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Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
He killed Jacob, the brother of Yochanan, with the sword.
When he saw that it pleased the Judeans, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲟⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲛϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲃⲥ ⲡⲉⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲏⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ
The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲛϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϩⲓⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Miriam, the mother of Yochanan who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲥⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲣⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ
When she recognised Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to Jacob and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir amongst the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲙⲡϥϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ
When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛϥⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲛϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣϥⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them Yochanan who was called Mark.
