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Acts 19:8-22

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.

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.

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