ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 1
The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 ⲃ̅ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ.
until the day in which he was received up, after that he had given commandment through the Holy Ghost unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
To whom he also shewed himself alive after his passion by many proofs, appearing unto them by the space of forty days, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of God:
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϭⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧ.
and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [said he], ye heard from me:
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥⲧⲏ.
For John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
They therefore, when they were come together, asked him, saying, Lord, dost thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲏϫϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ.
But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
And when he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ.
which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye looking into heaven? this Jesus, which was received up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye beheld him going into heaven.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅.
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ. ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ. ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲍⲏⲗⲱⲧⲏⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ.
And when they were come in, they went up into the upper chamber, where they were abiding; both 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 son] of James.
These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁϣⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said (and there was a multitude of persons [gathered] together, about a hundred and twenty),
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲛⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲓ̈ⲇ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
Brethren, it was needful that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
(Now this man obtained a field with the reward of his iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲃ ϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲗⲇⲁⲙⲁⲭ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ.
And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
20 ⲕ̅ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲣ̅ⲥⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲥ̅.
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be made desolate, And let no man dwell therein: and, His office let another take.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
Of the men therefore which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day that he was received up from us, of these must one become a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲁⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲓⲛϥ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ.
And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ̅
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew of these two the one whom thou hast chosen,
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
to take the place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.
And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
