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And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲁⲩϫⲉⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϩⲱⲟⲩ.
And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲡⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅.
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲡⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱϩⲃ̅. ⲏ̅ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲟⲩ. ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϩⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ.
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϭⲟⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲛ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ.
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛϥ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅. ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ.
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲧ. ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ϩⲓⲟⲩϫⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ. ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ.
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲅⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲓϥⲉ. ⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϣⲁⲡⲡⲓⲟⲥ ⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲱⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲁϥⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ. ⲁⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲕⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϯ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲏ̅ ⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩϯ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ.
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ.
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ϩⲱⲥⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ.
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲧⲓⲁ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲏⲣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ.
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛ̅ϫⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲓ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϫⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲕ̅.
And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ.
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲩ̈ⲥⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲓⲛϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ.
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲏⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲉⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲥⲁⲓ̈ⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲅ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲛⲟⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲱⲣϩ̅.
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲛ̅ϣⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲁⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ. ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲟⲩ.
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅.
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
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And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲣ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲉ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲁϥⲙⲓⲥⲑⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲕ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ.
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁϫⲛ̅ϯⲥⲟ· ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ.
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
