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Acts 19:8-41

8AndenteringΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525intothesynagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864,hespokeG3955boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955duringthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256andpersuadingG3982[thethings]concerningπερὶperiG4012thekingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

9ButwhenὡςhōsG5613somewerehardenedἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645anddisbelieved,speakingG2551evilκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551ofthewayὁδὸνhodonG3598beforethemultitudeπλήθους,plēthousG4128,heleftthemandseparatedG873thedisciplesG3101,reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256dailyintheschoolofTyrannus.

10AndthistookplaceG1096fortwoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094,sothatallthatinhabitedAsiaἈσίανAsianG773heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191thewordλόγονlogonG3056oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,bothJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andGreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672.

11AndGodθεὸςtheosG2316wroughtnoordinarymiraclesbythehandsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495ofPaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,

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.

28AndhavingheardG191[this],andbeingfilledwithrageθυμοῦthumouG2372,theycriedἔκραζονekrazonG2896out,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173[is]ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735oftheEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

29Andthe[whole]cityπόλιςpolisG4172wasfilledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130withconfusion,andtheyrushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729withoneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661tothetheatre, havingseizedandcarried offwith[them]GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andAristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,MacedoniansΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110, fellow-travellersofPaulΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972.

30ButPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972intendingβουλομένουboulomenouG1014togoεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intothepeople,thedisciplesG3101sufferedhimnot;

31andsomeoftheAsiarchsalsoκαὶkaiG2532,whowereG1510hisfriendsφίλοι,philoiG5384,sentG3992tohimandurgedhimnottothrowhimselfintothetheatre.

32Different personsthereforeοὖνounG3767criedἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896outsomedifferent thing;fortheassemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577wasG1510tumultuous,andthemostdidnotknowforwhatcausetheyhadcometogetherG4905.

33ButfromamongthecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793theyputforwardAlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223,theJewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453pushinghimforward.AndAlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223, beckoningwithhishandχεῖραcheiraG5495,wouldhavemadeadefencetothepeopleG3793.

34But, recognisingthathewasG1510aJewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,therewasG1510oneμίαmiaG1520cryκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896fromall,shoutingforabouttwoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173[isG1510]ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735oftheEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

35Andthetownclerk, havingquietedthecrowdὄχλονochlonG3793,saidφησίν·phēsinG5346,EphesiansἘφέσιοι,EphesioiG2180,whatmanG444isG1510therethenwhodoesnotknowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097thatthecityπόλινpolinG4172oftheEphesiansἘφεσίωνEphesiōnG2180isG1510temple-keeperofArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735thegreatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173,andofthe[image]whichfelldownfromheaven?

36ThesethingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778thereforeοὖνounG3767beingG1510undeniable,itisG1510necessaryδέονdeonG1163thatyeshouldbeG1510calmanddonothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367headlong.

37ForyehavebroughtG71thesemenG435, [whoare]neithertemple-plunderers,norspeak injuriouslyofyourgoddess.

38IfthereforeοὖνounG3767DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216andtheartisanswho[areG1510]withhimhaveamatterλόγον,logonG3056againstanyoneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240,thecourtsareG1510beingG1510heldG2192,andthereareG1510proconsulsG446:letthemaccuseoneG240another.

39Butifye inquireanythingτιtiG5100concerningG4012otherG2087matters,itwillbesettledintheregularassemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

40ForalsoG2532weareindangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793tobeputinaccusationforseditionforthis[affair]ofto-day,nocauseexistinginreferencetowhichweshallbeableδυνησόμεθαdunēsomethaG1410togiveG591areasonforthisconcourse.

41AndhavingsaidG3004thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,hedismissedG630theassemblyἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklēsianG1577.

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