New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 19:8-22

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.

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.

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