< Acts 14 >

1 In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
ⲁ̅ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲢⲰ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲤⲆⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ.
2 But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
ⲃ̅ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲀⲨⲦⲰⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ.
3 Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲬⲢⲞⲚⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈϤϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϢⲪⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨϪⲒϪ.
4 But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.
ⲇ̅ⲀϤⲪⲰⲢϪ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ.
5 When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
ⲉ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲈⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲈϢⲞϢⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲈⲦⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ.
6 they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲪⲰⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲨⲔⲀⲞⲚⲒⲀ ⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲠⲈⲢⲒⲬⲰⲢⲞⲤ
7 There they preached the Good News.
ⲍ̅ⲚⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲠⲈ
8 At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.
ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲀⲦϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ϦⲈⲚⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲀϤϨⲈⲘⲤⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϬⲀⲖⲈ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈϤϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ.
9 He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ.
10 said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet!” He leaped up and walked.
ⲓ̅ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲤⲘⲎ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲔ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲔϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤϬⲒⲪⲈⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲘⲞϢⲒ.
11 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲦⲖⲨⲔⲀⲰⲚ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ Ⲁ- ⲚⲒⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲚ.
12 They called Barnabas “Jupiter”, and Paul “Mercury”, because he was the chief speaker.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲚⲀⲨⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲈⲢⲘⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲒⲆⲎ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲨⲄⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ.
13 The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲎⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲌⲈⲨⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ϦⲀϪⲰⲤ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲀϤⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲬⲖⲞⲘ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲨⲖⲰⲚ ⲚⲀϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϢⲰⲦ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
14 But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and sprang into the multitude, crying out,
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀⲨⲪⲰϦ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲀⲨϬⲞϪⲒ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
15 “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲰⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲚϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϨⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲦⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲔⲈⲦ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
16 who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲈⲚⲈⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲰ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ϨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲒⲦ.
17 Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲬⲀϤ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲀϤϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈϤⲦⲤⲒⲞ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚϦⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ.
18 Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲄⲒⲤ ⲀⲨⲐⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ϨⲈⲢⲒ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲦ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲚⲦⲒⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲐⲈⲦ ϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϨⲒⲰⲚⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲰϢϮ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ.
20 But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
ⲕ̅ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲂⲀⲔⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲂⲀⲢⲚⲀⲂⲀⲤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲂⲎ.
21 When they had preached the Good News to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲘⲘⲎ ϢⲀⲨⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲖⲨⲤⲦⲢⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲒⲔⲞⲚⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ.
22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into God’s Kingdom.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲨⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲚⲒⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲨϮⲚⲞⲘϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞϨⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚϨⲞϪϨⲈϪ ϨⲰϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲚ ⲈϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
23 When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord on whom they had believed.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲨⲬⲀϪⲒϪ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤⲦⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲨ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
24 They passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲈⲚ ϮⲠⲒⲤⲒⲆⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲘⲪⲨⲖⲒⲀ.
25 When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲢⲄⲎ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲦⲦⲀⲖⲒⲀ.
26 From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲰⲦ ⲈⲦⲀⲚϮⲞⲬⲒⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲔϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
27 When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲚϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲀⲨⲦⲀⲘⲞ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲚⲒⲈⲐⲚⲞⲤ.
28 They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ.

< Acts 14 >