New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 16

The Macedonian Vision

1Paul cameΚατήντησενKatēntēsenG2658alsoG2532toDerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191and toLystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082.And a discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101was thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of aJewishἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2453womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135who was a believerπιστῆς,pistēsG4103,but his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962was a GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672,

2and he was wellG3140spokenG3140of bythe brethrenἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80who were inLystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082andIconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430.

3PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972wantedἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309thisG3778manG3778togoἐξελθεῖν,exeltheinG1831with him; and hetookλαβὼνlabōnG2983him and circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059him becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453who were in thoseἐκείνοις·ekeinoisG1565partsτόποιςtopoisG5117,for they allἅπαντεςhapantesG537knewG3609that his fatherπατὴρpatērG3962was a GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4NowδὲdeG1161whileὡςhōsG5613they were passingG1279throughG1279the citiesπόλεις,poleisG4172,they were deliveringπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860the decreesδόγματαdogmataG1378which had been decidedκεκριμέναkekrimenaG2919upon bythe apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652andeldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245whoG3588were in JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις.¶Hi'erosolumoisG2414,for them to observeφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442.

5SoοὖνounG3767the churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577were being strengthenedἐστερεοῦντοestereountoG4732in the faithπίστειpisteiG4102, and wereincreasingἐπερίσσευονeperisseuonG4052in numberἀριθμῷarithmōG706dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέραν.kath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250.

6They passedG1330throughG1330thePhrygianΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andGalatianΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054regionχώρανchōranG5561,having been forbiddenκωλυθέντεςkōluthentesG2967by the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151to speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056inAsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG773;

7and after they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064toMysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,they were tryingἐπείραζονepeirazonG3985to goπορευθῆναι,poreuthēnaiG4198intoBithyniaΒιθυνίανBithunianG978, and theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424did not permitεἴασενeiasenG1439them;

8and passingπαρελθόντεςparelthontesG3928byMysiaΜυσίανMusianG3465,they cameG2597downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toTroasΤρῳάδα.TrōadaG5174.

9A visionὅραμαhoramaG3705appearedG3708to PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972in the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571:a manἀνὴρanērG435ofMacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōnG3110was standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476and appealingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870to him, and sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ComeG1224overG1224to MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109and helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997us.”

10WhenὡςhōsG5613he had seenG3708the visionὅραμαhoramaG3705,immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112we soughtἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212togoἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831into MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,concludingσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822that GodθεὸςtheosG2316had calledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341us topreachG2097the gospelG2097to them.

11SoG3767puttingG321out to seaG321fromTroasΤρῳάδοςTrōadosG5174,we ranG2113a straightG2113courseG2113to SamothraceΣαμοθρᾴκην,SamothrakēnG4543,and on the day followingG1897to NeapolisG3496;

12and from thereG2547toPhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is a leadingG4413cityπόλις,polisG4172of the districtμερίδοςmeridosG3310ofMacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3109, a Romancolonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862;and we were stayingδιατρίβοντεςdiatribontesG1304in thisταύτῃtautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG4172for someτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

13And onthe SabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250we wentἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831outsideἔξωexōG1854the gateπύληςpulēsG4439to a riversideπαρὰ ποταμὸνpara potamonG3844 G4215,whereοὗhouG3757we were supposingG3543that there would be a placeG4335of prayerG4335;and we satG2523downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523and began speakingἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980to the womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135who had assembledσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905.

First Convert in Europe

14A womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070,from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363,a sellerG4211of purpleG4211fabricsG4211,a worshiperσεβομένηsebomenēG4576of Godθεόν,theonG2316,was listeningἤκουενēkouenG191;and the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272her heartκαρδίανkardianG2588to respondπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337to the thingsG2980spokenG2980by PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

15And whenὡςhōsG5613she andher householdοἶκοςoikosG3624had been baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,she urgedπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870us, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487you have judgedκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919me to be faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525into my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624and stayμένετε·meneteG3306.”And she prevailedπαρεβιάσατοparebiasatoG3849upon us.

16It happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096that as we were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198tothe placeG4335of prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,a slave-girlπαιδίσκηνpaidiskēnG3814havingἔχουσανechousanG2192a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221us, whoἥτιςhētisG3748was bringingπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930her mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183profitἐργασίανergasianG2039by fortune-tellingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132.

17FollowingG2628afterG2628PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and us, she kept cryingἔκραζενekrazenG2896out, sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “TheseG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444are bond-servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401ofthe MostὑψίστουhupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605to youthe wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of salvationσωτηρίας.sōtēriasG4991.”

18She continued doingἐποίειepoieiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778for manyπολλὰςpollasG4183daysἡμέρας.hēmerasG2250.But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972was greatlyG1278annoyedG1278,and turnedἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994and saidG3004to the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, “I commandπαραγγέλλωparangellōG3853youin the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547to comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out of her!” And it cameἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out at that veryG846momentὥρᾳ.hōraG5610.

19But when her mastersκύριοιkurioiG2962sawG3708that their hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680ofprofitἐργασίαςergasiasG2039wasgoneἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoiG1949PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and SilasΣιλᾶνSilanG4609anddraggedεἵλκυσανeilkusanG1670them into the marketG58placeG58beforeἐπὶepiG1909the authoritiesἄρχοντας,archontasG758,

20and when they had broughtπροσαγαγόντεςprosagagontesG4317them to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755,they saidG3004, “TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444are throwingG1613our cityπόλινpolinG4172into confusionG1613,beingὑπάρχοντες·huparchontesG5225JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453,

21andare proclaimingκαταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinG2605customsἔθηethēG1485whichἃhaG3739it is not lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for us to acceptπαραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaiG3858orοὐδὲoudeG3761to observeποιεῖνpoieinG4160,beingοὖσιν.ousinG1510RomansῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisG4514.”

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

22The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793roseG4911up togetherG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596them, and the chiefG4755magistratesG4755toreG4048theirrobesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440offG4048them and proceeded to orderἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753them to bebeatenG4463with rodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.

23When they had struckἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007them with manyπολλάςpollasG4183blowsπληγὰςplēgasG4127,they threwἔβαλονebalonG906them into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438,commandingπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853the jailerδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200to guardτηρεῖνtēreinG5083them securelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806;

24and he, having receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a commandπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,threwἔβαλενebalenG906them into the innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438and fastenedἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805their feetπόδαςpodasG4228in thestocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.

25But aboutΚατὰKataG2596midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972and SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsingingG5214hymnsG5214of praiseG5214to Godθεόν·theonG2316,and the prisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874to them;

26and suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,soὥστεhōsteG5620that the foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of the prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201houseG1201were shakenσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531;and immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956the doorsθύραιthuraiG2374were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455and everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199were unfastenedἀνέθη.anethēG447.

27Whenthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200awokeἔξυπνοςexupnosG1853and sawG3708the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openedἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685his swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162and was aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,supposingνομίζωνnomizōnG3543that the prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.

28But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972criedἘφώνησενEphōnēsenG5455out with a loudG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “DoπράξῃςpraxēsG4238not harmκακόν·kakonG2556yourselfG4572,for we are allἅπαντεςhapantesG537hereἐνθάδε.enthadeG1759!”

29And he calledαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for lightsφῶταphōtaG5457and rushedεἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenG1530in, and tremblingG1790with fearG1790he fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972and SilasΣιλᾷ,SilaG4609,

30and after he broughtπροαγαγὼνproagagōnG4254them out, he saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Sirsκύριοι,kurioiG2962,whatτίtiG5101mustδεῖdeiG1163I doποιεῖνpoieinG4160to be savedσωθῶ;sōthōG4982?”

The Jailer Converted

31They saidG3004, “BelieveπίστευσονpisteusonG4100in the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and you will be savedσωθήσῃsōthēsēG4982, you andyour householdοἶκόςoikosG3624.”

32And they spokeἐλάλησανelalēsanG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3056ofthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to him togetherσὺνsunG4862with allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoG3588were in his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614.

33And he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880them that veryhourὥρᾳhōraG5610of the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and washedἔλουσενelousenG3068their woundsπληγῶν,plēgōnG4127,and immediatelyπαραχρῆμα.parachrēmaG3916he was baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,he and allG537his household.

34And he broughtἀναγαγώνanagagōnG321them into his houseοἶκονoikonG3624and setG3908foodτράπεζανtrapezanG5132beforeG3908them, and rejoicedG21greatlyG21,having believedπεπιστευκὼςpepisteukōsG4100in Godθεῷ.¶theōG2316withhis wholeG3832householdG3832.

35NowδὲdeG1161when dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,the chiefG4755magistratesG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649their policemenῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousG4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ReleaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.”

36Andthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056to PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, saying, “The chiefG4755magistratesG4755have sentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649to releaseἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630you. ThereforeοὖνounG3767comeἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out nowνῦνnunG3568and goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198in peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.”

37But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “They have beatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194us in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219withoutG178trialG178,menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444who are RomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514,and have thrownἔβαλανebalanG906us into prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;and nowνῦνnunG3568are they sendingG1544us awayG1544secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?NoοὐouG3756indeedγάρ,garG1063!But let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesG846and bringἐξαγαγέτωσαν.exagagetōsanG1806us out.”

38The policemenῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiG4465reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755.They were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that they were RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514,

39and they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and appealedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870to them, and when they had broughtἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontesG1806them out, they kept beggingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themto leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565the cityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40They wentἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831out of the prisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the house ofLydiaΛυδίαν·LudianG3070,and when they sawG3708the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80, theyencouragedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870them and departedἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831.

The Macedonian Vision

First Convert in Europe

Paul and Silas Imprisoned

The Jailer Converted

Commentaries on Acts 16