Acts 1
1 The former book I wrote, Theophilus, told all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
ⲁ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲱ ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲥ ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
2 until the day that he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
ⲃ̅ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ
3 After his suffering, he presented himself alive to them with many convincing proofs. For forty days he appeared to them, and he spoke about 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 When he was meeting together with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, about which, he said, “You heard from me
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϭⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ
5 that John indeed baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit in a few days.”
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ⲧⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥⲧⲏ
6 When they were assembled together they asked him, “Lord, is this the time you will restore the kingdom to Israel?”
ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲗ
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons which the Father has determined by his own authority.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
8 But you will receive power, when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends 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 When the Lord Jesus had said these things, as they were looking up, he was raised up, and a cloud hid him from their eyes.
ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲕⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ϫⲓⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ
10 While they were looking intensely to heaven as he went, suddenly, two men stood by them in white clothing.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲟⲣⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ
11 They said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, will return in the same manner as you saw 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 of Olives, which is near to Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ
13 When they arrived, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were staying. They were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son 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 They were all united as one, as they diligently continued in prayer. Included were the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲁⲣⲧⲉⲣⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲛⲏⲩ
15 In those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers, about 120 people, and said,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣⲁϣⲉ ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ
16 “Brothers, it was necessary that the scripture should be fulfilled, that the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who guided the ones who arrested 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 one of us and received his share of the benefits of this ministry.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ
18 (Now this man bought a field with the earnings he received for his wickedness, and there he fell headfirst, and his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
19 All those living in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language “Akeldama,” 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 field be made desolate, and do not let even one person live there'; 'Let someone else take his position of leadership.'
ⲕ̅ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲣⲥⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲥ
21 It is necessary, therefore, that one of the men who accompanied us all the time 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 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was taken up from us, must be a witness with us of his resurrection.”
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ
23 They put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also named Justus, and Matthias.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲓⲛϥ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ
24 They prayed and said, “You, Lord, know the hearts of all people, so reveal which of these two is the one whom you have chosen
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲫⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ
25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned away to go to his own place.”
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲉϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
26 They cast lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲡϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ
