Acts 1
1 The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning
ⲁ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲱ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
2 until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
ⲃ̅ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ
3 to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
ⲅ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲁϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲛϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
4 And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [[said he]] ye heard from me;
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϭⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ
5 for John indeed baptized with water, but ye will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ⲧⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥⲧⲏ
6 They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to Israel?
ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗ
7 But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
8 But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲙⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁ ⲁⲣⲏϫϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ
9 And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ
10 And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,
ⲓ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ
11 who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbath-day's journey.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ
13 And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲁⲕⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲗⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲍⲏⲗⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ
14 These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty, )
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ
16 Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲓ ⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲥ
17 For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ
18 Now this man purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
19 And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, Field of Blood.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲗⲇⲁⲙⲁⲭ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, “Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;” and, “Let another take his office.”
ⲕ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲥⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲥ
21 Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϣϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ
22 from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of his resurrection.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ
23 And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲓⲛϥ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ
24 And they prayed saying, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ
25 to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
26 And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ
