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1 In that tyme Herode the kynge stretched forthe his handes to vexe certayne of the congregacion.
ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲑⲙⲕⲉϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ.
2 And he kylled Iames the brother of Iohn with the swerde:
ⲃ̅ⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ.
3 and because he sawe that it pleased ye Iewes he proceded forther and toke Peter also. Then were the dayes of swete breed.
ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲣ̅ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲑⲁⲃ ⲛⲉ.
4 And when he had caught him he put him in preson and delyvered him to. iiii. quaternios of soudiers to be kepte entendynge after ester to brynge him forth to the people.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡⲡⲁⲥⲭⲁ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ.
5 Then was Peter kepte in preson. But prayer was made with out ceasynge of the congregacion vnto God for him.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̅.
6 And when Herode wolde have brought him oute vnto the people the same nyght slepte Peter bitwene two soudiers bounde with two chaynes and the kepers before the dore kepte the preson.
ⲋ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲉⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲉϥⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲛ̅ⲧⲉ. ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣϣⲉ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ.
7 And beholde the angell of ye Lorde was there present and a lyght shyned in the lodge. And smote Peter on the syde and steryd him vp sayinge: aryse vp quyckly. And his cheynes fell of fro his hondes.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲧⲃ̅ⲥⲡⲉⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲙ̅ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ.
8 And the angell sayd vnto him: gyrde thy selfe and bynde on thy sandales. And so he dyd. And he sayde vnto him: cast thy mantle aboute the and folowe me.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕϯⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅. ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲏⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈.
9 And he came oute and folowed him and wist not that it was truthe which was done by the angell but thought he had sene a vision.
ⲑ̅ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ. ⲉⲛϥ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
10 When they were past ye fyrst and ye seconde watche they came vnto yt yron gate yt ledeth vnto the cyte which opened to them by his awne accorde. And they went out and passed thorowe one strete and by and by the angell departed fro him.
ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲩⲗⲏ (ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ) ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϩ ϣⲁⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
11 And when Peter was come to him selfe he sayde: now I knowe of a surety that the Lorde hath sent his angell and hath delyvered me out of the honde of Herode and from all the waytynge for of the people of ye Iewes.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈.
12 And as he consydred the thinge he cam to ye housse of Mary the mother of one Iohn which was called Marke also where many were gaddered to gedder in prayer.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲛ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ.
13 As Peter knocked at the entry dore a damsell cam forth to herken named Rhoda.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲉⲓⲧ. ⲁⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲣⲟⲇⲏ.
14 And when she knew Peters voyce she opened not the entrey for gladnes but ran in and told how Peter stode before the entrey.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ. ⲁⲥⲡⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ.
15 And they sayde vnto her: thou arte mad. And she bare them doune yt it was even so. Then sayde they: it is his angell.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲗⲟⲃⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ. ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
16 Peter cotynued knockinge. When they had opened the dore and sawe him they were astonyed.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲙ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ̅.
17 And he beckened vnto them with ye honde to holde their peace and tolde them by what meanes ye Lorde had brought him oute of the preson. And sayde: goo shew these thinges vnto Iames and to the brethren. And he departed and went into a nother place.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲁϥⲕⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ.
18 Assone as it was daye ther was no lyttell a doo amoge the soudyers what was becum of Peter.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ.
19 When Herode had called for him and founde him not he examined the kepers and comaunded to departe. And he descended from Iewry to Cesarea and ther abode.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅(ⲛ)ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣ̅ϣⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ.
20 Herode was displeased with them of Tyre and Sydon. And they came all at once and made intercession vnto Blastus the kynges chamberlen and desyred peace because their countrey was norysshed by the kynges londe.
ⲕ̅ⲛⲉϥϭⲟⲛⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲓⲇⲱⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϥⲗⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲁⲛϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ·
21 And upon a daye appoynted Herode arayed him in royall apparell and set him in his seate and made an oraycon vnto them.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ⲁϩⲏⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ. ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ.
22 And the people gave a shoute sayinge: it is ye voyce of a God and not of a man.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ.
23 And immediatly the angell of ye Lorde smote him because he gave not God the honoure and he was eatyn of wormes and gave vp the goost.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϥⲛ̅ⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ.
24 And ye worde of God grewe and multiplied.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈.
25 And Barnabas and Paul returned to Ierusalem when they had fulfilled their office and toke with them Iohn which was also called Marcus.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ.
