< Acts 14 >

1 Now it happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and they spoke in such a way that a copious multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
2 Yet truly, the Jews who were unbelieving had incited and enflamed the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
ⲃ̅ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
3 And so, they remained for a long time, acting faithfully in the Lord, offering testimony to the Word of his grace, providing signs and wonders done by their hands.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
4 Then the multitude of the city was divided. And certainly, some were with the Jews, yet truly others were with the Apostles.
ⲇ̅ⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
5 Now when an assault had been planned by the Gentiles and the Jews with their leaders, so that they might treat them with contempt and stone them,
ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲈϢⲞϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲦⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
6 they, realizing this, fled together to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the entire surrounding region.
ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲨⲔⲀⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ
7 And they were evangelizing in that place.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ
8 And a certain man was sitting at Lystra, disabled in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϦⲈⲚⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9 This man heard Paul speaking. And Paul, gazing at him intently, and perceiving that he had faith, so that he might be healed,
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright upon your feet!” And he leaped up and walked around.
ⲓ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
11 But when the crowds had seen what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods, having taken the likenesses of men, have descended to us!”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲖⲨⲔⲀⲰⲚ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲚ.
12 And they called Barnabas, ‘Jupiter,’ yet truly they called Paul, ‘Mercury,’ because he was the lead speaker.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲘⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲨⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
13 Also, the priest of Jupiter, who was outside the city, in front of the gate, bringing in oxen and garlands, was willing to offer sacrifice with the people.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
14 And as soon as the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul, had heard this, tearing their tunics, they leapt into the crowd, crying out
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
15 and saying: “Men, why would you do this? We also are mortals, men like yourselves, preaching to you to be converted, from these vain things, to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is in them.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
16 In previous generations, he permitted all nations to walk in their own ways.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
17 But certainly, he did not leave himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲦⲤⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ.
18 And by saying these things, they were barely able to restrain the crowds from immolating to them.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲄⲒⲤ ⲀⲨⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲈⲢⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
19 Now certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived there. And having persuaded the crowd, they stoned Paul and dragged him outside of the city, thinking him to be dead.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲰϢϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
20 But as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. And the next day, he set out with Barnabas for Derbe.
ⲕ̅ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ.
21 And when they had evangelized that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎ ϢⲀⲨⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them that they should remain always in the faith, and that it is necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
23 And when they had established priests for them in each church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲬⲀϪⲒϪ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24 And traveling by way of Pisidia, they arrived in Pamphylia.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲒⲤⲒⲆⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲘⲪⲨⲖⲒⲀ.
25 And having spoken the word of the Lord in Perga, they went down into Attalia.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲄⲎ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲦⲦⲀⲖⲒⲀ.
26 And from there, they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had now accomplished.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
27 And when they had arrived and had gathered together the church, they related what great things God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
28 And they remained for no small amount of time with the disciples.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.

< Acts 14 >