Acts 18
1 Paul then left Athens and went to Corinth
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ
2 where he met a Jew named Aquila. Aquila was originally from Pontus, and had just arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all Jews expelled from Rome. Paul went to see them,
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
3 and because they were in the same business of tent-making, he stayed with them.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ
4 He debated in the synagogue every Sabbath, convincing both Jews and Greeks.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ
5 When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul felt he had to become more direct in what he said, and told the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
6 When they opposed him and cursed him, he shook out his clothes and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent of any guilt, and from now on I will go to the foreigners.”
ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
7 He left and went to stay with Titius Justus, who worshiped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue.
ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ
8 Crispus, leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. Many of the people of Corinth who heard the message became believers and were baptized.
ⲏ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
9 The Lord told Paul in a vision at night: “Don't be afraid. Speak up, don't keep quiet—
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲣⲱⲕ
10 because I am with you, and no-one will attack you, for many people in this city are mine.”
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
11 Paul stayed there for eighteen months, teaching the people the word of God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 However, during the time when Gallio was the governor of Achaia, the Jews united in an attack against Paul and brought him before the court.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥⲁⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
13 “This man is persuading people to worship God illegally,” they declared.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
14 But just as Paul was about to defend himself, Gallio told the Jews, “If you Jews were bringing criminal charges or some serious legal offense, there would be a reason for me to listen to your case.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲱⲥ
15 But since you're only arguing over words and names and your own law, then you deal with it yourselves. I won't rule on such matters.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ
16 Then Gallio had them ejected from the court.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
17 Then the crowd turned on Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right outside the court, but Gallio wasn't concerned about this at all.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
18 Paul stayed on for a while. Then left the believers and sailed for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila along with him. He had his head shaved while in Cenchrae, because he had taken a vow.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲕⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲁⲓⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ
19 They arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
20 They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϥϭⲱ
21 He said his goodbyes, and set sail from Ephesus, telling them, “I'll come back and see you if it's God's will.”
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
22 After landing at Caesarea he went to greet the church members, and then carried on to Antioch.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ
23 He spent some time there and then went from town to town through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, encouraging all the believers.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲣⲩⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
24 In the meantime a Jew named Apollos, originally from Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was a gifted speaker who knew the Scriptures well.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
25 He had been taught the way of the Lord. He was spiritually passionate, and in his speaking and teaching he presented Jesus accurately, but he only knew about John's baptism.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲃⲣⲃⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
26 He started speaking openly in the synagogue. So when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to join them and explained the way of God to him more fully.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
27 When he decided to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples there telling them to welcome him. When he arrived he was very helpful to those who through grace trusted God,
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϣⲟⲡϥⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
28 because he was able to strongly refute the Jews in public debate, demonstrating from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
