New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 16:7-15
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.
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 potamonG3844G4215,whereοὗhouG3757we were supposingG3543that there would be a placeG4335of prayerG4335;and we satG2523downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523and began speakingἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980to the womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135who had assembledσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905.
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.
Commentaries on Acts 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- 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
- EGW Writings
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