Acts 6
1 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
ⲁ̅ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ.
2 So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
ⲃ̅ⲀⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲢⲀⲚⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ.
3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
ⲅ̅ϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲌ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲠⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
4 and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
ⲇ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲢⲰϤⲦ ⲈϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲢⲀⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲠ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲖⲒⲠⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲢⲞⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲀⲚⲰⲢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲢⲘⲈⲚⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
6 They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲀⲨⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
8 Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
ⲏ̅ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
ⲑ̅ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲒⲂⲈⲢⲦⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲨⲢⲒⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲔⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲦⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ
10 but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
11 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12 So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϨⲞⲖⲘⲈϤ ⲀⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.
13 where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲞ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϪ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ.
14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲚⲀϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ.
15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
