Acts 11
1 Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the non-Jewish people had also received the word of God.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
2 When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,
ⲃ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ
3 saying, "You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them."
ⲅ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
4 But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,
ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲀⲒϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲞⲠⲠⲎ ϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬ ⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲰⲘⲦ ⲈⲞⲨϨⲞⲢⲀⲘⲀ ⲈϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲒⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲬⲰ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚⲆ ⲚⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲒ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲒ.
6 When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, crawling creatures, and birds of the sky.
ⲋ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲒϮ ⲚϨⲐⲎⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲒⲦⲈⲂⲚⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲦϤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
7 I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'
ⲍ̅ⲀⲒⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲔⲈⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲈ ϢⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ.
8 But I said, 'Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.'
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲰⲢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲈϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲞϤ ϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9 But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, 'What God has cleansed, do not call unclean.'
ⲑ̅ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲂⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲀϦⲘⲞⲨ.
10 This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϢⲀ ⲄⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
11 And look, immediately three men stood before the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲄⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲒⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ.
12 The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲆⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, 'Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲒⲞⲠⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
14 who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.'
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
16 I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲈⲘⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
17 If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϮϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the non-Jews repentance to life."
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϮ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ.
19 They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲎ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒ ⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲒ ϢⲀ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϮⲪⲞⲒⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲔⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ.
20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, proclaiming the good news of the Lord Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲨⲠⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲦϪⲒϪ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
22 And the report concerning them was heard by the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch,
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲈ ϢⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲘⲀϢϪ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϢⲀ ⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
23 who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain true to the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ.
25 Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲀⲢⲤⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
26 When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲬⲢⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀⲚⲞⲤ.
27 Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
28 One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲀⲄⲀⲂⲞⲤ ⲀϤϮⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲂⲰⲚ ⲈϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒ ⲔⲖⲀⲨⲆⲒⲞⲤ.
29 As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ.
30 which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
ⲗ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
