Acts 17
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
ⲁ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚϮⲀⲘⲪⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲀⲠⲞⲖⲖⲰⲚⲒⲀ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
2 Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
ⲃ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲤⲨⲚⲎⲐⲒⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϢⲀⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϢⲀ Ⲅ- ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲂⲀⲦⲞⲚ
3 explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”
ⲅ̅ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲬⲰ ϦⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ϨⲰϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
4 Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas: of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and not a few of the chief women.
ⲇ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲰⲠ ⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲈϤⲞϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲞⲨⲀϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ.
5 But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.
ⲉ̅ⲀⲨⲬⲞϨ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲄⲞⲢⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲞⲨⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲀⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲎⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ⲈⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲤⲈⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ.
6 When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,
ⲋ̅ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲠⲞⲨϪⲈⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨⲰϢϮ ⲚⲒⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲚϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲦⲀⲒ
7 whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!”
ⲍ̅ⲈⲀ ⲒⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ϢⲞⲠⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϨⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ϤϢⲞⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲔⲈⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ.
8 The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
ⲏ̅ⲀⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬ ⲰⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲀⲒ.
9 When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
ⲑ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲒⲀⲤⲤⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲀⲨⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
ⲓ̅ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲚϪⲰⲢϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲈⲢⲞⲒⲀ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ.
11 Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲀⲚⲈⲨⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϢⲈⲠ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰⲞⲨⲦϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨϦⲞⲦϦⲈⲦ ⲘⲘⲎⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ.
12 Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲞⲨⲈⲒⲚⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲨⲤⲬⲎⲘⲰⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲀⲚ.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲐⲈⲤⲤⲀⲖⲞⲚⲒⲔⲎ ϪⲈ ⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲔⲈⲂⲈⲢⲞⲒⲀ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲈⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲔⲒⲘ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲎϢ ⲈⲨϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
14 Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲦⲪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲪⲒⲞⲘ ⲀⲨⲤⲰϪⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ.
15 But those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens. Receiving a commandment to Silas and Timothy that they should come to him very quickly, they departed.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲀⲨⲦⲪⲞ ⲘⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲀⲐⲎⲚⲚⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲒ ⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈϬⲒⲠϢⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲤⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲒⲘⲞⲐⲈⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈⲒ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲀⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀϤϦⲈⲚ ⲀⲐⲎⲚⲚⲀⲤ ⲈϤⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϤⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈϤⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲈⲤⲞϢ ⲘⲘⲈⲦϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒⲆⲰⲖⲞⲚ.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲚⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚϮⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈϢⲀⲨⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲘⲎⲚⲒ ϨⲒ ϮⲀⲄⲞⲢⲀ.
18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also were conversing with him. Some said, “What does this babbler want to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign deities,” because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲞⲤ ⲘⲪⲒⲖⲞⲤⲞⲪⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϪⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲒⲤⲠⲈⲢⲘⲞⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲀⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲆⲈⲘⲰⲚ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲈϤⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ.
19 They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is, which you are speaking about?
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲨⲈⲚϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲒⲀⲢⲒⲞⲠⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲀⲒⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ.
20 For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.”
ⲕ̅ⲔⲒⲚⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲘⲀϢϪ ⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲚⲀⲒ.
21 Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲎⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϢⲈⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲢⲰϤⲦ ⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϨⲰⲂ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ.
22 Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲘⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲢⲒⲞⲠⲀⲄⲞⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲀⲐⲎⲚⲚⲈⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲀⲘϢⲈ ⲒϦ ⲚϨⲞⲨⲞ.
23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription: ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ What therefore you worship in ignorance, I announce to you.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲈⲒⲤⲒⲚⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲒϪⲒⲘⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲎ ⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ϨⲒⲰⲦⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲤⲈⲂⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈϮϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ.
24 The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲀϤϢⲞⲠ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈⲢⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲨⲚⲔ ⲚϪⲒϪ.
25 He isn’t served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath and all things.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϢⲀⲨϢⲈⲘϢⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚϤⲈⲢⲬⲢⲒⲀ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈⲦϮ ⲘⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
26 He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲈⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲈ ϢⲖⲞⲖ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϢⲰⲠⲒ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠϨⲞ ⲘⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲈⲀϤⲐⲰϢ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲐⲎϢ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲐⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲞⲨϪⲒⲚϢⲰⲠⲒ.
27 that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϪⲈ ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲄⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϪⲞⲘϪⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲰϤ ⲚⲤⲈϪⲈⲘϤ ⲔⲈⲦⲞⲒ ϤⲞⲨⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ.
28 ‘For in him we live, move, and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also his offspring.’
ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ⲀⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚⲔⲒⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲠⲞⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϤⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ.
29 Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ⲈⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲄⲈⲚⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲚⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲒⲈ ϨⲀⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲰⲚⲒ ⲘⲪⲰⲦϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲬⲚⲎ ⲒⲈ ⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
30 The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
ⲗ̅ⲚⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲀϤⲬⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϤϨⲒⲰⲒϢ ⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲢⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲘⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
31 because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”
ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲤⲈⲘⲚⲈ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈϮⲞⲒⲔⲞⲨⲘⲈⲚⲎ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀϢϤ ⲈⲀϤϮ ⲘⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲀϤⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ.
32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
ⲗ̅ⲃ̅ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲤⲦⲀⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲨⲤⲰⲂⲒ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲨϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ.
33 Thus Paul went out from among them.
ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ Ⲓ- ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲎϮ.
34 But certain men joined with him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ⲀⲨⲦⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲀⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲆⲒⲞⲚⲎⲤⲒⲞⲤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲒⲞⲠⲀⲄⲒⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤϨⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲢⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲆⲀⲘⲀⲢⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ.
