< Acts 8 >
1 With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
ⲁ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ.
2 Devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentations over him.
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ.
3 But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.
ⲅ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
4 So those who were scattered abroad were going everywhere preaching the word.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲏⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and began to preach Christ there.
ⲉ̅Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
6 The crowd with one accord were giving heed to what he said, when they heard and saw the signs that he did.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
7 For with a loud cry unclean spirits would come out of many possessed by them, and many that were palsied and lame were healed.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
8 There began to be great joy in that city.
ⲏ̅ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ.
9 Now for some time a man named Simon had been practising sorcery in that city, and had amazed the people of Samaria. He gave himself out to be some great person.
ⲑ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ.
10 Many from all classes would give heed to him, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the Great Power."
ⲓ̅ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ.
11 They were giving heed to him because, for a long time, he had amazed them with his sorceries.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϩⲓⲕ.
12 But when they believed Philip, who was preaching glad tidings about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ.
13 And Simon himself also believed, and after his baptism he remained with Philip, and was full of amazement as he beheld the signs and striking miracles which were performed.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ.
14 The apostle at Jerusalem, when they heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, sent to them Peter and John.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ϯⲕⲉⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
15 Who came down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
16 For he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
17 Then the apostles laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
18 But when Simon perceived that, by the laying on of the apostles’ hands, the Spirit was given, he offered them money saying,
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ.
19 "Give me, too, this power, so that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit."
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
20 But Peter said to him. "Your money perish with you, because you have supposed that with money you can obtain God’s free gift!"
ⲕ̅Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ.
21 "You have no part or lot in this matter." Your heart is not right in the sight of God.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ.
22 Repent then of this your wickedness, and beseech the Lord to forgive you this purpose of your heart.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
23 "For I perceive that you still stand in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of unrighteousness."
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.
24 And Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me, both of you, that nothing which you have said may happen to me."
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ.
25 So the apostles, after bearing solemn witness, and declaring the message of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, evangelizing many Samaritan villages as they went.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
26 And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, "Arise and go on your way south, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert way."
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϥⲉ ⲡⲉ.
27 So he arose and went. And behold an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, who was a high official (a chief treasurer) of Candace, the queen of Ethiopia, who had come to Jerusalem to worship
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ.
28 Was now on his way home, and was reading the Prophet Isaiah as he sat in his chariot.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲟⲙⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join that chariot."
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
30 So Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the Prophet, and said to him. "Do you understand what you are reading?"
ⲗ̅⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
31 The eunuch answered, "Why, how can I unless someone shall show me the way?" And he begged Philip to get up and sit with him.
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ.
32 Now the portion of Scripture which he was reading was as follows. He was led a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, So he opened not his mouth.
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲉϥⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ.
33 In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who will declare his posterity? For his life is cut off from the earth.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
34 "Pray," asked the eunuch of Philip, "of whom is the prophet speaking? Of himself, or of some one else?"
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ.
35 Then Philip opened his lips, and beginning from that same scripture, he preached the gospel of Jesus to him.
ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ.
36 And as they were going on their way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said. "See, here is water! What hinders my being baptized?"
ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ.
37 And Philip said, "If you believe with your whole heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥ.
38 And he ordered the chariot to stop; and both of them, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
ⲗ̅ⲏ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ.
39 And when they had come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but continued on his way rejoicing.
ⲗ̅ⲑ̅Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
40 Philip found himself at Ashdod. Then visiting town after town, he kept preaching the good news in all the cities until he reached Caesarea.
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