New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 19

Paul at Ephesus

1It happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096that whileG1722ApollosἈπολλῶApollōG625was atCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972passedG1330throughG1330theupperἀνωτερικὰanōterikaG510countryμέρηmerēG3313and cameG2064toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,and foundεὑρεῖνheureinG2147someτιναςtinasG5100disciplesμαθητάς,mathētasG3101.

2He saidG3004to them, “Did you receiveἐλάβετεelabeteG2983the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151when you believedπιστεύσαντες;pisteusantesG4100?” And they saidto him, “NoG3761,we have not evenG3761heardἠκούσαμεν.ēkousamenG191whetherG1487there is a HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

3And he saidG3004, “Into whatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767were you baptizedἐβαπτίσθητε;ebaptisthēteG907?”And they saidG3004, “Into John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491baptismβάπτισμα.¶baptismaG908.”

4PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341,tellingG3004the peopleλαῷlaōG2992to believeπιστεύσωσιν,pisteusōsinG4100in Him who was comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326him, that is, in JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.”

5When they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this, they werebaptizedἐβαπτίσθησανebaptisthēsanG907in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

6And when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972hadlaidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495upon them, the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151cameἦλθενēlthenG2064on them, and they beganspeakingἐλάλουνelalounG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100andprophesyingἐπροφήτευον.eprophēteuonG4395.

7There were in allπάντεςpantesG3956aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427menἄνδρεςandresG435.

8And he enteredΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and continued speakingG3955out boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256and persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982themaboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

9But whenὡςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100were becomingG4645hardenedἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645and disobedientἠπείθουνēpeithounG544,speakingG2551evilκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551ofthe WayὁδὸνhodonG3598beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799thepeopleπλήθους,plēthousG4128,he withdrewἀποστὰςapostasG868from them and tookG873awayG873the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250in the schoolσχολῇscholēaG4981of TyrannusΤυράννουTurannouG5181.

10ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778tookG1096placeG1096fortwoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094,soὥστεhōsteG5620that allπάνταςpantasG3956who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730inAsiaἈσίανAsianG773heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and GreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672.

Miracles at Ephesus

11GodθεὸςtheosG2316was performingἐποίειepoieiG4160extraordinaryτυχούσαςtuchousasG5177miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411by the handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,

12soὥστεhōsteG5620that handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676orἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612were evenG2532carriedἀποφέρεσθαιapopheresthaiG667from his bodyχρωτὸςchrōtosG5559to the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,and the diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554leftἀπαλλάσσεσθαιapallassesthaiG525them andthe evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151wentἐκπορεύεσθαιekporeuesthaiG1607out.

13But alsoκαὶkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of the JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845,who wentG4022from placeG4022to placeG4022,attemptedἘπεχείρησανEpecheirēsanG2021to nameὀνομάζεινonomazeinG3687overἐπὶepiG1909thoseG3588who hadἔχονταςechontasG2192the evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “I adjureὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726you by JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972preachesκηρύσσει.kērusseiG2784.”

14SevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of oneG5100ScevaΣκευᾶSkeuaG4630,a JewishἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453chiefG749priestἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749,were doingποιοῦντες.poiountesG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

15And the evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151answeredἀποκριθὲνapokrithenG611and saidG3004to them, “I recognizeγινώσκωginōskōG1097JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and I knowG1987aboutG1987PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,but whoτίνεςtinesG5101are you?”

16And the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,in whomᾧhōG3739was the evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,leapedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177on them and subduedκατακυριεύσαςkatakurieusasG2634allἀμφοτέρωνamphoterōnG297of them and overpoweredἴσχυσενischusenG2480them, soὥστεhōsteG5620that they fledἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628out of that houseοἴκουoikouG3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131and woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.

17ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672,who livedκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730inEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181;and fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968upon them allπάνταςpantasG3956and the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424was being magnifiedἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.

18ManyπολλοίpolloiG4183alsoτεteG5037of thoseG3588who had believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100kept comingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843and disclosingἀναγγέλλοντεςanangellontesG312their practicesπράξειςpraxeisG4234.

19And manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425of thoseG3588who practicedπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238magicπερίεργαperiergaG4021broughtG4851their booksβίβλουςbiblousG976togetherG4851and beganburningκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618them in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of everyoneπάντων·pantōnG3956;and they countedσυνεψήφισανsunepsēphisanG4860up the priceτιμὰςtimasG5092of them and foundεὗρονheuronG2147itfiftyπέντε.penteG3461 G4002thousandG3461piecesG694of silverG694.

20SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was growingηὔξανενēuxanenG837mightilyκράτοςkratosG2904and prevailingἴσχυεν.¶ischuenG2480.

21NowδὲdeG1161afterὩςHōsG5613theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778were finishedἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972purposedἔθετοethetoG5087in theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414after he had passedG1330throughG1330MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882,sayingG3004, “AfterμετὰmetaG3326I have beenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,I mustδεῖdeiG1163alsoG2532seeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.”

22And having sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109twoδύοduoG1417ofthoseG3588who ministeredδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247to him,TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095andErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037,he himselfG846stayedἐπέσχενepeschenG1907inAsiaἈσίαν.¶AsianG773for a whileχρόνονchrononG5550.

23AboutκατὰkataG2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540there occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017concerningπερὶperiG4012the Wayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.

24For a manτιςtisG5100namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,a silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695,who madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485ofArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,was bringingπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930noοὐκoukG3756littleὀλίγηνoligēnG3641businessἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039to the craftsmenτεχνίταιςtechnitaisG5079;

25theseοὓςhousG3739he gatheredG4867togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867with the workmenἐργάταςergatasG2040of similarτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108trades,and saidG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987that our prosperityεὐπορίαeuporiaG2142dependsἐκ ἐστιν,ek estinG1510 G1537upon thisταύτηςtautēsG3778businessἐργασίαςergasiasG2039.

26You seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334and hearἀκούετεakoueteG191that not onlyG3440inEphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,but in almostσχεδὸνschedonG4975allπάσηςpasēsG3956ofAsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972has persuadedπείσαςpeisasG3982and turnedG3179awayG3179a considerableἱκανὸνhikanonG2425numberG3793of peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatgods madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096with handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495are noG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316at all.

27Not onlyG3440is there dangerκινδυνεύειkinduneueiG2793that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778tradeμέροςmerosG3313of oursG1473fallἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064into disreputeἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557,but alsoG2532that the templeG2413of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735be regardedλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049as worthlessοὐθὲνouthenG3762and that she whomἣνhēnG3739allὅληholēG3650ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773and theworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625worshipσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576will evenG2532be dethronedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507from her magnificenceμεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētosG3168.”

28When they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191thisand were filledπλήρειςplēreisG4134with rageθυμοῦthumouG2372, they begancryingἔκραζονekrazonG2896out, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of theEphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”

29The cityπόλιςpolisG4172was filledG4092with the confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799,and they rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661into the theaterθέατρονtheatronG2302,draggingG4884alongG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andAristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,Paul’sΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972travelingG4898companionsG4898fromMacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110.

30And when PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972wantedβουλομένουboulomenouG1014to goεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525into theassemblyδῆμονdēmonG1218,the disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101would not letεἴωνeiōnG1439him.

31AlsoκαὶkaiG2532someτινὲςtinesG5100of theAsiarchsἈσιαρχῶνAsiarchōnG775who were friendsφίλοι,philoiG5384of his sentπέμψαντεςpempsantesG3992to him and repeatedly urgedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870him not toventureδοῦναι ἑαυτὸνdounai he'autonG1325 G1438into the theaterθέατρον.theatronG2302.

32SoG3767thenG3767,someG243were shoutingἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896oneμὲνmenG3303thing and someG243anotherG243, for theassemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577was in confusionσυγκεχυμένη,sugkechumenēG4797and the majorityπλείουςpleiousG4183did not knowG3609for whatτίνοςtinosG5101reasonἕνεκαhenekaG1752they had comeG4905togetherG4905.

33Some of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793concludedσυνεβίβασανsunebibasanG4822it wasAlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223,since the JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453had putG4261him forwardG4261; and havingmotionedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678with his handχεῖραcheiraG5495,AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223was intendingἤθελενēthelenG2309to makeG626a defenseἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthaiG626to theassemblyδήμῳ.dēmōG1218.

34But when they recognizedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921that he was a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453, a singleoutcryφωνὴphōnēG5456aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096from them allπάντωνpantōnG3956as they shoutedκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896for aboutὡςhōsG5613twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610, “GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemisG735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180!”

35AfterG1063quietingκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,the townG1122clerkG1122saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435ofEphesusG2181,whatτίςtisG5101manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444is there afterG1063allG1063whoὃςhosG3739does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097that the cityπόλινpolinG4172of the EphesiansG2180is guardianG3511of the templeG3511of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735and of the imagewhichG1356fellG1356downG1356fromheavenG1356?

36SoοὖνounG3767,since theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778are undeniableG368factsG368,you oughtG1189to keepG2687calmG2687and to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367rashπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.

37For you have broughtἠγάγετεēgageteG71theseτούτουςtoutousG3778menἄνδραςandrasG435herewho are neitherοὔτεouteG3777robbersG2417of templesG2417norοὔτεouteG3777blasphemersβλασφημοῦνταςblasphēmountasG987of our goddessG2299.

38SoG3767thenG3767,ifεἰeiG1487DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216and the craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079who are with him haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a complaintλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314anyG5100manG5100,the courtsἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60are in sessionἄγονταιagontaiG71andproconsulsἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446are available;let them bringG1458chargesG1458againstG1458oneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240.

39But ifεἰeiG1487you wantἐπιζητεῖτε,epizēteiteG1934anythingτιtiG5100beyondG4007this, it shall be settledἐπιλυθήσεται.epiluthēsetaiG1956in thelawfulἐννόμῳennomōG1772assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

40For indeedG2532we are in dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793of being accusedἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458of a riotστάσεωςstaseōsG4714in connectionG4012with today’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594events, since there is noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367realcauseαἰτίουaitiouG159for it,and in thisοὗhouG3739connectionG4012we will be unableοὐ δυνησόμεθαou dunēsomethaG3756 G1410to accountἀποδοῦναι λόγονapodounai logonG3056 G591for thisG3778disorderlyG4963gatheringG4963.”

41After sayingG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778he dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theassemblyἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklēsianG1577.

Paul at Ephesus

Miracles at Ephesus

Commentaries on Acts 19