Revised Literal Translation

Acts 19:8-22

8AndδὲdeG1161he wentΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the synagogueτὴν συναγωγὴνtēn sunagōgēnG3588 G4864,and spake boldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955for the space ofἐπὶepiG1909threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,disputingδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256andκαὶkaiG2532persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982the thingsτὰtaG3588concerningπερὶperiG4012the kingdomτῆς βασιλείαςtēs basileiasG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

9ButδέdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613diversG5100were hardenedἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645,andκαὶkaiG2532believed notἠπείθουνēpeithounG544,but spake evilκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551of that wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the multitudeτοῦ πλήθους,tou plēthousG3588 G4128,he departedἀποστὰςapostasG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846,and separatedἀφώρισενaphōrisenG873the disciplesτοὺς μαθητὰςtous mathētasG3588 G3101,disputingδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256καθ᾽kath᾽G2596dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250inἐνenG1722the schoolτῇ σχολῇtēa scholēaG3588 G4981of oneG5100TyrannusΤυράννουTurannouG5181.

10AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778continuedἐγένετοegenetoG1096by the space ofἐπὶepiG1909twoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094;so thatὥστεhōsteG5620allπάνταςpantasG3956theyτοὺςtousG3588which dweltκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730in Asiaτὴν Ἀσίανtēn AsianG3588 G773heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusG2424,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672.

11AndτεteG5037Godτὰς θεὸςtas theosG3588 G2316wroughtἐποίειepoieiG4160specialοὐ τυχούσας ὁou tuchousas hoG3756 G3588 G5177miraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411byδιὰdiaG1223the handsτῶν χειρῶνtōn cheirōnG3588 G5495of PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972:

12So thatὥστεhōsteG5620καὶkaiG2532fromG575hisG846bodyχρωτὸςchrōtosG3588 G5559were broughtG2018untoἐπὶepiG1909the sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG3588 G770handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676orἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612,andκαὶkaiG2532the diseasesνόσουςnosousG3588 G3554departedἀπαλλάσσεσθαιapallassesthaiG525fromG575themG846,andτεteG5037theG3588 G4151evilπονηρὰponēraG3588 G4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG3588 G4151went outG1831ofG575themG846.

13G3588G3588ThenδέdeG1161certainτινεςtinesG5100ofG575the vagabondπεριερχομένωνperierchomenōnG4022JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845,took upon themἘπεχείρησανEpecheirēsanG2021to callὀνομάζεινonomazeinG3687overἐπὶepiG1909themG3588which hadἔχονταςechontasG2192evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG3588 G4151the nameὄνομαonomaG3588 G3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,We adjureὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726youὑμᾶςhumasG4771by JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG3588 G2424whomὃνhonG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3588 G3972preachethκηρύσσει.kērusseiG2784.

14G3588AndδέdeG1161there wereἦσανēsanG1510G5100sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG4630oneScevaG4630,a JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453, andchief of the priestsἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749,which didποιοῦντες.poiountesG4160soτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

15τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161the evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151answeredἀποκριθὲνapokrithenG611and saidG3004,Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588 G2424I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097,andκαὶkaiG2532Paulτὸν Παῦλονton PaulonG3588 G3972I knowἐπίσταμαι·epistamaiG1987;butδὲdeG1161whoτίνεςtinesG5101areἐστέ;esteG1510yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771?

16ὁhoG3588AndG2532the manἄνθρωπος τὸanthrōpos toG3588 G444inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739the evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμα τὸpneuma toG3588 G4151wasἦνēnG1510leapedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846,andG2532overcameκατακυριεύσαςkatakurieusasG2634themG846,and prevailedἴσχυσενischusenG2480againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themG846,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620they fledἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628out ofἐκekG1537thatἐκείνου.ekeinouG1565houseτοῦ οἴκουtou oikouG3588 G3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131andG2532woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.

17τοῖςtoisG3588AndδὲdeG1161thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110to allπᾶσινpasinG3956the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672alsoτεteG5037dwellingκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730at Ephesusτὴν Ἔφεσονtēn EphesonG3588 G2181;andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968onἐπὶepiG1909themαὐτούς,autousG846allπάνταςpantasG3956,andκαὶkaiG2532the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424was magnifiedἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.

18AndτεteG5037manyπολλοίpolloiG4183thatτῶνtōnG3588believedπεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnG4100cameἤρχοντοērchontoG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532confessedἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843,and shewedἀναγγέλλοντεςanangellontesG312theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846deedsτὰς πράξειςtas praxeisG3588 G4234.

19τῶνtōnG3588δὲdeG1161ManyἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425of themτὰtaG3588also which usedπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238curious artsπερίεργαperiergaG4021brought theirG4851booksτὰς βίβλουςtas biblousG3588 G976togetherG4851,and burned themκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799allπάντων·pantōnG3956men:andκαὶkaiG2532they countedσυνεψήφισανsunepsēphisanG4860the priceτὰς τιμὰςtas timasG3588 G5092of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147itfiftyπέντε.penteG4002thousandμυριάδαςmuriadasG3461piecesof silverἀργυρίουarguriouG694.

20SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779κατὰkataG2596mightilyκράτοςkratosG2904grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837the wordτοῦ λόγοςtou logosG3588 G3056of Godκυρίου ὁkuriou hoG3588 G2962andκαὶkaiG2532prevailedἴσχυεν.¶ischuenG2480.

21ὁhoG3588δὲdeG1161AfterὩςHōsG5613these thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778were endedἐπληρώθηeplērōthēG4137,PaulΠαῦλος τῷPaulos tōG3588 G3972purposedἔθετοethetoG5087inἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματι τὴνpneumati tēnG3588 G4151,when he had passed throughδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330MacedoniaΜακεδονίαν τὸMakedonian toG3588 G3109andκαὶkaiG2532AchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882,to goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemG2419,sayingG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754AfterμετὰmetaG3326IG1473have beenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163alsoκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.

22SoδὲdeG1161he sentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649intoεἰςeisG1519Macedoniaτὴν Μακεδονίανtēn MakedonianG3588 G3109twoδύοduoG1417of themτῶνtōnG3588that ministeredδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247unto himαὐτῷ,autōG846,TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095andκαὶkaiG2532ErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037;but heG1907himselfαὐτὸςautosG846stayedG1907inεἰςeisG1519Asiaτὴν Ἀσίαν.¶tēn AsianG3588 G773for a seasonχρόνονchrononG5550.

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