues with the Jews and the devout proselytes, and also daily in the market-place with those that met him there.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ̈ⲕⲟⲥ (ⲛ)ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
A few of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also encountered him again and again. Some were saying, "What has this beggarly fellow to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a setter forth of strange gods," because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
Then they laid hold of him and brought him up to Mars Hill, saying. "May we be told what this new teaching of yours is?
"For you are bringing certain strange things to our ears. We want to know, therefore, what these things mean."
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
(Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but to tell or to hear some new thing.)
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
So Paul stood up in the center of Mars Hill, and said. "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all respects you are remarkably religious.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
"For as I was passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What you are worshiping in ignorance, this I am proclaiming to you.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ.
"The God who made the universe and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
"neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ.
"He has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the bounds of their habitation,
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲱⲙϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
"so that they might seek God, if perhaps they might feel after him and find him, though he is not far from every on of us;
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲓ(ⲏ)ⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ.
"for in him we live and move and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, "‘For we also are his offspring.’
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
"Since then we are God’s offspring, we ought not to imagine that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈.
"The times of ignorance God overlooked, but he now commands all men that they should all, everywhere, repent;
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅. ⲁϥϯⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
inasmuch as he has fixed a day in which he will judge the world justly, by the Man whom he has ordained, and he has given proof of all this by raising him from the dead."
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈.
But on hearing of the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock; but others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."
So Paul withdrew from them.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
A few, however, attached themselves to him and believed, among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and some others.
