Berean Standard Bible
Acts 16:10-18
10δὲdeG1161As soon asὡςhōsG5613Paulhad seenG3708theτὸtoG3588visionὅραμαhoramaG3705,we got readyἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212εὐθέωςeutheōsG2112to leaveἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831forεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,concludingσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316had calledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341usG1473to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097to themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.
12From thereG2547we wenttoεἰςeisG1519the Romancolonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862of PhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375ἥτιςhētisG3748ἐστὶνestinG1510, theleadingG4413cityπόλις,polisG4172ofτῆςtēsG3588thatdistrictμερίδοςmeridosG3310of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109.AndδὲdeG1161we stayedἦμεν διατρίβοντεςēmen diatribontesG1510G1304thereἐν ταύτῃ τῇ πόλειen tautē tēa poleiG1722G3778G3588G4172severalτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
13τεteG5037On theτῇtēaG3588τῶνtōnG3588Sabbathἡμέρᾳ σαββάτωνhēmera sabbatōnG4521G2250we wentἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831outsideἔξωexōG1854theτῆςtēsG3588city gateπύληςpulēsG4439alongπαρὰparaG3844theriverποταμὸνpotamonG4215,whereοὗhouG3757itwas customaryG3543to findG1510a place ofprayerG4335. AfterκαὶkaiG2532sitting downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523,we spokeἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980to theταῖςtaisG3588womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135who had gatheredσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905there.
14ΚαίKaiG2532Among those listeningἤκουενēkouenG191wasaτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070,a dealer in purpleπορφυρόπωλιςporphuropōlisG4211clothfrom the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of ThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363, who wasa worshiperσεβομένηsebomenēG4576ofτὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316.TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272herἧςhēsG3739τὴνtēnG3588heartκαρδίανkardianG2588to respondπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337toτοῖςtoisG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588Paul’sΠαύλου.PaulouG3972messageλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980.
15AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613sheandκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846ὁhoG3588householdοἶκοςoikosG3624had been baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,she urgedπαρεκάλεσεν λέγουσα·parekalesen legousaG3870G3004us, “IfεἰeiG1487you considerκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919meG1473a believerπιστὴνpistēnG1510G4103in theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525andstayμένετε·meneteG3306atεἰςeisG1519myG1473τὸνtonG3588houseοἶκόνoikonG3624.”AndκαὶkaiG2532she persuadedπαρεβιάσατοparebiasatoG3849usG1473.
16One dayἘγένετο δὲEgeneto deG1161G1096as weG1473were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588place ofprayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,weG1473were met byὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221aτινὰtinaG5100slave girlπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814withἔχουσανechousanG2192a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436,whoἥτιςhētisG3748earnedπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930a largeπολλὴνpollēnG4183incomeἐργασίανergasianG2039for herαὐτῆςautēsG846τοῖςtoisG3588mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962by fortune-tellingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132.
17This girlαὕτηhautēG3778followedG2628τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972andκαὶkaiG2532the rest ofusG1473,shoutingἔκραζεν λέγουσα·ekrazen legousaG2896G3004, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areεἰσίν,eisinG1510servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588Most HighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605to youὑμῖνhuminG4771thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991!”
18δὲdeG1161She continuedἐποίειepoieiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778forἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250. EventuallyδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972grew so aggravatedδιαπονηθεὶςdiaponētheisG1278thatκαὶkaiG2532he turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036to theτῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, “InἐνenG1722thenameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547I commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853youσοιsoiG4771to come outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆς.autēsG846!”AndκαὶkaiG2532the spiritleft herἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831at thatαὐτῇautēaG846τῇtēaG3588very momentὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.
Commentaries on Acts 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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