Revised Literal Translation
Acts 19
1τῷtōG3588τὸνtonG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,thatἐνenG1722,while ApollosἈπολλῶ τὰApollō taG3588G625wasG1510atἐνenG1722CorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972having passed throughδιελθόνταdielthontaG1330the upperἀνωτερικὰanōterikaG510coastsμέρηmerēG3313cameG2064toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181:andκαὶkaiG2532findingεὑρεῖνheureinG2147certainτιναςtinasG5100disciplesμαθητάς,mathētasG3101,
2οἱhoiG3588He saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,HaveεἰeiG1487ye receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983the HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostπνεῦμαpneumaG4151since ye believedπιστεύσαντες;pisteusantesG4100?AndδὲdeG1161they saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235We haveG191not so much asοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761heardἠκούσαμεν.ēkousamenG191whetherεἰeiG1487there beἔστινestinG1510any HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostπνεῦμαpneumaG4151.
4ThenδὲdeG1161saidG3004PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491verilyG3303baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907with the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341,sayingG3004untothe peopleτῷ λαῷtō laōG3588G2992,thatἵναinaG2443they should believeπιστεύσωσιν,pisteusōsinG4100onεἰςeisG1519him whichτὸνtonG3588should comeἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064afterμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτὸνautonG846,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,onεἰςeisG1519ChristτὸνtonG3588G5547JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.
6τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when PaulΠαύλου τὰςPaulou tasG3588G3972had laidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007hishandsχεῖρας τὸcheiras toG3588G5495upon themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,the HolyἅγιονhagionG40Ghostπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588G4151cameἦλθενēlthenG2064onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτούς,autousG846;andτεteG5037they spakeἐλάλουνelalounG2980with tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,andκαὶkaiG2532prophesiedἐπροφήτευον.eprophēteuonG4395.
8AndδὲdeG1161he wentΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνtēn sunagōgēnG3588G4864,and spake boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955for the space ofἐπὶepiG1909threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,disputingδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256andκαὶkaiG2532persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982the thingsτὰtaG3588concerningπερὶperiG4012the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316.
9ButδέdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613diversG5100were hardenedἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645,andκαὶkaiG2532believed notἠπείθουνēpeithounG544,but spake evilκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551of that wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588G3598beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the multitudeτοῦ πλήθους,tou plēthousG3588G4128,he departedἀποστὰςapostasG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846,and separatedἀφώρισενaphōrisenG873the disciplesτοὺς μαθητὰςtous mathētasG3588G3101,disputingδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256καθ᾽kath᾽G2596dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250inἐνenG1722the schoolτῇ σχολῇtēa scholēaG3588G4981of oneG5100TyrannusΤυράννουTurannouG5181.
10AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778continuedἐγένετοegenetoG1096by the space ofἐπὶepiG1909twoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094;so thatὥστεhōsteG5620allπάνταςpantasG3956theyτοὺςtousG3588which dweltκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730in Asiaτὴν Ἀσίανtēn AsianG3588G773heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962JesusG2424,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672.
12So thatὥστεhōsteG5620καὶkaiG2532fromG575hisG846bodyχρωτὸςchrōtosG3588G5559were broughtG2018untoἐπὶepiG1909the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG3588G770handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676orἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612,andκαὶkaiG2532the diseasesνόσουςnosousG3588G3554departedἀπαλλάσσεσθαιapallassesthaiG525fromG575themG846,andτεteG5037theG3588G4151evilπονηρὰponēraG3588G4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG3588G4151went outG1831ofG575themG846.
13G3588G3588ThenδέdeG1161certainτινεςtinesG5100ofG575the vagabondπεριερχομένωνperierchomenōnG4022JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845,took upon themἘπεχείρησανEpecheirēsanG2021to callὀνομάζεινonomazeinG3687overἐπὶepiG1909themG3588which hadἔχονταςechontasG2192evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG3588G4151the nameὄνομαonomaG3588G3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,We adjureὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726youὑμᾶςhumasG4771by JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG3588G2424whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3588G3972preachethκηρύσσει.kērusseiG2784.
15τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161the evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588G4151answeredἀποκριθὲνapokrithenG611and saidG3004,Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588G2424I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097,andκαὶkaiG2532Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588G3972I knowἐπίσταμαι·epistamaiG1987;butδὲdeG1161whoτίνεςtinesG5101areἐστέ;esteG1510yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771?
16ὁhoG3588AndG2532the manἄνθρωπος τὸanthrōpos toG3588G444inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739the evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588G4151wasἦνēnG1510leapedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846,andG2532overcameκατακυριεύσαςkatakurieusasG2634themG846,and prevailedἴσχυσενischusenG2480againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themG846,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620they fledἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628out ofἐκekG1537thatἐκείνου.ekeinouG1565houseτοῦ οἴκουtou oikouG3588G3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131andG2532woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.
17τοῖςtoisG3588AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672alsoτεteG5037dwellingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730at Ephesusτὴν Ἔφεσονtēn EphesonG3588G2181;andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968onἐπὶepiG1909themαὐτούς,autousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588G3686of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424was magnifiedἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.
19τῶνtōnG3588δὲdeG1161ManyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425of themτὰtaG3588also which usedπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238curious artsπερίεργαperiergaG4021brought theirG4851booksτὰς βίβλουςtas biblousG3588G976togetherG4851,and burned themκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799allπάντων·pantōnG3956men:andκαὶkaiG2532they countedσυνεψήφισανsunepsēphisanG4860the priceτὰς τιμὰςtas timasG3588G5092of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147itfiftyπέντε.penteG4002thousandμυριάδαςmuriadasG3461piecesof silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694.
21ὁhoG3588δὲdeG1161AfterὩςHōsG5613these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778were endedἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137,PaulΠαῦλος τῷPaulos tōG3588G3972purposedἔθετοethetoG5087inἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματι τὴνpneumati tēnG3588G4151,when he had passed throughδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330MacedoniaΜακεδονίαν τὸMakedonian toG3588G3109andκαὶkaiG2532AchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882,to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2419,sayingG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754AfterμετὰmetaG3326IG1473have beenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163alsoκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.
22SoδὲdeG1161he sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649intoεἰςeisG1519Macedoniaτὴν Μακεδονίανtēn MakedonianG3588G3109twoδύοduoG1417of themτῶνtōnG3588that ministeredδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247unto himαὐτῷ,autōG846,TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095andκαὶkaiG2532ErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037;but heG1907himselfαὐτὸςautosG846stayedG1907inεἰςeisG1519Asiaτὴν Ἀσίαν.¶tēn AsianG3588G773for a seasonχρόνονchrononG5550.
24ForγάρgarG1063a certainτιςtisG5100mannamedὀνόματι,onomatiG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,a silversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695,which madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485for DianaἈρτέμιδος,ArtemidosG735,broughtπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγηνoligēnG3641gainἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039unto the craftsmenτοῖς τεχνίταιςtois technitaisG3588G5079;
25τοὺςtousG3588τὰtaG3588WhomοὓςhousG3739he called togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867withκαὶkaiG2532the workmenἐργάταςergatasG2040ofπερὶperiG4012like occupationτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108,and saidG3004,Sirsἄνδρες,andresG435,ye knowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754byἐκekG1537thisταύτηςtautēsG3778craftτῆς ἐργασίαςtēs ergasiasG3588G2039we haveἐστιν,estinG1510ourG1473wealthἡ εὐπορίαhē euporiaG3588G2142.
26MoreoverκαὶkaiG2532ye seeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andκαὶkaiG2532hearἀκούετεakoueteG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756aloneG3440at EphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,butἀλλὰallaG235almostσχεδὸνschedonG4975throughoutδιὰdiaG1223allπάσηςpasēsG3956Asiaτῆς Ἀσίαςtēs AsiasG3588G773,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778Paulὁ Παῦλοςho PaulosG3588G3972hath persuadedπείσαςpeisasG3982and turned awayμετέστησενmetestēsenG3179muchἱκανὸνhikanonG2425peopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754they beεἰσὶνeisinG1510noοὐκoukG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316,whichοἱhoiG3588are madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096with handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495:
27So thatG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ourG1473craftτὸ μέροςto merosG3588G3313is in dangerκινδυνεύειkinduneueiG2793toεἰςeisG1519be setἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064at noughtἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557;butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532that theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411of the greatτῆς μεγάληςtēs megalēsG3588G3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299DianaἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735should beμέλλεινmelleinG3195οὐθὲνouthenG3762εἰςeisG1519despisedλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049,G1161andκαὶkaiG2532herαὐτῆςautēsG846magnificenceτῆς μεγαλειότητοςtēs megaleiotētosG3588G3168should be destroyedκαθαιρεῖσθαιkathaireisthaiG2507,whomἣνhēnG3739allὅληholēG3650Asiaἡ Ἀσίαhē AsiaG3588G773andκαὶkaiG2532the worldἡ οἰκουμένηhē oikoumenēG3588G3625worshippethσέβεται.¶sebetaiG4576.
28AndδὲdeG1161when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantesG191these sayings,they wereγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096fullπλήρειςplēreisG4134of wrathθυμοῦthumouG2372,andκαὶkaiG2532cried outἔκραζονekrazonG2896,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isDianaἡ Ἄρτεμιςhē ArtemisG3588G735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.
29AndκαὶkaiG2532the wholeG3650cityἡ πόλιςhē polisG3588G4172was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799:andτεteG5037having caughtσυναρπάσαντεςsunarpasantesG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andκαὶkaiG2532AristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708,men of MacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110,Paul’sτῆς Παύλου.¶tēs PaulouG3588G3972companions in travelσυνεκδήμουςsunekdēmousG4898,they rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729with one accordὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661intoεἰςeisG1519the theatreτὸ θέατρονto theatronG3588G2302.
31AndδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532certainτινὲςtinesG5100of the chief of Asiaτῶν Ἀσιαρχῶνtōn AsiarchōnG3588G775,which wereὄντεςontesG1510hisαὐτῷautōG846friendsφίλοι,philoiG5384,sentπέμψαντεςpempsantesG3992untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,desiringπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870himthat he wouldG1325notμὴmēG3361adventureG1325himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438intoεἰςeisG1519the theatreτὸ θέατρον.to theatronG3588G2302.
32ἡhēG3588SomeἄλλοιalloiG243thereforeοὖνounG3767cried one thingἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896,andμὲνmenG3303someἄλλοalloG243anotherτιtiG5100:forγὰρgarG1063the assemblyἐκκλησία οἱekklēsia hoiG3588G1577wasἦνēnG1510confusedσυγκεχυμένη,sugkechumenēG4797;andκαὶkaiG2532the more partG4119knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492notοὐκoukG3756τίνοςtinosG5101whereforeἕνεκαhenekaG1752they were come togetherσυνεληλύθεισαν.sunelēlutheisanG4905.
33AndδὲdeG1161they drewG4264AlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223out ofἐκekG1537the multitudeτοῦ ὄχλουtou ochlouG3588G3793,the Jewsτῶν Ἰουδαίων·tōn IoudaiōnG3588G2453puttingG4261himαὐτὸνautonG846forwardG4261.AndδὲdeG1161Alexanderὁ Ἀλέξανδροςho AlexandrosG3588G223beckonedκατασείσαςkataseisasG2678with the handτὴν χεῖραtēn cheiraG3588G5495,and would haveἤθελενēthelenG2309made his defenceἀπολογεῖσθαιapologeisthaiG626unto the peopleτῷ δήμῳ.tō dēmōG3588G1218.
34But whenδὲdeG1161they knewἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754he wasἐστιν,estinG1510a JewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,allπάντωνpantōnG3956withἐγένετοegenetoG1096oneμίαmiaG1520voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456about the spaceὡςhōsG5613ofἐπὶepiG1909twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610criedκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896outἐκekG1537,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isDianaἡ Ἄρτεμιςhē ArtemisG3588G735of the EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.
35AndδὲdeG1161when the townclerkγραμματεὺςgrammateusG3588G1122had appeasedκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687the peopleὄχλονochlonG3588G3793,he saidφησίν·phēsinG5346, YemenἄνδρεςandresG435of EphesusἘφέσιοι,EphesioiG2180,γάρgarG1063whatτίςtisG5101manἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444is thereἐστινestinG1510thatὃςhosG3739knowethγινώσκειginōskeiG1097notοὐouG3756how thatthe cityπόλινpolinG3588G4172of the EphesiansἘφεσίωνEphesiōnG2180isοὖσανousanG1510a worshipperνεωκόρονneōkoronG3511of the greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3588G3173goddessG2299DianaἈρτέμιδοςArtemidosG735,andκαὶkaiG2532of theG3588G1356imagewhich fell down from JupiterG3588G1356?
36SeeingὄντωνontōnG1510then thatοὖνounG3767these thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778cannot be spoken againstἀναντιρρήτωνanantirrētōnG368,yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771ἐστὶνestinG1510oughtδέονdeonG1163to beὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225quietκατεσταλμένουςkatestalmenousG2687,andκαὶkaiG2532to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367rashlyπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.
38WhereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487μὲνmenG3303DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,andκαὶkaiG2532the craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079which areοἱhoiG3588withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846,haveἔχουσιechousiG2192a matterλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314any manτιναtinaG5100,the lawἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60is openἄγονταιagontaiG71,andκαὶkaiG2532there areεἰσιν·eisinG1510deputiesἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446:let them impleadἐγκαλείτωσανegkaleitōsanG1458one anotherἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240.
40G3588ForγὰρgarG1063we are in dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793G2532to be called in questionἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458forG4012this day’sσήμερονsēmeronG4594uproarστάσεωςstaseōsG4714,there beingὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225noμηδενὸςmēdenosG3367cause wherebyαἰτίουaitiouG159οὗhouG3739we mayδυνησόμεθαdunēsomethaG1410giveἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591an accountλόγονlogonG3056ofG4012thisG3778concourseσυστροφῆςsustrophēsG3588G4963.
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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