Acts 18
1 After this he left Athens and came to Corinth.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ
2 Here he found a Jew, a native of Pontus, of the name of Aquila. He and his wife Priscilla had recently come from Italy because of Claudius's edict expelling all the Jews from Rome. So Paul paid them a visit;
ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
3 and because he was of the same trade--that of tent-maker--he lodged with them and worked with them.
ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲩⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ
4 But, Sabbath after Sabbath, he preached in the synagogue and tried to win over both Jews and Greeks.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ
5 Now at the time when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was preaching fervently and was solemnly telling the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
6 But upon their opposing him with abusive language, he shook his clothes by way of protest, and said to them, "Your ruin will be upon your own heads. I am not responsible: in future I will go among the Gentiles."
ⲋ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ
7 So he left the place and went to the house of a person called Titius Justus, a worshipper of the true God. His house was next door to the synagogue.
ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ
8 And Crispus, the Warden of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, and so did all his household; and from time to time many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and received baptism.
ⲏ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
9 And, in a vision by night, the Lord said to Paul, "Dismiss your fears: go on speaking, and do not give up.
ⲑ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲣⲱⲕ
10 I am with you, and no one shall attack you to injure you; for I have very many people in this city."
ⲓ̅ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ
11 So Paul remained in Corinth for a year and six months, teaching among them the Message of God.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥⲁⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
13 "This man," they said, "is inducing people to offer unlawful worship to God."
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
14 But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might reasonably have listened to you Jews.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲱⲥ
15 But since these are questions about words and names and your Law, you yourselves must see to them. I refuse to be a judge in such matters."
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯ ϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ
16 So he ordered them out of court.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
17 Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
18 After remaining a considerable time longer in Corinth, Paul took leave of the brethren and set sail for Syria; and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had shaved his head at Cenchreae, because he was bound by a vow.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲕⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲁⲓⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ
19 They put in at Ephesus, and there Paul left his companions behind. As for himself, he went to the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
20 When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,
ⲕ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϥϭⲱ
21 but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
22 Landing at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and inquired after the welfare of the Church, and then went down to Antioch.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ
23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out on a tour, visiting the whole of Galatia and Phrygia in order, and strengthening all the disciples.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲣⲩⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
25 He had been instructed by word of mouth in the way of the Lord, and, being full of burning zeal, he used to speak and teach accurately the facts about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲃⲣⲃⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯ ⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila, after hearing him, took him home and explained God's way to him more accurately.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
27 Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϣⲟⲡϥⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
28 for he powerfully and in public overcame the Jews in argument, proving to them from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲛⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
