Acts 6
1 Now in these days while the number of the disciples was multiplying, the Grecian Jews began to murmur against the Hebrews, because their widows were habitually overlooked in the distribution of alms.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ.
2 Then the Twelve called the general body of the disciples together, and said to them. "It is not fitting for us to leave off preaching the Word of God, and minister at tables.
ⲃ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
3 "So, brothers, find from among your own number seven men of good reputation who are full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them over this business.
ⲅ̅ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
4 "But we will give ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word."
ⲇ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 This plan commended itself to the whole body, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲛⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ.
6 These men they presented to the apostles who, when they had prayed, laid their hands upon them.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 And the word of the Lord continued to spread; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was increasing exceedingly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
8 Meanwhile Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
9 But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲣⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲔⲩⲣⲓⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲧⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
10 but were unable to withstand the wisdom and spirit with which he used to speak.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
11 Then they instigated some to say, "We have heard him speaking blasphemy against Moses and against God;" and in this way they excited the people.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ.
12 The elders and the scribes rushed upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the Sanhedrin.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
13 They also set up false witnesses who testified. "This fellow is continually talking against the Holy Place and against the law.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
14 "For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which were handed down to us by Moses."
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ.
15 Then all who were sitting in the council at once fixed their eyes upon him, and saw his face like the face of an angel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
