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Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲙϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲁϣϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
English: 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,
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ . ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲇⲟⲅⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ . ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲕⲉⲣⲣⲟ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ .
English: whom Jason has received. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus!'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ .
English: The multitude and the rulers of the city were troubled when they heard these things.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ϣⲡⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲓⲁⲥⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ .
English: When they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ . ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ .
English: The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧϩⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ . ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ . ⲉⲩϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ .
English: Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ϩⲁϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ . ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ .
English: Many of them therefore believed; also of the prominent Greek women, and not a few men.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲉⲥⲥⲁⲗⲟⲛⲓⲕⲏ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛⲃⲉⲣⲟⲓⲁ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ .
English: 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.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ . ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ .
English: Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲑⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲧϥ ϣⲁⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ϣⲁⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ . ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
English: 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.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ . ⲁⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲟϫϩϫ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ .
English: Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲙϣⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ .
English: So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ .
English: 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.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ . ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ .
English: They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲕⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ . ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ .
English: For you bring certain strange things to our ears. We want to know therefore what these things mean.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲩⲥⲣϥⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲏⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ .
English: 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.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲧϩⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus, and said, 'You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲉⲓⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϯⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ .
English: For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛϭⲓϫ .
English: 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,
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ . ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ .
English: neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡϩⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ . ⲉⲁϥⲧⲱϣ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ .
English: 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,
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Coptic: ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲱⲙϥ ⲛⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲕⲁⲓⲡⲉⲣ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ .
English: 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.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲟⲛϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲕⲓⲙ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲡⲟⲓⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ .
English: 'For in him we live, and move, and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also his offspring.'
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Coptic: ⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲏⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲏⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ .
English: 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.
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Coptic: ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ . ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲃϣϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ . ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ .
English: The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,
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Coptic: ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ . ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ . ⲁϥϯⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ .
English: 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.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ . ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ . ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ .
English: Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, 'We want to hear you again concerning this.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ .
English: Thus Paul went out from among them.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_17
Coptic: ⲁϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲟⲡⲁⲅⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: But certain men joined with him, and believed, among whom also was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁⲓⲥ . ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ .
English: After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲛⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϩⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲣϩⲱⲃ . ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ . ⲛⲉ ⲧⲉⲩⲧⲉⲭⲛⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉ ⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ .
English: and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ .
English: He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ . ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲏϥ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ . ⲁϥⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲉ . ϯⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ .
English: When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, 'Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ .
English: He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
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Coptic: ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ϩⲛⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ .
English: Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
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Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ . ϫⲉⲙⲡⲣⲣϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲣⲱⲕ
English: The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, 'Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent;
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲕ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ . ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ .
English: for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲑⲩⲡⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ . ⲁⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ . ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ
English: But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: saying, 'This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲱϥ . ⲡⲉϫⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲏⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ . ⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲛⲉⲭⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲩⲗⲟⲅⲱⲥ .
English: But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ . ⲏϩⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ . ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ .
English: but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don't want to be a judge of these matters.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ .
English: He drove them from the judgment seat.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲥⲑⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲃⲏⲙⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲱⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲭⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ .
English: Then all the Greeks laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn't care about any of these things.
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Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏⲏ ϣⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉⲕⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲕⲉⲛⲭⲣⲁⲓⲁⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧ .
English: Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ . ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ .
English: He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϥϭⲱ .
English: When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲛⲏⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ
English: but taking his leave of them, and saying, 'I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills,' he set sail from Ephesus.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁϥⲥϭⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ . ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓⲁ .
English: When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲫⲣⲩⲅⲓⲁ . ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ .
English: Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ . ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ . ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ .
English: Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲑⲏⲕⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲃⲣⲃⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ . ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲕⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲓⲗⲗⲁ . ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩⲉϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ . ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ .
English: When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_18
Coptic: ⲛⲉϥϫⲡⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ . ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ϩⲛⲕⲟⲣⲓⲛⲑⲟⲥ . ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲉϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲁⲉⲧϩⲙⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ . ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ .
English: It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ . ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲣⲱ ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲓ ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ .
English: He said to them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' They said to him, 'No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲓⲙ . ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ .
English: He said, 'Into what then were you baptized?' They said, 'Into John's baptism.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ . ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱϥ . ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ .
English: Paul said, 'John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ .
English: When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲁ ϭⲓϫ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲉⲩⲉ .
English: When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ .
English: They were about twelve men in all.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ . ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ . ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .
English: He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲁϩⲱϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲣϫ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲭⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲏⲣⲁⲛⲟⲥ .
English: But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲥⲛⲧⲉ . ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ . ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ
English: This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ .
English: God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲟⲩⲇⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲥⲩⲙⲓⲕⲓⲛⲑⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲟϭⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲗⲟ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ .
English: so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲣⲅⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .
English: But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, 'We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ϫⲉⲥⲕⲉⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲛⲧϥ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ .
English: There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϯⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ . ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲓⲙ .
English: The evil spirit answered, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁϥϥⲱϭⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲥⲁϣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ . ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗϩ .
English: The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ .
English: This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ .
English: Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲛ ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲕϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲡ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧⲟⲩ . ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲃⲁ ⲛϩⲁⲧ .
English: Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲙϭⲟⲙ .
English: So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲙⲛⲧⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓⲁ ⲛϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲡⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲕⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ .
English: Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, 'After I have been there, I must also see Rome.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ . ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲉⲣⲁⲥⲧⲟⲥ . ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ .
English: Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ .
English: About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣϩⲁⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲧⲩⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ . ⲛⲉⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ .
English: For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲩϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲟⲡⲉ . ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛϣⲃⲣⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ . ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛⲱⲛϩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲥⲓⲁ .
English: whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, 'Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲭⲉⲇⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲡⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲡⲛⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ .
English: You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲩⲙⲓⲥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲉⲩⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ .
English: Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.'
Text: 44_Acts of the Apostles_19
Coptic: ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲁϣϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ .
English: When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, 'Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!'