New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 19:12-27

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.”

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