Acts 8
1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
ⲁ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
ⲅ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲏⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
ⲉ̅Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
6 The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
7 For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
8 There was great joy in that city.
ⲏ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ.
10 to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ.
11 They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϩⲓⲕ.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ.
13 Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ.
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ϯⲕⲉⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
16 for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ.
19 saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
ⲕ̅Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ.
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ.
22 Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.
24 Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
25 They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
26 Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϥⲉ ⲡⲉ.
27 He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ.
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲟⲙⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
30 Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
ⲗ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
31 He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
32 Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲉϥⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
33 In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
34 The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ.
35 Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ.
36 As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ.
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.
38 He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ.
39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
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