Acts 17
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲫⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲱⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅.
2 Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
ⲃ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ
3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
ⲅ̅ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ϫ(ⲉ)ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
4 Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.
ⲇ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ. ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ.
5 But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲃ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
6 When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
ⲋ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ
7 whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”
ⲍ̅ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ̅ⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
8 The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
ⲏ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲣ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈.
9 When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲡ̅ⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ (ϫⲟⲟⲩ) ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ. ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
12 Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
14 Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ.
15 But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ⲁⲡⲉϥⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲟϫϩϫ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅.
18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ̈ⲕⲟⲥ (ⲛ)ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
19 They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
20 For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”
ⲕ̅ⲕⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ. ⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈.
21 Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲥⲣ̅ϥⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲏ̅ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
22 Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ. ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ. ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉϣϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̅ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
24 The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ.
25 He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.
26 He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ.
27 that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̅ϭⲱⲙϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛϥ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ.
28 ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲓ(ⲏ)ⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ.
29 Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲛ̅ϣ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.
30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
ⲗ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ. ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈.
31 because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅. ⲁϥϯⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ. ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈.
33 Thus Paul went out from among them.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
34 But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
