megalaa/coptic-corpora huggingface dataset:
Coptic: αυω ντερουsωπε hνσαλαμινα αυταsεοειs μπsαjε μπνουτε hννσυναγωγη ννιουδαι . νεουνταυ δε μμαυ μπκειωhαννησ εfsμsε ναυ .
English: When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.
Coptic: ντερουμουsτ δε ντνησοσ τηρσ sαhραι επαφοσ . αυhε ευρωμε νιουδαι μμαγοσ μπροφητησ ννουj . επεfραν πε βαριησουσ .
English: When they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar Jesus,
Coptic: εfsοοπ μνπανθηπατοσ σερκιοσ παυλοσ ουρωμε νρμνhητ παι αfμουτε εβαρναβασ μνσαυλοσ αfsινε νσασωτμ επsαjε μπνουτε .
English: who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
Coptic: αft δε ουβηυ νcιελυμασ πμαγοσ . ται γαρ τε τhε εsαυουωhμ μπεfραν . εfsινε νσακτε πανθυπατοσ εβολ hντπιστισ .
English: But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
Coptic: σαυλοσ δε ετεπαυλοσ πε αfμουh εβολ hμπεπνευμα ετουααβ . αfειωρμ εhουν εhραf
English: But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
Coptic: εfjω μμοσ jεωπετjηκ εβολ νκροf νιμ αυω πετhοου νιμ . πsηρε μπδιαβολοσ πjαjε νδικαιοσυνη νιμ . νγναλο αν εκcωωμε ννεhιοουε ετσουτων ντεπjοεισ .
English: and said, 'Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
Coptic: τενου εισ τcιj μπjοεισ ναsωπε εhραι εjωκ αυω νγsωπε νβλλε νγναυ εβολ αν επρη sαουοειs ντευνου δε αhενhβσ hε εhραι εjωf μνουκακε αυω νεfμοοsε εfsινε νσανετναjι μοειτ hητf .
English: Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!' Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
Coptic: τοτε πανθυπατοσ ντερεfναυ επενταfsωπε . αfπιστευε εfπλησσε εhραι εjντεσβω μπjοεισ .
English: Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
Coptic: ντερεναπαυλοσ δε σcηρ εβολ hμπαφοσ αυει εhραι επεργη ντπαμφυλια . αιωhαννησ δε πωρj εβολ μμοου αfκτοf ετhιερουσαλημ .
English: Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
Coptic: ντοου cε ντερουει εβολ hμπεργη . αυει εhραι εταντιοχια ντπισιδια . αυω αυβωκ εhουν ετσυναγωγη μπεhοου ννσαββατον αυhμοοσ
English: But they, passing on from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia. They went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and sat down.
Coptic: μννσαπωs δε μπνομοσ μννεπροφητησ . αυjοου νcιναρχισυναγωγοσ sαροου ευjω μμοσ jενρωμε νεσνηυ εsωπε ουν sαjε νσοπσ ντετη υτν αjισ νναhρμπλαοσ .
English: After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, 'Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak.'
Coptic: απαυλοσ δε τωουν αfκιμ μντεfcιj εροου εfjω μμοσ jενρωμε ντεπισραηλ . αυω νετρhοτε hητf μπνουτε σωτμ .
English: Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, 'Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.
Coptic: πνουτε μπισραηλ αfσωτπ ννενειοτε . αυω αfjισε μπλαοσ μπμα νcοιλε hμπκαh νκημε . αυω hνουcβοι εfjοσε αfντου εβολ hμπμα ετμμαυ .
English: The God of this people chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they stayed as aliens in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm, he led them out of it.
Coptic: αfσανουsου νhμε νρομπε hιτερημοσ .
English: For a period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
Coptic: αffωτε εβολ νσαsf νhεθνοσ hμπκαh νχανααν . αft πευκαh ναυ νκληρονομια
English: When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance, for about four hundred fifty years.
Coptic: ναfτου sε ταειου νρομπε . αυω αft ναυ νκριτησ sαhραι εσαμουηλ πεπροφητησ .
English: After these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
Coptic: μννσωσ αυαιτει νουρρο . απνουτε tναυ νσαουλ πsηρε νcισ . ουρωμε εβολ hντεφυλη νβενιαμειν νhμε νρομπε .
English: Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
Coptic: αυω ντερεfποονεf αfτουνεσ δαυειδ ναυ ευρρο . παι νταfρμντρε hαροf εfjω μμοσ jεαιhε εδαυειδ πsηρε νισσαι εfνηυ hμπαhητ . παι ετναειρε νναουωs τηρου .
English: When he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he also testified, 'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after my heart, who will do all my will.'
Coptic: εβολ cε hμπεfσπερμα καταουερητ . απνουτε τουνοσ μπισραηλ μπσωτη ριησουσ .
English: From this man's seed, God has brought salvation to Israel according to his promise,
Coptic: εαιωhαννησ κηρυσσε hατhη μπεfι εhουν νουβαπτισμα μμετανοια μπλαοσ τηρf .
English: before his coming, when John had first preached the baptism of repentance to Israel.
Coptic: ιωhαννησ δε ντερεfjωκ εβολ μπεfτρομοσ νεfjω μμοσ πε νναhρμπμηηsε jεαhρωτν τετνμεευε εροι jεανοκ πε νανοκ αν πε αλλα εισ hηητε fνηυ μννσωι παι νtμπsα αν νβωλ εβολ μπτοουε ννεfουερητε .
English: As John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'
Coptic: νρωμε νεσνηυ νsηρε μπγενοσ ναβραhαμ . αυω νετρhοτε hητf μπνουτε νhητ τηυτν . νταυτννοου ναν μπsαjε μπειουjαι .
English: Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.
Coptic: νετουηh γαρ hντhιερουσαλημ αυω νευαρχων μπουσουω νπαι . αυω νεσμη ννεπροφητησ ετουωs μμοου κατασαββατον νιμ . αυκρινε μμοου αυjωκου εβολ .
English: For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they didn't know him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
Coptic: μπουcν λααυ δε νλοιcε μμου εhουν εροf . αυαιτει μπιλατοσ εμουουτ μμοf .
English: Though they found no cause for death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
Coptic: ντερουjωκ δε εβολ ννετσηh τηρου ετβητf . αυουαhf εhραι hιπsε αυκααf hνουταφοσ .
English: When they had fulfilled all things that were written about him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.
Coptic: πνουτε δε αfτουνοσf εβολ hννετμοουτ .
English: But God raised him from the dead,
Coptic: παι νταfουωνh εβολ νhαh νhοου ννενταυβωκ νμμαf εβολ hντγαλιλαια εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ . ναι τενου ευsοοπ ναf μμντρε νναhρμπλαοσ .
English: and he was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.
Coptic: αυω ανον hωων τνευαγγελιζε νητν μπερητ νταfsωπε νναhρννενειοτε .
English: We bring you good news of the promise made to the fathers,
Coptic: jεαπνουτε jοκf εβολ ννευsηρε εαfτουνοσ ναν μπjοεισ ιησουσ πεχριστοσ ντhε ετfσηh hμπμεhσναυ μψαλμοσ jεντοκ πε παsηρε ανοκ αιjποκ μπhοου .
English: that God has fulfilled the same to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus. As it is also written in the second psalm, 'You are my Son. Today I have become your father.'
Coptic: jεαfτουνοσf δε εβολ hννετμοουτ νfνατστοf αν επτακο . αfjοοσ ντειhε δε tναt νητν ννετουααβ νδαυειδ ετνhοτ .
English: 'Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.'
Coptic: jεfjω μμοσ ον hνκεμα . jεννεκt μπεκπετουααβ ετρεfναυ επτακο .
English: Therefore he says also in another psalm, 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.'
Coptic: δαυειδ μεν γαρ hντεfγενεα αfsμsε μπουωs μπνουτε . αfνκοτκ . αυουαhf νναhρννεfειοτε αυω αfναυ επτακο .
English: For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid with his fathers, and saw decay.
Coptic: πεντα πνουτε δε τουνοσf μπfναυ επτακο .
English: But he whom God raised up saw no decay.
Coptic: μαρεfουωνh cε νητν εβολ νρωμε νασνηυ . jεεβολ hιτμπιησουσ σεταsεοειs νητν μπκω εβολ ννετννοβε .
English: Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins,
Coptic: αυω hωβ νιμ ετεμπετνεscμcομ ετμαιο εβολ νhητου . hμπνομοσ μμωυσησ ουον νιμ ετναπιησουσ επαι σενατμαιοου .
English: and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Coptic: cωsτ cε μπρτρεπενταυjοοf hιτμπεπροφητησ ει εhραι εjωτν .
English: Beware therefore, lest that come on you which is spoken in the prophets:
Coptic: jεαναυ νκαταφρονιτησ ντετνρsπηρε ντετντακο . jεtναρ ουhωβ ανοκ hννετνhοου . ουhωβ νντετνπιστευε εροf ερsανουα jοοf νητν .
English: 'Behold, you scoffers, and wonder, and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which you will in no way believe, if one declares it to you.''
Coptic: ευνηυ δε εβολ αυσεπσωπf ετρεfjω εροου ννειsαjε μπκεσαββατον ετνηυ .
English: So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.
Coptic: ντερετσυναγωγη δε τωνσ αυουαhου νcιουμηηsε νιουδαι μννεπροσηλυτοσ ετsμsε νσαπαυλοσ μνβαρναβασ . ντοου δε αυsαjε νμμαυ αυπειθε μμοου ετρευcω hντεχαρισ μπνουτε .
English: Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.
Coptic: hμπκεσαββατον δε σχεδον τπολισ τηρσ . αυσωουh εσωτμ επsαjε μπjοεισ .
English: The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
Coptic: νιουδαι δε ντερουναυ επμηηsε . αυμουh νκωh . αυω αυt ουβε νετερεπαυλοσ jω μμοου ευjιουα .
English: But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.
Coptic: παυλοσ δε μνβαρναβασ αυπαρρη σιαζε μμοου πεjαυ ναυ jενεουαναγκαιον πε εjω νητν μπsαjε μπνουτε νsορπ επειδη τετννουjε μμοf εβολ μμωτν αυω ντετνκρινε μμωτν αν jετετνμπsα μπωνh εισ hηητε τννακτον εhραι ενhεθνοσ .
English: Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, 'It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
Coptic: ται γαρ τε τhε ντατεγραφη jοοσ . jεαικω μμοκ νουοειν ννhεθνοσ ετρεκsωπε ευουjαι sααρηjf μπκαh .
English: For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, 'I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.''
Coptic: νhεθνοσ δε ντερουσωτμ αυραsε . αυω αυtεοου μπsαjε μπjοεισ . αυω αυπιστευε νcινενταυτοsου επωνh sαενεh .
English: As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
Coptic: πsαjε δε μπjοεισ νεfμοοsε hντεχωρα τηρσ .
English: The Lord's word was spread abroad throughout all the region.
Coptic: νιουδαι δε αυτβσ νεσhιμε νρμμαο ετsμsε αυω ννοc νρωμε ντπολισ αυτουνεσ ουδιωγμοσ εhραι εjμπαυλοσ μνβαρναβασ αυω αυνοjου εβολ hννευτοs .
English: But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.
Coptic: ντοου δε αυνεhπsοειs ννευουερη τε εhραι εjωου . αυει εhραι εhικονιοσ .
English: But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
Coptic: μμαθητησ δε αυμουh νραsε hιπνευμα εfουααβ .
English: The disciples were filled with joy with the Holy Spirit.
Coptic: ασsωπε δε ον καταπευσωντ ετρευβωκ εhουν ετσυναγωγη ννιουδαι . νσεsαjε ντειhε . hωστε ντεουμηηsε εναsωf πιστευε εβολ hννιουδαι μννhελλην .
English: It happened in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.
Coptic: νιουδαι δε ντοου ετεμπουναhτε αυτωουν αυμεκh νεψυχη ννhεθνοσ εhουν ενεσνηυ .
English: But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.
Coptic: αυρ ουνοc δε νουοειs μμαυ ευπαρρησιαζε μμοου εhραι εjμπjοεισ . παι ετρμντρε μπsαjε ντεfχαρισ . ετt νhενμαειν μνhενsπηρε ετρευsωπε εβολ hιτντευcιj .
English: 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.
Coptic: απμηηsε δε ντπολισ πωs . αυω hοινε μεν νευsοοπ πε μννιουδαι . hενκοουε δε μνναποστολοσ .
English: But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews, and part with the apostles.
Coptic: ντερουt μπευουοι δε νcινhεθνοσ μννιουδαι . αυω νευαρχων . ετρευσοsου αυω νσεhιωνε εροου .
English: When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,
Coptic: αυειμε αυω αυπωτ εhραι εμπολισ ντλυκαονια . λυσδρα μντερβη αυω τπεριχωροσ
English: they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.
Coptic: αυω νευευαγγελιζε hμπμα ετμμαυ
English: There they preached the Good News.
Coptic: νευν ουρωμε δε hνλυσδρα νcωβ ννεfουερητε . εfhμοοσ ευcαλε πε jιννhητσ ντεfμααυ μπfμοοsε ενεh .
English: At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.
Coptic: παι νεfσωτμ πε επαυλοσ εfsαjε . ντοf δε αfειωρμ εhουν εhραf αfειμε jεουντf πιστισ μμαυ ετρεfουjαι .
English: He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
Coptic: πεjαf ναf hνουνοc νσμη jεειjω μμοσ νακ hμπραν νιησουσ πεχριστοσ . τωουν νγαhερατκ hιjννεκουερητε . αυω αffοcf αfμοοsε .
English: said with a loud voice, 'Stand upright on your feet!' He leaped up and walked.
Coptic: μμηηsε δε ντερουναυ επενταπαυλοσ ααf . αυfι hραυ εβολ hντευασπε ευjω μμοσ jενταννουτε εινε ννρωμε αυει εhραι sαρον .
English: 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!'
Coptic: αυω αυμουτε εβαρναβασ jεπζευσ . παυλοσ δε jεπhρμησ . επειδη ντοf πε νευνcομ μμοf πε hμπsαjε .
English: They called Barnabas 'Jupiter,' and Paul 'Mercury,' because he was the chief speaker.
Coptic: πουηηβ δε μπζευσ ετμπβολ ντπολισ . αfεινε νhενμασε μνhενκλομ ερν νρο μνμμηηsε . αfουωs εταλε θυσια εhραι .
English: 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.
Coptic: ντερουσωτμ δε νcιναποστολοσ βαρναβασ μνπαυλοσ . αυπεh νευhοειτε αυω αυπωτ εβολ επμηηsε . αυαssκακ εβολ
English: But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes, and sprang into the multitude, crying out,
Coptic: ευjω μμοσ jενρωμε ου νε ναι ετετνειρε μμοου ανον hωων ον αν hενρωμε ντετνhε ενταsεοειs νητν εσαhε τηυτν εβολ ννειπετsουειτ εκτε τηυτν επνουτε ετονh παι νταfταμιε τπε μνπκαh μντθαλασσα αυω νετνhητου τηρου .
English: 'Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
Coptic: παι hννjωμ νταυουεινε . αfκω ννhεθνοσ τηρου ετρευβωκ hννευhι οουε .
English: who in the generations gone by allowed all the nations to walk in their own ways.
Coptic: καιτοι ον μπfcω νουεs νρμντρε μμοf ναυ εfρπετνανουf ναυ εβολ hντπε εft νhενhωου μνhενουοειs νρεftκαρποσ εfτσιο ννευhητ ντρυφη hιουνοf .
English: 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.'
Coptic: ναι δε ευjω μμοου μογισ αυτρε μμηηsε ετμsωωτ ναυ .
English: Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
Coptic: αυει δε εβολ hνταντιοχια μνhικονιοσ νcιhενιουδαι αυπειθε νμμηηsε αυhιωνε επαυλοσ αυσυρρα μμοf πβολ ντπολισ . ευμεευε jεαfμου .
English: 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.
Coptic: ντερεμμαθητησ δε κωτε εροf ντερερουhε sωπε αfτωουν αfβωκ εhουν ετπολισ μπεfραστε δε αfει εβολ μνβαρναβασ ετερβη .
English: 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.
Coptic: ντερουταsεοειs δε ντπολισ ετμμαυ . αυω αυtσβω νουμηηsε . αυκοτου εhραι ελυστροσ μνhικονιοσ μνταντιοχια .
English: When they had preached the Good News to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
Coptic: ευταjρο ννεψυχη νμμαθητησ . ευσοπσ μμοου ετρευcω hντπιστισ . αυω ευjω μμοσ jεεβολ hιτνhαh νθλιψισ εναβωκ εhουν ετμντρρο μπνουτε .
English: confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that through many afflictions we must enter into the Kingdom of God.
Coptic: αυσμινε δε ναυ νhενπρεσβυτεροσ καταεκκλησια . αυsληλ μνhεννηστεια αυt μμοου ετοοτf μπjοεισ παι νταυπιστευε εροf .
English: 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.
Coptic: αυω ντερουμουsτ ντπησιδια αυει επεργη ντπαμφυλια .
English: They passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.
Coptic: αυω ντερουjε πsαjε hμπμα ετμμαυ αυβωκ εατταλια .
English: When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
Coptic: εβολ δε hμπμα ετμμαυ αυσcηρεhραι εταντιοχια . μπμα νταυτααυ νhητf hντεχαρισ μπνουτε επhωβ νταυjοκf εβολ .
English: From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.
Coptic: ντερουει δε αυσωουh ντεκκλησια . αυjω εροου νhωβ νιμ νταπνουτε ααυ νμμαυ . αυω ντhε νταfουων νουρο μπιστισ ννhεθνοσ .
English: 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.
Coptic: αυsωπε δε μμαυ νουνοc νουοειs μνμμαθητησ .
English: They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.
Coptic: αυω αhοινε ει εβολ hντιουδαια αυtσβω ννεσνηυ . jεειμητι ντετνσββετηυτν . αυω ντετνμοοsε hμπσωντ μμωυσησ μνcομ μμωτν εουjαι .
English: Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, 'Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved.'
Coptic: ντερεουστασισ δε sωπε μνουνοc νζητησισ μπαυλοσ μνβαρναβασ νμμαυ . αυτεs παυλοσ μνβαρναβασ αυω hενκεσνηυ εβολ νhητου . ετρευβωκ sαναποστολοσ μννεπρεσβυτεροσ ετhντhιερουσαλημ ετβεπειζητημα .
English: Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
Coptic: ντοου cε ντερουθποου εβολ hιτντεκκλησια αυει εβολ hιτντεφοινικη μντσαμαρια ευjω μπεκτο ννhεθνοσ αυω ευειρε νουνοc νραsε hννεσνηυ τηρου .
English: They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
Coptic: ντερουβωκ δε εhραι ετhιερουσαλημ αυsοπου εροου εματε νcιτεκκλησια μνναποστολοσ αυω νεπρεσβυτεροσ αυταμοου δε ενενταπνουτε ααυ νμμαυ hννhεθνοσ .
English: When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.
Coptic: αυτωουνου δε νcιhοινε ννενταυπιστευε εβολ hντhαιρεσισ ννεφαρισσαιοσ ευjω μμοσ jεssε εροου ετρευσββη του . αυω νσεπαραγγιλε ναυ εhαρεh επνομοσ μμωυσησ .
English: But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, 'It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.'
Coptic: αυσωουh δε νcιναποστολοσ μννεπρεσβυτεροσ εναυ ετβεπειsαjε .
English: The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter.
Coptic: ντερεουνοc δε νζητησισ sωπε απετροσ τωουν πεjαf ναυ jενρωμε νασνηυ ντωτν τετνσοουν jεjιννεhοου νsορπ απνουτε σωτπ εβολ hιτνταταπρο ετρενhεθνοσ σωτμ επsαjε μπευαγγελιον νσεπιστευε .
English: When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, 'Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.
Coptic: αυω πνουτε ετσοουν ννhητ αfρμντρε . εαft ναυ μπεπνευμα ετουααβ . κατατhε hωων νταfτααf ναν .
English: God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.
Coptic: αυω μπftπωρj λααυ ουτων νμμαυ hντπιστισ αfτββε νευhητ .
English: He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
Coptic: τενου cε ετβεου τετνπειραζε μπνουτε . εουεh ουναhβ εjμπμακh νμμαθητησ . παι ετεμπε νενειοτε ουδε ανον scμcομ εfι hαροf .
English: Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Coptic: αλλα εβολ hιτντεχαρισ μπενjοεισ ιησουσ . τνπιστευε εουjαι . κατατhε ντοου hωου .
English: But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are.'
Coptic: απμηηsε τηρf καρωου . αυω αυjισμη εβαρναβασ μνπαυλοσ . ευταυο νμμαειν μννεsπηρε νταπνουτε ααυ hννhεθνοσ εβολ hιτοοτου .
English: All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.
Coptic: μννσατρευκαρωου δε αιακωβοσ ουωsβ εfjω μμοσ jενρωμε νεσνηυ σωτμ εροι .
English: After they were silent, James answered, 'Brothers, listen to me.
Coptic: συμεων αfjω ερον ντhε νταπνουτε cμπsινε jιννsορπ . εjι ουλαοσ εβολ hννhεθνοσ μπεfραν .
English: Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.
Coptic: αυω νsαjε ννεπροφητησ συμφωνει ντειhε . κατατhε ετσηh
English: This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,
Coptic: jεμννσαναι tνακτοι τακωτ ντεσκυνη νδαυειδ τεντασhε αυω tνακωτ ννενταυsορsρ νhητσ αυω ταταhοσ ερατσ .
English: 'After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,
Coptic: jεκαασ ερεπκεσεεπε ννρωμε sινε νσαπjοεισ . αυω νhεθνοσ τηρου νταυεπικαλει μπαραν εhραι εjωου πεjεπjοεισ .
English: That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things.
Coptic: πετουωνh εβολ νναι jινενεh .
English: All his works are known to God from eternity.'
Coptic: ετβεπαι ανοκ hω tκρινε ετμthισε ννετκωτ μμοου επνουτε εβολ hννhεθνοσ .
English: 'Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,
Coptic: αλλα σhαι ναυ ετρευσαhωου εβολ ννjω hμννειδωλον αυω τπορνεια μνουνκα εfμοουτ αυω πεσνοf  αυω πετενσεουαsf αν ετρεfsωπε μμοου ετμτρευααf νcε  .
English: but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.
Coptic: μωυσησ γαρ jιννγενεα νναρχαιον . ουνταf μμαυ ννετκηρυσσε μμοf καταπολισ . hραι hννσυναγωγη ευωs μμοf κατασαββατον νιμ .
English: For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.'
Coptic: τοτε ασνδοκι νναποστολοσ μννεπρεσβυτεροσ μντεκκλησια τηρσ ετρευσωτπ νhενρωμε εβολ νhητου νσεjοουσε εhραι εταντιοχια μνπαυλοσ αυω βαρναβασ ετειουδασ πεsαυμουτε εροf jεβαρσαβασ αυω σιλασ hενρωμε ννοc hννεσνηυ .
English: Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
Coptic: εαυσhαι εβολ hιτοοτου νουεπιστολη ντειhε ναποστολοσ μννεπρεσβυτεροσ ευσhαι ννεσνηυ ετhνταντιοχια μντσυρια μντκιλικια νετsοοπ εβολ hννhεθνοσ χαιρετε .
English: They wrote these things by their hand: 'The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.
Coptic: επειδη ανσωτμ jεαhοινε εβολ νhητν ει sαρωτν αυsτρτρ τηυτν hνhενsαjε ευtμκαh ννετνψυχη μπνhων ετοοτου .
English: Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'You must be circumcised and keep the law,' to whom we gave no commandment;