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ref	L0 witness (OCR)
1	ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ +
2	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲁ̃ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ + ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ € ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟ(ⲛ) ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ
3	ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ
4	Variant readings of Cod. Vat. Copt. LXVIIL
5	Il. 17-19 ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ- ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ FV omits.
6	ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ, MS. 3 Apparently something has here dropped out of the
7	2 ¢ added above the line by second (?) hand. Below text.
8	(fo. \'nf) ⲕⲁⲕⲥϩⲧ stands unaltered.
9	Again he fled and betook himself to the Pentapolis; and when he had spent there two years, he ordained there
10	other bishops and clergy, and again went unto Rakoti.
11	And they increased in the grace and knowledge of God. “And he established for them a Church in the
12	regions called The Cattle-Pastures (ra Bouxotov) in the place which is above the sea, in a great quarry,
13	beneath a rock. And the righteous one rejoiced greatly and, bending his knees, gave glory to God.
14	Now when a long time was passed and the Christians were multiplied, they mocked at the idols and derided
15	the Pagans. And when the Pagans knew that he was come thither, they were filled with envy because they
16	heard concerning the miracles which he was working. Them that were sick he healed ; the lepers he cleansed;
17	the deaf he caused to hear; unto a multitude of blind he vouchsafed sight; and he preached unto them the
18	good tidings of salvation and grace. . . through Our Lord Jesus the Christ.—And they were seeking after (him)
19	to take him, but did not find him. And they were gnashing their teeth : and in their theaters and their banquets
20	of their idols they kept crying out speaking against him, saying: “Great are the iniquities of this wizard.”
21	Now the hallowed (Feast of the Passover) took place. . .
22	[Mark is at length seized and is dragged through the streets until he dies. An attempt is made to burn his body, but it
23	is carried off by the believers.]
24	H. The Martyrdom of Luke!
25	[When the Apostles began to evangelize the world, it fell to the lot of Peter to preach in Rome. He dwelt there with Titus
26	and Luke until his death in the days of Nero.]
27	(...And it befell) *that Peter ended his course in Rome in the days of Nero the king. And the rest retired
28	and went their way, preaching the Gospel of the Christ Jesus in all that region.
29	1 Another Bohairic recension (also from Dér ⲇⲣⲁ at the foot of our text. A summary is incorporated in the
30	Makar) is published by Balestri in Bessarione 1x (1905) Hist. of the Pair. (ed. Evetts, pp. 43 ff.) : cp. the Arabic
31	128 ff. The variant readings of this recension, to which I Synaxarium for Babeh 22 (ed. Basset, pp. 144 fT.).
32	give the symbol V (= Cod. Vat. Copt. Lx, 2), are noted
33	47
34	x (ⲯ ⲑ)
35	ⲭ ⲯ︦ⲟ︦
36	* p. 769
37	t (=B., p. 314)
38	*p. 770
39	*p.781 (=L.,
40	ⲣ. 152; B., ⲣ.
41	137)
page 108
42	ϯ (B., p.
43	*p. 782
44	*p. 783
45	ⲣ. 784
46	* ⲯⲡⲅ)
47	LR BIDS
48	138)
49	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
50	Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ + ⲁϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁ̃ⲫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡϩⲟ
51	ⲙ̃ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ +
52	Ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲓⲁ̀ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ +
53	Ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ
54	ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ + €T ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ + ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ) ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ +
55	Ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ +
56	Ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ ϣⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲗⲉⲩ ϣⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ + ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲕⲥϩⲧ ϣⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲟⲩ +
57	Ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ϣⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ + ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⲛ̄ⲣⲏϯ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ +
58	Ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ € ⲛⲁϥⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ + ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩϯ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ + ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁ(ⲛ)ⲧⲓⲙⲓ
59	ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲉⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ + ϩⲁⲡⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ + ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲁ +
60	Ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ AC + ⲛⲁⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉ + ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ € ⲡϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲫϯ nem ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ +
61	Ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲡⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ + ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩ(ⲛ) ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ
62	ⲁⲩⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ + ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϯⲓⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ + ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲩⲛ é ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ
63	ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ + ϣⲁ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲕ̄ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ +
64	Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ € ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ +
65	Variant readings of Cod. Vat. Copt. LxViil.
66	L ⲓ ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣ- ⲣⲱⲙⲏ) V has ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ fixe] ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲛ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ
67	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲗⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ.
68	I. 3: after ⲉϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ V adds ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦
69	Il. 4- ¥ carries this section to the beginning of the work, reading: ⲛⲁϥⲙⲏⲛ € ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲁϥ
70	ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ... MMWOT ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦.
71	L 6 ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̃ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ, [ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑϣⲱⲛⲓ
72	ⲓ. -ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ϣⲱⲛⲓ &c., ϣⲁϥⲉⲣ- : ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ- [ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦,
73	l. 9 ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ- ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ : ¥ omits.
74	Il. g f. fiTe—éTemmas: F omits, substituting ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲛ éoovak ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲓ̄ⲣⲓ
75	ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ.
76	L 11 ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ, ⲙ̄ⲫϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡ︦ⲭ︦ⲥ︦, l. 12 ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ, / omits,
77	IL 12 f. ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ-ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ: ⲁ̃ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ..
78	l. 13 ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ : ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ, V (omitting ⲡⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ).
79	l. 14 ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ / omits \|\| ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ︦ ⲟⲓⲛis.
80	IL 15f. ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ... ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲧⲟϩ
81	ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ.
82	But when Caesar Nero the king seized Paul and beheaded him in Rome, Luke fled from the presence of the
83	king. And he was preaching in every city and every village which is in all the sea-board of Rome. {Now
84	Luke was scribe unto the holy Paul! and wrote down? all his acts *and all the excellent things which he
85	preached in the name of Our Lord Jesus the Christ. Great marvels was he working upon them that were
86	sick: the blind he caused to receive sight, the lame he made to walk, the lepers he cleansed, the deaf he
87	made to hear, them that were afflicted in what way soever he healed in the name of the Christ.
88	Now when they heard of the miracles which the holy Luke was performing, many towns and villages of
89	that region believed. “Churches and cells were built in every place, and they who believed on the Christ
90	Jesus were flourishing in the worship of God and the teaching of the holy Luke.
91	But when the priests of the idols of the Gentiles saw this, Satan entered into them; and they took counsel
92	with the Jews who were in all the villages and towns, that they should come together unto the temple, which
93	is in the Metropolis of their country, upon the twentieth day of the month Thoout. And it came to pass that
94	when they were all assembled, both the people? and the Jews, and were entered into the temple at one time,
95	ⲓ The Arabic has ‘Peter.’ 3 Aaoc: probably denotes the Gentiles.
96	2 Lit. ‘wrote according to all the acts.’
97	48
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98	THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
99	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ five ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ + ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲃ + ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲩⲣⲱ(ⲛ) oreo
100	ⲛ̄ⲣⲏϯ +
101	Ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + mem ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ
102	ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ + ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲕⲁⲙⲛⲓⲛ +
103	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ agi ⲉ̄ ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ +
104	Xe ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲧⲉⲡⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ϩⲁ(ⲛ)ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ + ⲛ̄ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲓ︦ⲃ︦ ⲛ̄ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ HIOR + ⲛⲏ ET ⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ
105	ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲁⲩⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁ̃ϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲛⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ +
106	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ + ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ
107	Ⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲅⲓⲁ̃ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩ‐
108	ⲣⲟ + ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲛ +
109	Ⲡⲁⲓ ⲭⲉⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ + ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡϩⲟ ⲙ̃ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ +
110	Ⲁϥⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ + ⲉ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ + ⲉ̃ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ
111	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ +
112	Xe ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁϯⲓ̄ € ⲧⲁⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ + MAIN CH ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲕⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ TAHM + € ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ + ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲓ
113	ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲓ̄ⲁ̀ⲫⲁⲥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲣⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗⲓⲟⲥ +
114	Ⲁⲩⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲁⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ + ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ € ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ + ⲁⲩⲃⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙϩⲁⲩ + ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ
115	ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ + HEN ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩ T + ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ +
116	Variant readings of Cod. Vat. Copt. ⲭⲓ.
117	1. -ϥ V omits.
118	I. 5 Ⲟⲩⲟϩ : ¥ omits.
119	l. 6 ai to -ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ (I. 11): V substitutes an entirely different speech.
120	l. 12 -ⲅⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ,
121	l. 14 ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ,
122	Ⲓ. ⲓⲍ pen... ©: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ © ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ, ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ éve, V.
123	1 There is evidently a lacuna here. The Arabic reads
124	“the priests adorned their idols with the pictures (sic) and
125	the lamps,” &c.; the Eth. has “the priests and their
126	gods were adorned with rich apparel, and in the temple
127	were draperies and lamps.” Possibly we should restore
128	ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗ (ⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ
129	ⲕⲩⲣⲱⲛ, so the ms. The word occurs in conjunction
130	with ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ in the Translation of the xlix Martyrs (Mon.
131	et Extrails, ⲭⲭⲭⲓⲭ ⲣ. 34). But there seems to have been a
132	variant ⲙⲩⲣⲱⲛ, since the Arabic reads “all the scents”
133	and the Ethiopic “sweet scents of every kind.” In the
134	Coptic Service for the Consecration of Church and Altar (ed.
135	ϩⲁⲛⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ, the omission being mainly due to the similarity
136	of ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲥ...ⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ.
137	Horner, ⲣ. 386) the Coptic ϩⲁⲛⲕⲩⲣⲱⲛ is rendered ϩⲙ
138	(candles, tapers).
139	and the priests of the temple and their gods were adorned {with rich apparel, and the temple also) with
140	lamps of gold and candles! of every kind ——; after these things all the people sat down with the great men
141	of the king's Palace and the great men of the city, sitting upon thrones and benches.
142	tAnd the chief priest came into the midst and said: *“ There are come into our country certain wizards,
143	Galileans, of the Twelve Galileans and the Seventy Two, whom Jesus who is called the Christ made His
144	disciples. They have multiplied signs and wonders which they do in every place; and all the Romans walk
145	after their teaching and their sorcery. Now some (of these) Nero the king slew; but this other, Luke, fled
146	from the presence of the king and has led astray a multitude by his deceit.”
147	Then stood up a Jew whose name was Isaac, a ruler of the Synagogue *of the Jews who were in that country,
148	and said: “It chanced that before I came to this country, \| was under a lawyer in Jerusalem, named Gamaliel,
149	when the High Priests of the Jews were Annas and Caiaphas with Alexander and Rubalius.? They laid hands
150	on 2 man named Jesus; they passed sentence upon Him; they hanged Him upon a cross; they slew Him and
151	left Him in a sepulcher; (but) He rose from the dead upon the third day. He it is Whom this man, Luke,
152	preacheth.”
153	1 Or “perfumes:” see note on the text. (though Budge, ⲣ. 130, identifies this as Aurelius), and by
154	2 For Alexander see Acts 1v, 6; or perhaps the names
155	are taken from Mark xv, 21, “Alexander and Rufus.” The
156	form Rubalius is supported by the Ethiopic Raydléyos
157	the Arabic (Lewis, p. 153) Decalius; though the latter is
158	twice corrupted, Ⲕ having replaced & in the Coptic original,
159	and • ) having given way to d (3) in the Arabic version.
160	ϫ (me)
161	*p. 785
162	*p. 786
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163	pnp
164	*p. 787
165	*p. 788
166	ϯ. p. 140
167	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
168	*Aejeporld ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ + HEX ⲟⲩϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ pan ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ
169	ⲁϥⲧⲱⲡϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ +
170	Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲉ ⲫⲣⲁ(ⲛ) ⲛⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲛ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ + ⲁⲩϧⲟⲙϧⲉⲙ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ
171	ⲛ̃ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗϫ +
172	Ⲉ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ + € ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ + ⲁⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ +
173	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲫⲱϧ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲉ + ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ + ϩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲏⲣⲱ(ⲛ) ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ
174	ⲉ̄ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ + ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ MIMATIA ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁ[ⲓ] ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ +
175	Ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ + ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ € ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲭⲱⲣⲁ + ⲁⲓϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ + ϣⲁⲧⲉ
176	ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ + ⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ +
177	Ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲩϫⲱ AMOC + ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲁⲛ +
178	ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ + ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ +
179	Ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ + ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲟ ⲛⲣⲏϯ +
180	Ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̃ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϧⲣⲁϫ-\| [ⲣⲉϫ ...
181	Variant readings of Cod. Vat. Copt. LXV.
182	1 ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ... ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ, V (omitting ⲧⲏⲣϥ) \|\| ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: V omits, but adds ⲉⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ.
183	IL 1 f. ⲟⲩⲁϣ... ⲁϥⲧⲱⲡϥ: ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ, l. 3 ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲟnis.
184	Ⲓ.5 ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲓϣⲁⲙϣⲉⲓ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ, ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ : ⲟⲛis. 1.6 Ⲟⲩⲟϩ : omits.
185	Il. 6-7 ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϫⲉ (the complaint following is entirely different), /.
186	ⲓ. 8 ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣ ⲛⲏⲣⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ, \|\| eoorwin ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲁⲛ,
187	L 10 ⲁϥ- ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ, ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ,.
188	Il. 10-11 ϧⲉⲛ ..ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ V omits. l. ⲓⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϥϧⲉⲛ... ⲡⲣⲟⲕⲟⲛⲏⲥⲟⲛ, V.
189	Ⲓ. 12 V substitutes a wholly different passage. l. 13 ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲁϥϧⲣⲁϫⲣⲉϫ.
190	1 Apparently a lacuna: add ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧϩⲓⲕ).
191	“The whole multitude answered with one voice: “What sort of name is this, Jesus, and (how) did He
192	arise from the dead Ⲛⲟⲩ it came to pass that when they uttered the name of Jesus in the presence of the
193	gods, the idols all fell down and brake in pieces like earthen vessels. But when the priests saw the destruction
194	of their gods, they were enraged with exceeding great fury; and they rent their clothes and tare out the hair
195	of their heads. They departed unto Rome to the king, Nero, and cried out, ϯⲓⲛⲓ Ⲟ, the sorceries and
196	enchantments of this man Jesus!” But the king answered and said unto them: ““All men who believed on
197	this name in this country I have slain saving one, Luke, who escaped out of my hands.” The multitudes
198	answered saying: Ⲙⲟ, that same man preacheth in our country in this name, Jesus: and behold, he is in
199	the city of Proconnesus.! Many miracles hath he performed on those who are sick in divers wise.” Then the
200	king was exceeding angry and gnashed his teeth. .
201	[Nero sends soldiers who bring Luke to Rome. The saint is scourged. His right arm is struck off, but adheres again. He is
202	taken out to sea and beheaded : his head, placed in a sack, is thrown into the sea, but it was washed up upon a certain island,?
203	where it is preserved.]
204	1 This statement is repeated in the Vatican recension of fusion between Old and New Rome (Constantinople) ? On
205	the Martyrdom, but does not appear in the Arabic and Eth. such a supposition the introduction of Proconnesus (in
206	versions. In all that has gone before Luke is represented as the Propontis) is less surprising.
207	preaching in “the seaboard of Rome.” Is there some con- 2 Can this have been Proconnesus ?
208	50
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