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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲱⲣⲙ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ.
Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
And the high priest, Ananias, instructed those who were standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲁϩⲧ(ⲕ̅) ⲧϫⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲏϩ. ⲕϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.
Then Paul said to him: “God shall strike you, you whitewashed wall! For would you sit and judge me according to the law, when, contrary to the law, you order me to be struck?”
And those who were standing nearby said, “Are you speaking evil about the high priest of God?”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ. ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
And Paul said: “I did not know, brothers, that he is the high priest. For it is written: ‘You shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.’”
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲁⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
Now Paul, knowing that one group were Sadducees and the other were Pharisees, exclaimed in the council: “Noble brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees! It is over the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
And when he had said this, a dissension occurred between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. And the multitude was divided.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅. ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅.
For the Sadducees claim that there is no resurrection, and neither angels, nor spirits. But the Pharisees confess both of these.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϭⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Then there occurred a great clamor. And some of the Pharisees, rising up, were fighting, saying: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel?”
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲟⲣⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
And since a great dissension had been made, the tribune, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the soldiers to descend and to seize him from their midst, and to bring him into the fortress.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
Then, on the following night, the Lord stood near him and said: “Be constant. For just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so also it is necessary for you to testify at Rome.”
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
And when daylight arrived, some of the Jews gathered together and bound themselves with an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Now there were more than forty men who had taken this oath together.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: “We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲛ. ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
Therefore, with the council, you should now give notice to the tribune, so that he may bring him to you, as if you intended to determine something else about him. But before he approaches, we have made preparations to put him to death.”
But when Paul’s sister’s son had heard of this, about their treachery, he went and entered into the fortress, and he reported it to Paul.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: “Lead this young man to the tribune. For he has something to tell him.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲧ̅ ⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲣ̅ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
And indeed, he took him and led him to the tribune, and he said, “Paul, the prisoner, asked me to lead this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
Then the tribune, taking him by the hand, withdrew with him by themselves, and he asked him: “What is it that you have to tell me?”
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡⲕ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ. ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅.
Then he said: “The Jews have met to ask you to bring Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they intended to question him about something else.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ. ⲥⲉϭⲟⲣϭ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕ̅ϫⲓⲡⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲩ.
But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you.”
And then the tribune dismissed the young man, instructing him not to tell anyone that he had made known these things to him.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲉϣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϥⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϫⲡ̅ϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.
Then, having called two centurions, he said to them: “Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they may go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.
And prepare beasts of burden to carry Paul, so that they may lead him safely to Felix, the governor.”
For he was afraid, lest perhaps the Jews might seize him and kill him, and that afterwards he would be falsely accused, as if he had accepted a bribe. And so he wrote a letter containing the following:
“Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor, Felix: greetings.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ. ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϥ
This man, having been apprehended by the Jews and being about to be put to death by them, I rescued, overwhelming them with soldiers, since I realized that he is a Roman.
And wanting to know the reason that they objected to him, I brought him into their council.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ϭⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲩⲉⲅⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲏ̅ ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ.
And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲓϩⲁⲡ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ.
And when I had been given news of ambushes, which they had prepared against him, I sent him to you, notifying his accusers also, so that they may plead their accusations before you. Farewell.”
Therefore the soldiers, taking Paul according to their orders, brought him by night to Antipatris.
And the next day, sending the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
And when they had arrived at Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul before him.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟϣⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲫⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ. ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ.
And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟ(ⲣⲟ)ⲥ. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
“I will hear you, when your accusers have arrived.” And he ordered him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod.
