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Acts 19:12-27

12sothatevenG2532napkinsorapronswerebroughtfromhisbody[andput]uponthesickG770,andthediseasesG3554leftthem,andthewickedG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151wentG1607out.

13AndcertainG5100oftheJewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453exorcistsalsoκαὶkaiG2532,whowentabout, tookinhandtocalluponthosewhohadwickedG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151thenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IadjureὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726youbyJesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972preachesG2784.

14AndtherewereG1510certainG5100[menG3778],sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofSceva,JewishἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453highἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749priestG749,whowereG1510doingthis.

15ButthewickedG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151answeringἀποκριθὲνapokrithenG611saidG3004tothem,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424IknowγινώσκωginōskōG1097,andPaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972IamG1510acquaintedwith;butye,whoareG1510ye?

16AndthemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inwhomthewickedG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasG1510leapeduponthem,andhavingmasteredboth, prevailedagainstthem,sothattheyfledoutofthathouseοἴκουoikouG3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131andwoundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.

17AndthisbecameG1096knowntoall,bothJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andGreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672,whoinhabitedEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andfearφόβοςphobosG5401felluponallofthem,andthenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424wasmagnifiedG3170.

18AndmanyπολλοίpolloiG4183ofthosethatbelievedG4100cameG2064confessingG1843anddeclaringG312theirdeedsπράξειςpraxeisG4234.

19AndmanyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425ofthosethatpractised curious arts broughttheirbooksG976[ofcharms]andburntthembeforeall.Andtheyreckonedupthepricesofthem,andfoundG2147itfiftythousandpiecesofsilverG694.

20ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779withmightthewordλόγοςlogosG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962increasedηὔξανενēuxanenG837andprevailed.

21AndwhenG5613thesethingsταῦτα,tautaG3778werefulfilled,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972purposedinhisspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,passingG1330throughMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882,sayingG3004,AfterIhavebeenthereImustseeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516alsoG2532.

22AndhavingsentG649intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109twoδύοduoG1417ofthoseministeringδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247tohim, TimotheusandErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037,heremainedhimselfawhileinAsiaἈσίαν.¶AsianG773.

23AndtheretookplaceG1096atthattimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540nosmallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017aboutthewayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.

24ForacertainτιςtisG5100[man]bynameG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,asilver-beater,makingG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693templesG3485ofArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,broughtπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930nosmallG3641gaintotheartisans;

25whomhaving broughttogetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867,andthosewhowroughtinsuchG5108thingsG3778,hesaidG3004,Menἄνδρες,andresG435, yeknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatourwell-living arisesfromthiswork,

26andyeseeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andhearἀκούετεakoueteG191thatthisPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972haspersuadedG3982andturnedawayagreatcrowdG3793,notonlyG3440ofEphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,butalmostσχεδὸνschedonG4975ofallAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thattheyareG1510nogodsθεοὶtheoiG2316whichareG1510madewithhandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495.

27NowG1161notonlyG3440thereisdangerG2793forusthatourbusinesscomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064intodiscredit,butalsoG2532thatthetempleofthegreatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735becountedfornothing,andthathergreatnessshouldbedestroyedwhomthewholeG3650ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773andtheworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625reveres.

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