Sahidic Coptic — ACT chapter 1
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Sahidica — A New Edition of the New Testament in Sahidic Coptic
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ACT 1:1 ⲠϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲀⲒⲦⲀⲘⲒⲞϤ Ⲱ ⲐⲈⲞⲪⲒⲖⲈ. ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲦⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲀⲢⲬⲈⲒ ⲚⲀⲀⲨ. ⲀⲨⲰ ⲚϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲚϨⲎⲦⲞⲨ. ACT 1:2 ϢⲀϨⲢⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲀⲨⲀⲚⲀⲖⲀⲘⲂⲀⲚⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲀϤϨⲰⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲦⲘ ⲠⲈⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ ⲈⲦⲀϢⲈⲞⲈⲒϢ ⲘⲠⲈⲨⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲀϤⲤⲞⲦⲠⲞⲨ. ACT 1:3 ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϤⲞⲚϨ. ⲘⲚⲚⲤⲀ ⲦⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨ ϨⲚ ϨⲀϨ ⲘⲘⲀⲈⲒⲚ ⲚϨⲘⲈ ⲚϨⲞⲞⲨ. ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲨⲰ ⲈϤϢⲀϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲂⲈ ⲦⲘⲚⲦⲢⲢⲞ ⲘⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ. ACT 1:4 ⲀⲨⲰ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈϤⲠⲀⲢⲀⲄⲄⲒⲖⲈ ⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲦⲘⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲚ ⲐⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲞⲖⲨⲘⲀ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϬⲰ ⲈⲠⲈⲢⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲒⲰⲦ ⲠⲀⲒ ⲚⲦⲀⲦⲈⲦⲚⲤⲞⲦⲘⲈϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲞⲦ. ACT 1:5 ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲒⲰϨⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀϤⲂⲀⲠⲦⲒⲌⲈ ϨⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲚ ⲆⲈ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲂⲀⲠⲦⲒⲌⲈ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲚ ϨⲚ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ ⲘⲚⲚⲤⲀ ϨⲀϨ ⲀⲚ ⲚϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ Ϣ…
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