Acts 16
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Acts 16:16-21

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.”
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