Acts 6
1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.
ⲁ̅⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ.
2 The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.
ⲃ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
3 Therefore, select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
ⲅ̅ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲍ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲭⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.
4 But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
ⲇ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,
ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲁⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲁⲛⲱⲣ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ.
6 whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
ⲍ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲧⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ.
8 Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
ⲏ̅⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
9 But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
ⲑ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲣⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲔⲩⲣⲓⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲧⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲁⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
10 They were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫϯ.
12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
13 and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ.
15 All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
