Acts 6
1 But in those days, the disciples multiplying in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were overlooked in the daily ministration.
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 And the twelve, having called the multitude of the disciples to [them], said, It is not right that we, leaving the word of God, should serve tables.
ⲃ̅ⲁ ⲡⲓⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲣⲁⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
3 Look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men, well reported of, full of [the] [Holy] Spirit and wisdom, whom we will establish 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 give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.
ⲇ̅⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲣⲱϥⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.
5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and [the] Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, 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; and, having prayed, they laid their hands on them.
ⲋ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ.
7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem was very greatly multiplied, and a great crowd of the priests obeyed 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 And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought wonders and great 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 And there arose up certain of those of the synagogue called of freedmen, and of Cyrenians, and of Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia, 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 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
ⲓ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲫⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.
11 Then they suborned men, saying, We have heard him speaking 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 And they roused the people, and the elders, and the scribes. And coming upon [him] they seized him and brought [him] to the council.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϧ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲗⲙⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ.
13 And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the 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 saying, This Jesus the Nazaraean shall destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses taught us.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲚⲁⲍⲱⲣⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲃⲉⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲓⲃϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ.
15 And all who sat in the council, looking fixedly on him, saw his face as [the] face of an angel.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
