Berean Standard Bible
Acts 16:16-21
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.
19WhenδὲdeG1161the girl’sαὐτῆςautēsG846οἱhoiG3588ownersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846ἡhēG3588hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofτῆςtēsG3588making moneyἐργασίαςergasiasG2039was goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609anddraggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670thembeforeἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588authoritiesἄρχοντας,archontasG758inεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588marketplaceἀγορὰνagoranG58.
20καὶkaiG2532They brought themπροσαγαγόντες αὐτοὺςprosagagontes autousG4317G846to theτοῖςtoisG3588magistratesστρατηγοῖςstratēgoisG4755andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444areὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453andare throwingἐκταράσσουσινektarassousinG1613ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588city into turmoilπόλινpolinG4172
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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