Acts 11
1 Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;
ⲁ̅ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ.
2 and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.
ⲃ̅ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲀⲨϬⲒϨⲀⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲈⲂⲒ
3 "You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."
ⲅ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲔϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲤⲈⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲔⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
4 Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.
ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ
5 "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to 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 Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.
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 "'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'
ⲏ̅ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲰⲢ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲈϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲤⲞϤ ϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲢⲰⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9 "But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'
ⲑ̅ⲀⲤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈϮⲤⲘⲎ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲦⲞⲨⲂⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϬⲀϦⲘⲞⲨ.
10 "This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.
ⲓ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ϢⲀ ⲄⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϤⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ.
11 "Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲒⲤ ⲄⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲪⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲒⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲀⲒⲬⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲀⲨⲦⲀⲞⲨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲔⲈⲤⲀⲢⲒⲀ.
12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲆⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲔⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲔⲈ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲎⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
13 Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "'Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤⲎⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲈⲒⲞⲠⲠⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲤⲒⲘⲰⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲢⲞⲤ.
14 He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲔⲎⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ.
15 "And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢϨⲎⲦⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ.
16 Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "'John baptized with water, but you shall 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 therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϮϨⲨⲤⲞⲤ ⲚϮⲆⲰⲢⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
18 This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀϤϮ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ.
19 Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.
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 some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.
ⲕ̅ⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲨⲠⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲨⲢⲒⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲈⲨϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
21 The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲦϪⲒϪ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲔⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
22 When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲈ ϢⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲘⲀϢϪ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϢⲀ ⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
23 On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful 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 was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤⲘⲈϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨϤ ⲚⲤⲀⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ.
25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲀⲢⲤⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
26 He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤϪⲈⲘϤ ⲀϤⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ ⲈⲨⲐⲞⲨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϮⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲬⲢⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀⲚⲞⲤ.
27 At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ⲈⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
28 one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign 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 So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲈϨ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲪⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲞⲨⲆⲒⲀⲔⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ.
30 This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul.
ⲗ̅ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲒϤ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ.
