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After this he left Athens and came to Corinth.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ. ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ. ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ. ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit;
and because he was of the same trade--that of tent-maker--he lodged with them and worked with them.
But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
Now at the time when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was preaching fervently and was solemnly telling the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ. ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲉ. ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
But upon their opposing him with abusive language, he shook his clothes by way of protest, and said to them, "Your ruin will be upon your own heads. I am not responsible: in future I will go among the Gentiles."
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ.
So he left the place and went to the house of a person called Titius Justus, a worshipper of the true God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ.
And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.
And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.
10 ⲓ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
I am with you, and no one shall attack you to injure you; for I have very many people in this city."
So Paul remained in Corinth for a year and six months, teaching among them the Message of God.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ. ⲁⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.
"This man," they said, "is inducing people to offer unlawful worship to God."
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲱ̅ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲱⲥ.
But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might reasonably have listened to you Jews.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲏ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ.
But since these are questions about words and names and your Law, you yourselves must see to them. I refuse to be a judge in such matters."
So he ordered them out of court.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲛϩⲗ̅ⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ. ⲁϥϩⲉⲕⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲁⲓⲁⲓⲥ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ.
After remaining a considerable time longer in Corinth, Paul took leave of the brethren and set sail for Syria; and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had shaved his head at Cenchreae, because he was bound by a vow.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ (ⲉ)ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
They put in at Ephesus, and there Paul left his companions behind. As for himself, he went to the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ.
Landing at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and inquired after the welfare of the Church, and then went down to Antioch.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲫⲣⲩⲅⲓⲁ. ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out on a tour, visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order, and strengthening all the disciples.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ. ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ.
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲃⲣ̅ⲃⲣ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ.
He had been instructed by word of mouth in the way of the Lord, and, being full of burning zeal, he used to speak and teach accurately the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ. ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila, after hearing him, took him home and explained God's way to him more accurately.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ.
Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·
for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
