Berean Standard Bible

Acts 19:1-20

1δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096WhileἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588ApollosἈπολλῶApollōG625τὸνtonG3588wasG1510atἐνenG1722CorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972passed throughδιελθόνταdielthontaG1330theτὰtaG3588interiorἀνωτερικὰ μέρηanōterika merēG510 G3313andcameG2064toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181. ThereκαὶkaiG2532he foundεὑρεῖνheureinG2147someτιναςtinasG5100disciplesμαθητάς,mathētasG3101

2andτεteG5037askedεἶπένeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “Did you receiveεἰ ἐλάβετεei elabeteG1487 G2983theHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151when you became believersπιστεύσαντες;pisteusantesG4100?” “Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,” they answeredοἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτόν·hoi de pros autonG1161 G3588 G4314 G846, “we have not even heardοὐδ᾽ ἠκούσαμεν.oud᾽ ēkousamenG3761 G191thatεἰeiG1487there isἔστινestinG1510aHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

3“IntoεἰςeisG1519whatτίtiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767,were you baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε;ebaptisthēteG907τεteG5037?” PaulaskedεἶπένeipenG2036εἰςeisG1519. “TheοἱhoiG3588baptismβάπτισμα.¶baptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491δὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588,”they repliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036.

4δὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972explainedΕἶπενEipenG2036: “John’sἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptism wasἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907a baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341.He toldλέγωνlegōnG3004theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992toἵναinaG2443believeπιστεύσωσιν,pisteusōsinG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588OnecomingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτὸνautonG846,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,inεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.”

5δὲdeG1161On hearing thisἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191,they were baptizedἐβαπτίσθησανebaptisthēsanG907intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

6AndκαὶkaiG2532whenτοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972laidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007hisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151cameἦλθενēlthenG2064uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846,andτεteG5037they spokeἐλάλουνelalounG2980in tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100andκαὶkaiG2532prophesiedἐπροφήτευον.eprophēteuonG4395.

7δὲdeG1161There wereἦσανēsanG1510aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427οἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435in allπάντεςpantesG3956.

8ThenδὲdeG1161PaulwentΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864andspoke boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955thereforἐπὶepiG1909threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,arguingδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256καὶkaiG2532persuasivelyπείθωνpeithōnG3982τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

9ButδέdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613some of themτινεςtinesG5100stubbornlyἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645καὶkaiG2532refused to believeἠπείθουνēpeithounG544andpubliclyτὴν ἐνώπιον πλήθους,tēn enōpion plēthousG1799 G3588 G4128malignedκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551theτοῦtouG3588WayὁδὸνhodonG3598, PaultookἀφώρισενaphōrisenG873hisτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101andleftἀποστὰς ἀπ᾽apostas ap᾽G868 G575the synagogueαὐτῶνautōnG846to conduct daily discussionsκαθ᾽ ἡμέραν διαλεγόμενοςkath᾽ hēmeran dialegomenosG1256 G2596 G2250inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lecture hallσχολῇscholēaG4981of TyrannusΤυράννουTurannouG5181.

10δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778continuedἐγένετοegenetoG1096forἐπὶepiG1909twoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730inτὴνtēnG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773,JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672alikeτεteG5037,heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

11τεteG5037τὰςtasG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316didἐποίειepoieiG4160extraordinaryοὐ τυχούσας ὁou tuchousas hoG3756 G3588 G5177miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,

12so thatὥστεhōsteG5620evenκαὶkaiG2532handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676andἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612that had touched himτοὺς ἀπὸ χρωτὸς αὐτοῦtous apo chrōtos autouG575 G846 G3588 G5559were takenἀποφέρεσθαιapopheresthaiG667toἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554ἀπαλλάσσεσθαιapallassesthaiG525andτεteG5037τάtaG3588τὰtaG3588evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151leftἀπ᾽ ἐκπορεύεσθαιap᾽ ekporeuesthaiG1607 G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

13NowδέdeG1161there weresomeτινεςtinesG5100itinerantπεριερχομένωνperierchomenōnG4022JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453τῶνtōnG3588exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845καὶkaiG2532who triedἘπεχείρησανEpecheirēsanG2021to invokeὀνομάζεινonomazeinG3687theτοὺςtousG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτὰtaG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424overἐπὶepiG1909thoseτὰtaG3588withἔχονταςechontasG2192τὸtoG3588evilπονηρὰponēraG4190τοῦtouG3588spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151.They would sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “I commandὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byτὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972proclaimsκηρύσσει.kērusseiG2784.”

14δέdeG1161SevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of ScevaΣκευᾶSkeuaG5100 G4630,a JewishἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453chief priestἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749,wereἦσανēsanG1510doingποιοῦντες.poiountesG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

15ButδὲdeG1161one daytheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151respondedἀποκριθὲν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokrithen eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846τὸνtonG3588G3303, “JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097,andκαὶkaiG2532I know aboutἐπίσταμαι·epistamaiG1987τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,butδὲdeG1161whoτίνεςtinesG5101areἐστέ;esteG1510youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771?”

16ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ἐνenG1722withᾧ ἦνhō ēnG3739 G1510theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151jumpedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846andoverpoweredκατακυριεύσαςkatakurieusasG2634them allἀμφοτέρωνamphoterōnG297.The attackἴσχυσεν κατ᾽ αὐτῶν,ischusen kat᾽ autōnG2480 G2596 G846was so violentὥστεhōsteG5620that they ranἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628out ofἐκekG1537ἐκείνου.ekeinouG1565theτοῦtouG3588houseοἴκουoikouG3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131andκαὶkaiG2532woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.

17δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588τεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730τὴνtēnG3588in EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956of themαὐτούς,autousG846. SoκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424was held in high honorἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.

18ManyπολλοίpolloiG4183whoτῶνtōnG3588had believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100nowτεteG5037came forwardἤρχοντοērchontoG2064,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843andκαὶkaiG2532disclosingἀναγγέλλοντεςanangellontesG312τὰςtasG3588theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846deedsπράξειςpraxeisG4234.

19AndδὲdeG1161a numberἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425of those whoτῶνtōnG3588had practicedπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238τὰtaG3588magic artsπερίεργαperiergaG4021broughtσυνενέγκαντεςsunenegkantesG4851theirτὰςtasG3588booksβίβλουςbiblousG976andburnedκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618themin front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everyoneπάντων·pantōnG3956. WhenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588valueτιμὰςtimasG5092ofαὐτῶνautōnG846the bookswas calculatedσυνεψήφισανsunepsēphisanG4860καὶkaiG2532, the total came toεὗρονheuronG2147fifty thousandμυριάδας πέντε.muriadas penteG4002 G3461drachmasἀργυρίουarguriouG694.

20SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056of theὁhoG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962powerfullyκατὰ κράτοςkata kratosG2596 G2904continued to spreadηὔξανενēuxanenG837andκαὶkaiG2532prevailἴσχυεν.¶ischuenG2480.

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