New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 19:29-40
29The cityπόλιςpolisG4172was filledG4092with the confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799,and they rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661into the theaterθέατρονtheatronG2302,draggingG4884alongG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andAristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,Paul’sΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972travelingG4898companionsG4898fromMacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110.
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?
38SoG3767thenG3767,ifεἰeiG1487DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216and the craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079who are with him haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a complaintλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314anyG5100manG5100,the courtsἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60are in sessionἄγονταιagontaiG71andproconsulsἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446are available;let them bringG1458chargesG1458againstG1458oneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240.
40For indeedG2532we are in dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793of being accusedἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458of a riotστάσεωςstaseōsG4714in connectionG4012with today’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594events, since there is noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367realcauseαἰτίουaitiouG159for it,and in thisοὗhouG3739connectionG4012we will be unableοὐ δυνησόμεθαou dunēsomethaG3756G1410to accountἀποδοῦναι λόγονapodounai logonG3056G591for thisG3778disorderlyG4963gatheringG4963.”
Commentaries on Acts 19
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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