Berean Standard Bible
Acts 19:12-27
12so thatὥστεhōsteG5620evenκαὶkaiG2532handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676andἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612that had touched himτοὺς ἀπὸ χρωτὸς αὐτοῦtous apo chrōtos autouG575G846G3588G5559were takenἀποφέρεσθαιapopheresthaiG667toἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554ἀπαλλάσσεσθαιapallassesthaiG525andτεteG5037τάtaG3588τὰtaG3588evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151leftἀπ᾽ ἐκπορεύεσθαιap᾽ ekporeuesthaiG1607G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
13NowδέdeG1161there weresomeτινεςtinesG5100itinerantπεριερχομένωνperierchomenōnG4022JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453τῶνtōnG3588exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845καὶkaiG2532who triedἘπεχείρησανEpecheirēsanG2021to invokeὀνομάζεινonomazeinG3687theτοὺςtousG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτὰtaG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424overἐπὶepiG1909thoseτὰtaG3588withἔχονταςechontasG2192τὸtoG3588evilπονηρὰponēraG4190τοῦtouG3588spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151.They would sayλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “I commandὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726youὑμᾶςhumasG4771byτὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972proclaimsκηρύσσει.kērusseiG2784.”
15ButδὲdeG1161one daytheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151respondedἀποκριθὲν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokrithen eipen autoisG611G2036G846τὸνtonG3588G3303, “JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097,andκαὶkaiG2532I know aboutἐπίσταμαι·epistamaiG1987τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,butδὲdeG1161whoτίνεςtinesG5101areἐστέ;esteG1510youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771?”
16ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ἐνenG1722withᾧ ἦνhō ēnG3739G1510theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151jumpedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846andoverpoweredκατακυριεύσαςkatakurieusasG2634them allἀμφοτέρωνamphoterōnG297.The attackἴσχυσεν κατ᾽ αὐτῶν,ischusen kat᾽ autōnG2480G2596G846was so violentὥστεhōsteG5620that they ranἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628out ofἐκekG1537ἐκείνου.ekeinouG1565theτοῦtouG3588houseοἴκουoikouG3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131andκαὶkaiG2532woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.
17δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588τεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672livingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730τὴνtēnG3588in EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956of themαὐτούς,autousG846. SoκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424was held in high honorἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.
19AndδὲdeG1161a numberἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425of those whoτῶνtōnG3588had practicedπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238τὰtaG3588magic artsπερίεργαperiergaG4021broughtσυνενέγκαντεςsunenegkantesG4851theirτὰςtasG3588booksβίβλουςbiblousG976andburnedκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618themin front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everyoneπάντων·pantōnG3956. WhenκαὶkaiG2532theτὰςtasG3588valueτιμὰςtimasG5092ofαὐτῶνautōnG846the bookswas calculatedσυνεψήφισανsunepsēphisanG4860καὶkaiG2532, the total came toεὗρονheuronG2147fifty thousandμυριάδας πέντε.muriadas penteG4002G3461drachmasἀργυρίουarguriouG694.
21δὲdeG1161AfterὩςHōsG5613these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778had happenedἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972resolvedἔθετοethetoG5087inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,passing throughδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330τὴνtēnG3588MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109andκαὶkaiG2532AchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882. “AfterμετὰmetaG3326IG1473τὸtoG3588have beenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,”he saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163seeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516as wellκαὶkaiG2532.”
22δὲdeG1161He sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649twoδύοduoG1417ofτὴνtēnG3588hisαὐτῷ,autōG846helpersδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247,TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095andκαὶkaiG2532ErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037,toεἰςeisG1519τῶνtōnG3588MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109, whileheαὐτὸςautosG846stayedἐπέσχενepeschenG1907for a timeχρόνονchrononG5550inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588the province ofAsiaἈσίαν.¶AsianG773.
24It began withγάρgarG1063aτιςtisG5100silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216who madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485of ArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,bringingπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930muchοὐκ ὀλίγηνouk oligēnG3756G3641businessἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039to theτοῖςtoisG3588craftsmenτεχνίταιςtechnitaisG5079.
25Demetriusassembledοὓς συναθροίσαςhous sunathroisasG3739G4867the craftsmen,along withκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588workmenἐργάταςergatasG2040inπερὶperiG4012relatedτὰtaG3588tradesτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108. “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,”he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “you knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754ἐκekG1537thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588businessἐργασίαςergasiasG2039isἐστιν,estinG1510ourG1473source ofἡhēG3588prosperityεὐπορίαeuporiaG2142.
26AndκαὶkaiG2532you can seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούετεakoueteG191thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756onlyG3440in EphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,but inἀλλὰallaG235nearlyσχεδὸνschedonG4975the wholeπάσηςpasēsG3956τῆςtēsG3588province ofAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972has persuadedπείσαςpeisasG3982a great numberἱκανὸνhikanonG2425of peopleὄχλονochlonG3793to turn awayμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179.He saysλέγωνlegōnG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754οἱhoiG3588man-madeδιὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι.dia cheirōn ginomenoiG1096G1223G5495godsareεἰσὶνeisinG1510noοὐκoukG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316at all.
27δὲdeG1161There isdangerκινδυνεύειkinduneueiG2793notοὐouG3756onlyG3440thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588ourG1473businessμέροςmerosG3313will fallἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064intoεἰςeisG1519disreputeἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532thattheτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411of theτῆςtēsG3588greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735will be discreditedεἰς οὐθὲν λογισθῆναι,eis outhen logisthēnaiG3049G1519G3762andτεteG5037καὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῆςtēsG3588majestyμεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētosG3168μέλλεινmelleinG3195deposedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507—shewhoἣνhēnG3739is worshipedσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576ἡhēG3588by allὅληholēG3650the province ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588wholeworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625.”
Commentaries on Acts 19
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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