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Acts 19:12-27

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.

21NowδὲdeG1161afterὩςHōsG5613theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778were finishedἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972resolvedἔθετοethetoG5087inthe SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151togoπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414after he had passedG1330throughG1330MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882,sayingG3004, “AfterμετὰmetaG3326I have beenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,I mustδεῖdeiG1163alsoG2532seeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.”

22And after he sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109twoδύοduoG1417ofthoseG3588who assistedδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247him,TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095andErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037,he himselfG846stayedἐπέσχενepeschenG1907inAsiaἈσίαν.¶AsianG773for a whileχρόνονchrononG5550.

23AboutκατὰkataG2596that timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540a majorοὐκ ὀλίγοςouk oligosG3756 G3641disturbanceτάραχοςtarachosG5017occurredἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inG4012regardG4012toG4012the Wayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.

24For a manτιςtisG5100namedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,a silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695who madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485ofArtemisἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,was bringingπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930considerableοὐκ ὀλίγηνouk oligēnG3756 G3641businessἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039to the craftsmenτεχνίταιςtechnitaisG5079;

25he gatheredG4867theseG3739menG3739togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867with 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 considerableἱκανὸνhikanonG2425numberG3793ofG3793peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatgods madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096by handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495are notG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316at all.

27Not onlyG3440isG2793there dangerG2793that thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778tradeμέροςmerosG3313of oursG1473will fallἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064into disreputeἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557,but alsoG2532that the templeG2413of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299ArtemisἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735will be regardedλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049as worthlessοὐθὲνouthenG3762,and that she whomἣνhēnG3739allὅληholēG3650ofAsiaἈσίαAsiaG773and theworldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625worshipσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576will evenG2532be dethronedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507from her magnificenceμεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētosG3168.”

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