Acts 6
1 And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministry,
ⲁ̅ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲬⲢⲈⲘⲢⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲈⲂⲢⲈⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲬⲎⲢⲀ.
2 and the Twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, “It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, minister at tables;
ⲃ̅ⲀⲠⲒⲒⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲢⲀⲚⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲬⲰ ⲚⲤⲰⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲢⲀⲠⲈⲌⲀ.
3 look out, therefore, brothers, seven men of you who are testified well of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,
ⲅ̅ϪⲈⲘⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲈⲚⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲌ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲠⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲬⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲬⲢⲒⲀ.
4 and we to prayer, and to the ministry of the word, will give ourselves continually.”
ⲇ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲤⲢⲰϤⲦ ⲈϮⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
5 And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
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 whom they set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid [their] hands on them.
ⲋ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲀϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲀⲨⲬⲀ ϪⲒϪ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
7 And the word of God increased, and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude of the priests were also obedient to the faith.
ⲍ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲀⲤⲀϢⲀⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲦⲎⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲀϨϮ.
8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,
ⲏ̅ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ.
9 and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, the [one] called Libertines (and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia), disputing with Stephen,
ⲑ̅ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϢⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲒⲂⲈⲢⲦⲒⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲨⲢⲒⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲔⲞϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲢⲈⲘⲦⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ
10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking;
ⲓ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲞⲨϢϪⲈⲘϪⲞⲘ ⲚϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
11 then they suborned men, saying, “We have heard him speaking slanderous sayings in regard to Moses and God.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12 They also stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come on [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the Sanhedrin;
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲨⲔⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲠⲒⲖⲀⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲀϦ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲨϨⲞⲖⲘⲈϤ ⲀⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ.
13 they also set up false witnesses, saying, “This one does not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and 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 saying that this Jesus the Nazarean will overthrow this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us”;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲀⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϤⲚⲀϢⲒⲂϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲎ ⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲘⲰⲨⲤⲎⲤ.
15 and gazing at him, all those sitting in the Sanhedrin saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲀⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲞ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠϨⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ.
