Berean Standard Bible
Acts 19:23-40
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.”
28WhenδὲdeG1161the menheardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thisκαὶkaiG2532,they wereγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096enragedπλήρεις θυμοῦplēreis thumouG4134G2372andbegan shoutingἔκραζον λέγοντες·ekrazon legontesG2896G3004, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isἡhēG3588ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”
29SoonκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588wholeτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172was in disarrayἐπλήσθη συγχύσεως·eplēsthē sugchuseōsG4130G4799τεteG5037.They rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729togetherὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588theatreθέατρονtheatronG2302,dragging withσυναρπάσαντεςsunarpasantesG4884themGaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andκαὶkaiG2532AristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,Paul’sΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972traveling companionsσυνεκδήμουςsunekdēmousG4898from MacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110.
31δὲdeG1161EvenκαὶkaiG2532someτινὲςtinesG5100ofτῶνtōnG3588Paul’sαὐτῷautōG846friendsφίλοι,philoiG5384who wereὄντεςontesG1510officials of the province of AsiaἈσιαρχῶνAsiarchōnG775sent wordπέμψαντεςpempsantesG3992to himπρὸςprosG4314,beggingπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846notμὴmēG3361to ventureδοῦναιdounaiG1325ἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588theatreθέατρον.theatronG2302.
32Meanwhileμὲν οὖν γὰρmen oun garG3767G3303G1063theἡhēG3588assemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577wasἦνēnG1510in turmoilσυγκεχυμένη,sugkechumenēG4797.SomeἄλλοιalloiG243were shoutingἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896one thingτιtiG5100and some anotherἄλλοalloG243,andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588mostG4119of themdid not even knowοὐκ ᾔδεισανouk ēdeisanG3756G1492whyτίνος ἕνεκαtinos henekaG5101G1752they were thereσυνεληλύθεισαν.sunelēlutheisanG4905.
33δὲdeG1161TheτοῦtouG3588JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453inἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588crowdὄχλουochlouG3793pushedπροβαλόντωνprobalontōnG4261αὐτὸνautonG846AlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223forward to explain himselfσυνεβίβασανsunebibasanG4822,andδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588heἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223motioned for silenceκατασείσας τὴν χεῖραkataseisas tēn cheiraG2678G3588G5495so heἤθελενēthelenG2309could make his defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthaiG626to theτῷtōG3588peopleδήμῳ.dēmōG1218.
34ButδὲdeG1161when they realizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστιν,estinG1510a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,they all shouted in unisonφωνὴ ἐγένετο μία ἐκ πάντωνphōnē egeneto mia ek pantōnG5456G1096G1520G1537G3956forἐπὶepiG1909aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610κραζόντων·krazontōnG2896: “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isἡhēG3588ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”
35FinallyδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588city clerkγραμματεὺςgrammateusG1122quietedκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793anddeclaredφησίν·phēsinG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofEphesusἘφέσιοι,EphesioiG2180γάρgarG1063,doesn’tἐστιν οὐestin ouG3756G1510everyoneἀνθρώπων ὃςanthrōpōn hosG444G3739knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097thatτίςtisG5101theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172of EphesusἘφεσίωνEphesiōnG2180isοὖσανousanG1510guardian of the templeνεωκόρονneōkoronG3511of theτῆςtēsG3588greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735andκαὶkaiG2532ofτοῦtouG3588her image,which fell from heavenδιοπετοῦς;diopetousG1356?
36SinceοὖνounG3767these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778areὄντωνontōnG1510undeniableἀναντιρρήτωνanantirrētōnG368,youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oughtδέον ἐστὶνdeon estinG1510G1163to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225calmκατεσταλμένουςkatestalmenousG2687andκαὶkaiG2532not do anythingμηδὲν πράσσειν.mēden prasseinG3367G4238rashπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.
38SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216andκαὶkaiG2532his fellowοἱ σὺν αὐτῷhoi sun autōG3588G4862G846craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a complaintλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314anyoneτιναtinaG5100, thecourtsἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60are openἄγονταιagontaiG71andκαὶkaiG2532proconsulsἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446are availableεἰσιν·eisinG1510.Let them bring charges againstἐγκαλείτωσανegkaleitōsanG1458one anotherἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240there.
40ForG2532we are in jeopardy ofγὰρ κινδυνεύομενgar kinduneuomenG1063G2793being chargedἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458with riotingστάσεωςstaseōsG4714forπερὶperiG4012G3588today’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594events, andwe haveὑπάρχοντος οὗ οὐ δυνησόμεθα ἀποδοῦναιhuparchontos hou ou dunēsometha apodounaiG5225G3739G3756G1410G591noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367justificationαἰτίου περὶaitiou periG159G4012to accountλόγονlogonG3056forπερὶperiG4012thisG3778G3588commotionσυστροφῆςsustrophēsG4963.”
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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