¹And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

¹ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲇⲓⲱⲅⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ..

²And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

²ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ..

³As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.

³ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ..

⁴Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

⁴ⲛⲏⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ..

⁵Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

⁵Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ..

⁶And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁶ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

⁷For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

⁷ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲁⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

⁸And there was great joy in that city.

⁸ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..

⁹But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

⁹ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ..

¹⁰To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

¹⁰ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲓϣϯ ..

¹¹And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

¹¹ⲛⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϩⲓⲕ ..

¹²But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

¹²ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ..

¹³Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

¹³Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ..

¹⁴Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

¹⁴⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ϯⲕⲉⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ϣⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ..

¹⁵Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

¹⁵ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ..

¹⁶(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

¹⁶ⲛⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.

¹⁷Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

¹⁷ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ..

¹⁸And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

¹⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ..

¹⁹Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

¹⁹ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲱ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ..

²⁰But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

²⁰Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϫⲉ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ..

²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

²¹⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲫϯ ..

²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

²²⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

²³For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

²³ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ.

²⁴Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

²⁴ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲓ ..

²⁵And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁵⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ..

²⁶And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

²⁶ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩϣⲁϥⲉ ⲡⲉ ..

²⁷And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉⲙ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲕⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲅⲁⲍⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ..

²⁸Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

²⁸ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲟⲙⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ..

²⁹Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

²⁹ⲁϥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲱϣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲏⲥⲁ⳿ⲏⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

³⁰And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

³⁰⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲗⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ..

³¹And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

³¹⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏⲃ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲧϧⲱⲕ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ..

³²The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

³²ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲉⲃⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲧⲉϥⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁ⳿ϣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ..

³³In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³³ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ..

³⁴And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

³⁴ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ..

³⁵Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

³⁵ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ..

³⁶And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

³⁶ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ.

³⁷And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

³⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ..

³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

³⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲪⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϫⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ..

³⁹And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

³⁹Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲁⲍⲱⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ.

⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.