< Acts 17 >

1 When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲫⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲱⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
2 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
3 explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
ⲅ̅ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫ(ⲉ)ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ.
5 The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
6 But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ
7 and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
ⲍ̅ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ̅ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
8 On hearing this, the crowd and city officials were greatly disturbed.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
9 And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲡ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
10 As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ (ϫⲟⲟⲩ) ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
11 Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ. ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
12 As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ.
13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
14 The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ.
15 Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲡⲉϥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟϫϩϫ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅.
18 Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ 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.
19 So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, where they asked him, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
20 For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”
ⲕ̅ⲕⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
21 Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
22 Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
23 For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
24 The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ.
25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
26 From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ.
27 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲱⲙϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
28 ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲓ(ⲏ)ⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ.
29 Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
30 Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
ⲗ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈.
31 For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅. ⲁϥϯⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
32 When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈.
33 At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
34 But some joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others who were with them.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.

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