King James Version
Acts 16
1ThenδὲdeG1161came heΚατήντησενKatēntēsenG2658toG1519DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191andG2532LystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082:andG2532,beholdG3708,a certainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TimotheusΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of a certainG5100womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,which was a JewessἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2453,and believedπιστῆς,pistēsG4103;butδὲdeG1161his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962wasa GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672:
3ὁhoG3588τοὺςtousG3588HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309PaulΠαῦλος τοὺςPaulos tousG3588G3972have to go forthἐξελθεῖν,exeltheinG1831withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846;andκαὶkaiG2532tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983and circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453which wereὄνταςontasG1510inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείνοις·ekeinoisG1565quartersτοῖς τόποιςtois topoisG3588G5117:forγὰρgarG1063they knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492allἅπαντεςhapantesG537thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588G3962wasὑπῆρχεν.hupērchenG5225a GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.
4G3588G3588AndδὲdeG1161asὡςhōsG5613theywent throughδιεπορεύοντοdieporeuontoG1279the citiesπόλεις,poleisG3588G4172,they deliveredπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860themαὐτοῖςautoisG846the decreesδόγματαdogmataG3588G1378for to keepφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442,that were ordainedκεκριμέναkekrimenaG2919ofὑπὸhupoG5259the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245which wereG3588atἐνenG1722JerusalemG2419.
6G3588G3588NowδὲdeG1161when they had gone throughoutδιῆλθονdiēlthonG1330PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG3588G5435andκαὶkaiG2532the regionχώρανchōranG5561of GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054,and were forbiddenκωλυθέντεςkōluthentesG2967ofὑπὸhupoG5259the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151to preachλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3588G3056inἐνenG1722AsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG3588G773,
7AfterG2596they were comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to Mysiaτὴν Μυσίανtēn MusianG3588G3465,they assayedἐπείραζονepeirazonG3985to goπορευθῆναι,poreuthēnaiG4198intoG2596Bithyniaτὴν Βιθυνίανtēn BithunianG3588G978:butκαὶkaiG2532the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588G4151sufferedεἴασενeiasenG1439themαὐτοὺςautousG846notοὐκoukG3756.
9AndG2532a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705appearedG3708to Paulτῆς Παύλῳtēs PaulōG3588G3972inδιὰdiaG1223the nightνυκτὸς τῷnuktos tōG3588G3571;There stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476a manἀνὴρanērG435τιςtisG5100ἦνēnG1510of MacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōnG3110,andG2532prayedπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Come overδιαβὰςdiabasG1224intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,and helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997usG1473.
10AndδὲdeG1161afterὡςhōsG5613he had seenG3708the visionὅραμαhoramaG3588G3705,immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112we endeavouredἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212to goἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3588G3109,assuredly gatheringσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754the LordG3588G2962had calledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341usG1473for to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097unto themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.
12AndG5037from thenceκἀκεῖθενkakeithenekeithenG1564toεἰςeisG1519PhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510the chiefG4413cityπόλις,polisG4172of that partμερίδοςmeridosG3588G3310of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3588G3109, anda colonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862:andδὲdeG1161we wereἦμενēmenG1510inἐνenG1722thatταύτῃtautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG3588G4172abidingδιατρίβοντεςdiatribontesG1304certainτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
13τῇtēaG3588AndτεteG5037ἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250on the sabbathτῶν σαββάτωνtōn sabbatōnG3588G4521we wentἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831out ofἔξωexōG1854the cityτῆςtēsG3588G4172byπαρὰparaG3844a river sideποταμὸνpotamonG4215,whereοὗhouG3757prayerG4335was wontG3543to be madeG1510;andκαὶkaiG2532we sat downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523,and spakeἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980unto the womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135whichταῖςtaisG3588resortedσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905thither.
14AndΚαίKaiG2532a certainτιςtisG5100womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070,a seller of purpleπορφυρόπωλιςporphuropōlisG4211,of the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of ThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363,whichἧςhēsG3739worshippedσεβομένηsebomenēG4576Godτὸν θεόν,ton theonG3588G2316,heardἤκουενēkouenG191us:whose heartὁ καρδίανho kardianG3588G2588the Lordκύριος τὴνkurios tēnG3588G2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272,that she attended untoπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337the things whichτοῖςtoisG3588were spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980ofὑπὸhupoG5259Paulτοῦ Παύλου.tou PaulouG3588G3972.
15AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613she was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆς,autēsG846householdὁ οἶκοςho oikosG3588G3624,she besoughtπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870us,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IfεἰeiG1487ye have judgedκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919meG1473to beG1510faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103to the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588G2962,comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525intoεἰςeisG1519myG1473houseτὸν οἶκόνton oikonG3588G3624,and abideμένετε·meneteG3306there.AndκαὶkaiG2532she constrainedπαρεβιάσατοparebiasatoG3849usG1473.
16AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,as weG1473wentπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198toεἰςeisG1519prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,a certainτινὰtinaG5100damselπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814possessedἔχουσανechousanG2192with a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metG528usG1473,whichἥτιςhētisG3748broughtπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930herαὐτῆςautēsG846mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG3588G2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183gainἐργασίανergasianG2039by soothsayingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132:
17τῷtōG3588The sameαὕτηhautēG3778followedG2628PaulΠαύλῳ οἱPaulō hoiG3588G3972andκαὶkaiG2532usG1473,and criedἔκραζενekrazenG2896,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποι τοῦanthrōpoi touG3588G444areεἰσίν,eisinG1510the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of the most highὑψίστουhupsistouG5310Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588G2316,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shew untoκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605usG1473the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.
18AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778did sheἐποίειepoieiG4160ἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.ButδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3588G3972,being grievedδιαπονηθεὶςdiaponētheisG1278,turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004to the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG3588G4151,I commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853theeσοιsoiG4771inἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3588G3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to come outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575herαὐτῆς.autēsG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532he came outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831the sameαὐτῇautēaG846hourὥρᾳ.hōraG3588G5610.
19AndδὲdeG1161when herαὐτῆςautēsG846mastersοἱ κύριοιhoi kurioiG3588G2962sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754the hopeἡ ἐλπὶςhē elpisG3588G1680of theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846gainsτῆς ἐργασίαςtēs ergasiasG3588G2039was goneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they caughtἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Silasτὸν Σιλᾶνton SilanG3588G4609,and drewεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670themintoεἰςeisG1519the marketplaceτὴν ἀγορὰνtēn agoranG3588G58untoἐπὶepiG1909the rulersτοὺς ἄρχοντας,tous archontasG3588G758,
20AndκαὶkaiG2532broughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317themαὐτοὺςautousG846to the magistratesτοῖς στρατηγοῖςtois stratēgoisG3588G4755,sayingG3004,TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menοἱ ἄνθρωποιhoi anthrōpoiG3588G444,beingὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,do exceedingly troubleἐκταράσσουσινektarassousinG1613ourG1473cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588G4172,
22AndκαὶkaiG2532the multitudeὁ ὄχλοςho ochlosG3588G3793rose up togetherσυνεπέστηsunepestēG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themαὐτῶν,autōnG846:andκαὶkaiG2532the magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588G4755rent offπεριρήξαντεςperirēxantesG4048theirαὐτῶνautōnG846clothesτὰ ἱμάτιαta himatiaG3588G2440,and commandedἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753to beatῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463them.
23AndτεteG5037when they had laidἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007manyπολλάςpollasG4183stripesπληγὰςplēgasG4127upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,they castἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,chargingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailorτῷ δεσμοφύλακιtō desmophulakiG3588G1200to keepτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846safelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806:
24τὴνtēnG3588WhoὃςhosG3739,having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a chargeπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,thrustἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,andκαὶkaiG2532madeG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588G4228fastG805inεἰςeisG1519the stocksτὸ ξύλον.¶to xulonG3588G3586.
25AndδὲdeG1161atΚατὰKataG2596midnightτὸ μεσονύκτιονto mesonuktionG3588G3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609prayedπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336,and sang praisesὕμνουνhumnounG5214unto Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588G2316:andδὲdeG1161the prisonersοἱ δέσμιοι.hoi desmioiG3588G1198heardἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
26AndG1161suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620the foundationsτὰ θεμέλιαta themeliaG3588G2310of the prisonτοῦ δεσμωτηρίου·tou desmōtēriouG3588G1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531:andG5037immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsαἱ θύραιhai thuraiG3588G2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455,andκαὶkaiG2532every one’sπάντωνpantōnG3956bandsτὰ δεσμὰta desmaG3588G1199were loosedἀνέθη.anethēG447.
27AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588G1200awaking outγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096of his sleepἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853,andκαὶkaiG2532seeingG3708the prisonτὰς φυλακῆς,tas phulakēsG3588G5438doorsθύρας τῆςthuras tēsG3588G2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drew outσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685his swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162,and wouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195have killedἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposing thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543the prisonersτοὺς δεσμίους.¶tous desmiousG3588G1198had been fledἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.
29ThenδὲdeG1161he calledαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for a lightφῶταphōtaG5457,and sprang inεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530,andκαὶkaiG2532cameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096tremblingἔντρομοςentromosG1790,and fell downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363before Paulτῷ Παύλῳtō PaulōG3588G3972andκαὶkaiG2532Silasτῷ Σιλᾷ,tō SilaG3588G4609,
33τῇtēaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880themαὐτοὺςautousG846ἐνenG1722the sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565hourὥρᾳ τῆςhōra tēsG3588G5610of the nightνυκτὸς τῶνnuktos tōnG3588G3571,and washedἔλουσενelousenG3068theirἀπὸapoG575stripesπληγῶν, οἱplēgōn hoiG3588G4127;andκαὶkaiG2532was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,heαὐτὸςautosG846andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956hisαὐτοῦautouG846,straightwayπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916.
34AndτεteG5037when he had broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321themG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588G3624,he setG3908meatτράπεζανtrapezanG5132before themG3908,andκαὶkaiG2532rejoicedἠγαλλιάσατοēgalliasatoG21,believingπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100in Godτῷ θεῷ.¶tō theōG3588G2316with all his houseπανοικεὶpanoikeiG3832.
35And whenδὲdeG1161it wasγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250,the magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588G4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649the serjeantsτοὺς ῥαβδούχουςtous rhabdouchousG3588G4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,LetG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςtous anthrōpousG3588G444goG630.
36AndδὲdeG1161the keeper of the prisonὁ δεσμοφύλαξho desmophulaxG3588G1200toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518thisτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588G3056toπρὸςprosG4314Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972,ὅτιhotiG3754The magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶhoi stratēgoiG3588G4755have sentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649toἵναinaG2443let you goἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630:nowνῦνnunG3568thereforeοὖνounG3767departἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831,and goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.
37ButδὲdeG1161PaulὉ ΠαῦλοςHo PaulosG3588G3972saidἔφηephēG5346untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,They have beatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194usG1473openlyδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219uncondemnedἀκατακρίτους,akatakritousG178,beingὑπάρχοντας,huparchontasG5225RomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514,ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444and have castἔβαλανebalanG906usintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;andκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568do they thrustG1544usG1473outG1544privilyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?nayοὐouG3756verilyγάρ,garG1063;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846and fetchG1806usG1473outG1806.
38AndG1161the serjeantsτοῖς ῥαβδοῦχοιtois rhabdouchoiG3588G4465toldG312theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsοἱ ῥήματαhoi rhēmataG3588G4487unto the magistratesστρατηγοῖς τὰstratēgois taG3588G4755:andG2532they fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399,when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754they wereεἰσιν,eisinG1510RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514.
40AndδὲdeG1161they wentἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831out ofG1537the prisonτῆς φυλακῆςtēs phulakēsG3588G5438,and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoG1519the house ofLydiaτὴν Λυδίαν·tēn LudianG3588G3070:andκαὶkaiG2532when they had seenG3708the brethrenτοὺς ἀδελφοὺςtous adelphousG3588G80,they comfortedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themG846,andκαὶkaiG2532departedἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831.
Commentaries on Acts 16
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- Tyndale Open Study Notes
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- Illustrated New Testament
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- Darby Translation Notes
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- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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