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Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲏⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
explaining and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Yeshua, whom I proclaim to you, is the Messiah.”
4 ⲇ̅ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ
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.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲟⲥⲃ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
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.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
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,
whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Yeshua!”
The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲉ ⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
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.
Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛ ⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ
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.
Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
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.
Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲓϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
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 Yeshua and the resurrection.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ
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?
For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”
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.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
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.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ
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.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ
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.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲫⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ
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,
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.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲓⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ
‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
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.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ
The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ ⲁϥϯ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ
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.”
32 ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
Thus Paul went out from amongst them.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ
But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
