< Acts 22 >

1 MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.
ⲁ̅ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲓⲟϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ
2 Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said,
ⲃ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
3 I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day:
ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲔⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲄⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ
4 so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲁⲓϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
5 As also the high-priest will bear me witness, and all the body of elders: from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, I went unto Damascus, to bring those who were there in chains unto Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
ⲉ̅⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ
6 But as I went and drew nigh to Damascus, at noon-day, suddenly there shone a great light from heaven around me.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⳿ⲁϧⲟⲕ ⳿ⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ Ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ
9 Now they who were with me saw the light indeed, and were terrified; but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ
10 Then I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, go into Damascus; and there information shall be given thee of all things which are ordained for thee to do.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ
11 Then as I could no longer see through the dazzling brightness of that light, led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲆⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ
12 And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ Ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
13 came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, recover sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ
14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱϥ
15 For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϫⲉ ⳿ⲭⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲑⲙⲟⲩ
16 And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ
17 Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲕⲟⲧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲒⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ
18 and beheld him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ ϭⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee:
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ
20 and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.
ⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲤⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓϯⲙⲁϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ
21 And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲕ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ
22 And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲗⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲛ
23 So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲧ ϣⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲏⲣ
24 the military tribune commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what cause they clamoured so loudly against him.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⳿ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲥⲉⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ
25 So as they were tying him up for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲟⲗⲕϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϧⲱⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲉⲣ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ
26 And when the centurion heard this, he came and told the military tribune, saying, Consider what you are going to do: for this man is a Roman citizen.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ
27 Then the tribune came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϩⲁ
28 And the tribune replied, With a large sum of money I purchased this citizenship. And Paul said, But I enjoy it as my birthright.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲉⲟⲛ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ
29 Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϯ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲢⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛϩϥ
30 So on the morrow, desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.
ⲗ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲛ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ

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