New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 19:1-20

1NowδὲdeG1161it happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096that whileG1722ApollosἈπολλῶApollōG625was inCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972passedG1330throughG1330theupperἀνωτερικὰanōterikaG510countryμέρηmerēG3313and cameG2064toEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,and foundεὑρεῖνheureinG2147someτιναςtinasG5100disciplesμαθητάς,mathētasG3101.

2He saidG3004to them, “Did you receiveἐλάβετεelabeteG2983the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151when you believedπιστεύσαντες;pisteusantesG4100?” And they saidto him, “On the contraryG3761,we have not evenG3761heardἠκούσαμεν.ēkousamenG191ifG1487there is a HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.”

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

4PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with a 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 PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972hadlaidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495uponG2007them, the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151cameἦλθενēlthenG2064on them and they beganspeakingἐλάλουνelalounG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100andprophesyingἐπροφήτευον.eprophēteuonG4395.

7There were aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427menἄνδρεςandresG435in allπάντεςpantesG3956.

8And he enteredΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525the synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864and continued speakingG3955outG3955boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955for threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,havingG1256discussionsG1256and persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982themaboutπερὶperiG4012the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

9But whenὡςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100were becomingG4645hardenedἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645and disobedientἠπείθουνēpeithounG544,speakingG2551evilκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551ofG2551the WayὁδὸνhodonG3598beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799thepeopleπλήθους,plēthousG4128,he withdrewἀποστὰςapostasG868from them and tookG873the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101awayG873with him,and hadG1256discussionsG1256dailyκαθ᾽ ἡμέρανkath᾽ hēmeranG2596 G2250in the schoolσχολῇscholēaG4981of TyrannusΤυράννουTurannouG5181.

10ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778tookG1096placeG1096fortwoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094,soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620allπάνταςpantasG3956who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730inAsiaἈσίανAsianG773heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordλόγονlogonG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453and GreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672.

11GodθεὸςtheosG2316was performingἐποίειepoieiG4160extraordinaryοὐ τυχούσαςou tuchousasG3756 G5177miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411by the handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972,

12soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676orἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612were evenG2532carriedἀποφέρεσθαιapopheresthaiG667from his bodyχρωτὸςchrōtosG5559to the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770,and the diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554leftἀπαλλάσσεσθαιapallassesthaiG525them andthe evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151wentG1607outG1607.

13But alsoκαὶkaiG2532someτινεςtinesG5100of the JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845,who wentG4022fromG4022placeG4022toG4022placeG4022,attemptedἘπεχείρησανEpecheirēsanG2021touseὀνομάζεινonomazeinG3687the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424overἐπὶepiG1909thoseG3588who hadἔχονταςechontasG2192the evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “I orderG3726you inG3726theG3726nameG3726ofG3726JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972preachesκηρύσσει.kērusseiG2784!”

14NowδέdeG1161there were sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofScevaΣκευᾶSkeuaG4630,a JewishἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453chiefG749priestἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749,doingποιοῦντες.poiountesG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

15But the evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151respondedἀποκριθὲνapokrithenG611and saidG3004to them, “I recognizeγινώσκωginōskōG1097JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,and I knowἐπίσταμαι·epistamaiG1987of PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972,but whoτίνεςtinesG5101are you?”

16And the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444in whomᾧhōG3739was the evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,pouncedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177on them and subduedκατακυριεύσαςkatakurieusasG2634allἀμφοτέρωνamphoterōnG297of them and overpoweredἴσχυσενischusenG2480them, soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620they fledἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628out of that houseοἴκουoikouG3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131and woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.

17ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956who livedκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730inEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453and GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672;and fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellG1968uponG1968them allπάνταςpantasG3956and the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424was being magnifiedἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.

18AlsoτεteG5037manyπολλοίpolloiG4183of thoseG3588who had believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100kept comingἤρχοντοērchontoG2064,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843and disclosingἀναγγέλλοντεςanangellontesG312their practicesπράξειςpraxeisG4234.

19And manyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425of thoseG3588who practicedπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238magicπερίεργαperiergaG4021broughtG4851their booksβίβλουςbiblousG976togetherG4851and beganburningκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618theminG1799theG1799sightG1799ofG1799everyoneπάντων·pantōnG3956;and they addedG4860upG4860the pricesτιμὰςtimasG5092ofthe books and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to befiftyπέντε.penteG3461 G4002thousandG3461piecesof silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694.

20SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the wordλόγοςlogosG3056of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was growingηὔξανενēuxanenG837and prevailingἴσχυεν.¶ischuenG2480mightilyκράτοςkratosG2904.

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