Revised Version 1895

Acts 19

1AndG2532itG2147cameG2064toG1519passG1330,thatἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,whileἐνenG1722ApollosἈπολλῶApollōG625wasG1510atCorinthΚορίνθῳ,KorinthōG2882,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972havingpassedG1330throughἐνenG1722theG3588upperἀνωτερικὰanōterikaG510countryμέρηmerēG3313cameG2064toG1519EphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181,andG2532foundεὑρεῖνheureinG2147certainτιναςtinasG5100disciplesμαθητάς,mathētasG3101:

2andG1161heG846saidG3004untothemG846,DidG191yereceiveἐλάβετεelabeteG2983theG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostwhenG1161yebelievedπιστεύσαντες;pisteusantesG4100?AndG1161theyG846saidG3004untohimG846, Nay,weεἰeiG1487didG191notοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761soG1161muchasG1438hearἠκούσαμεν.ēkousamenG191whetherεἰeiG1487theG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostwasἔστινestinG1510given.

3AndG1161heG3004saidG3004,IntoεἰςeisG1519whatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767were yebaptizedἐβαπτίσθητε;ebaptisthēteG907?AndG1161theyG3767saidG3004,IntoεἰςeisG1519John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491baptismβάπτισμα.¶baptismaG908.

4AndδὲdeG1161PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004,JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491baptizedἐβάπτισενebaptisenG907withG3326theτῷtōG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofG908repentanceμετανοίαςmetanoiasG3341,sayingG3004untotheτὸνtonG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992,thatG2443theyG846shouldG2443believeπιστεύσωσιν,pisteusōsinG4100onεἰςeisG1519himG846whichτὸνtonG3588shouldG2443comeἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064afterG3326himG846,thatG2443isἔστινestinG1510,onεἰςeisG1519JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

5AndG1161whenG1161theyG1161heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thisG3588,theyG1161werebaptizedἐβαπτίσθησανebaptisthēsanG907intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424.

6AndG2532whenG2532PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972hadlaidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007hisG846handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495uponG1909themG846,theG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostcameἦλθενēlthenG2064onG1909themG846;andG2532theyG846spakewithG1909tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100,andG2532prophesiedἐπροφήτευον.eprophēteuonG4395.

7AndG1161theyG1161wereἦσανēsanG1510inG3956allG3956aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616twelveδώδεκα.¶dōdekaG1427menἄνδρεςandresG435.

8AndG2532heG2532enteredΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525intoG1519theG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864,andG2532spakeboldlyἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoG3955forG1519theG3588spaceofG932threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376,reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256andG2532persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982asG1519toG1519theG3588thingsG3588concerningπερὶperiG4012theG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932ofG932Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

9ButδέdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100werehardenedἐσκληρύνοντοesklērunontoG4645andG2532disobedientἠπείθουνēpeithounG544,speakingG2551evilκακολογοῦντεςkakologountesG2551ofG2250theτὴνtēnG3588WayὁδὸνhodonG3598beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588multitudeπλήθους,plēthousG4128,heG2532departedἀποστὰςapostasG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andG2532separatedἀφώρισενaphōrisenG873theτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,reasoningδιαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosG1256dailyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588schoolσχολῇscholēaG4981ofG2250TyrannusΤυράννουTurannouG5181.

10AndG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778continuedforG1909theG3956spaceofG3056twoδύο,duoG1417yearsἔτηetēG2094;soG2532thatG191allG3956theyG2532whichG3588dweltinG1909AsiaἈσίανAsianG773heardἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andG2532GreeksἝλληνας.HellēnasG1672.

11AndG2316GodθεὸςtheosG2316wrought specialmiraclesδυνάμειςdunameisG1411byG1223theG3588handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495ofG1223PaulΠαύλου,PaulouG3972:

12insomuchthatὥστεhōsteG5620untotheG3588sickἀσθενοῦνταςasthenountasG770werecarriedG667awayG667fromG575hisαὐτοῦautouG846bodyχρωτὸςchrōtosG5559handkerchiefsσουδάριαsoudariaG4676orἢēG2228apronsσιμικίνθιαsimikinthiaG4612,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554departedfromG575themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151wentἐκπορεύεσθαιekporeuesthaiG1607outG575.

13ButδέdeG1161certainτινεςtinesG5100alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG4151theG3588strollingJewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453,exorcistsἐξορκιστῶνexorkistōnG1845, tookuponG1909themG3739toG3004nameὄνομαonomaG3686overG1909themG3739whichG3739hadtheG3588evilπονηρὰponēraG4190spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151theG3588nameG3686ofG4151theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IG3739adjureὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726youG5210byG1909JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424whomG3739PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972preacheth.

14AndδέdeG1161thereG1510wereG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofG5207oneG5100ScevaΣκευᾶSkeuaG4630,aG1510JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453,aG1510chiefG749priestἀρχιερέωςarchiereōsG749, whichdidποιοῦντες.poiountesG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

15AndG2532theG3588evilπονηρὸνponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151answeredἀποκριθὲνapokrithenG611andG2532saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424IG2532knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097,andG2532PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972IG2532knowG1097;butG1161whoG3588areἐστέ;esteG1510ye?

16AndG2532theG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inἐνenG1722whomG3739theG3588evilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151wasἦνēnG1510leapedἐφαλόμενοςephalomenosG2177onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846,andG2532masteredbothG2532ofG1537themG846,andG2532prevailedagainstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themG846,soG2532thatG3739theyG846fledἐκφυγεῖνekphugeinG1628outG1537ofG1537thatG3739houseοἴκουoikouG3624nakedγυμνοὺςgumnousG1131andG2532woundedτετραυματισμένουςtetraumatismenousG5135.

17AndG2532thisG3778becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096knownγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110toG1909allG3956,bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453andG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672,thatG3778dwelt atEphesusἜφεσονEphesonG2181;andG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponG1909themαὐτούς,autousG846allG3956,andG2532theG3956nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG2962theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424wasmagnifiedἐμεγαλύνετοemegalunetoG3170.

18ManyπολλοίpolloiG4183alsoG2532ofG3588themG846thatG4100hadbelievedG4100cameἤρχοντοērchontoG2064,confessingἐξομολογούμενοιexomologoumenoiG1843,andG2532declaringἀναγγέλλοντεςanangellontesG312theirG846deedsπράξειςpraxeisG4234.

19AndG2532notG2532a fewofG1799themG846thatG3956practised curious arts broughttheirG846booksβίβλουςbiblousG976togetherG2532,andG2532burnedκατέκαιονkatekaionG2618themG846inG2532theG3956sightG1799ofG1799allG3956:andG2532theyG846countedσυνεψήφισανsunepsēphisanG4860theG3956priceτιμὰςtimasG5092ofG1799themG846,andG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147itG846fiftythousandμυριάδαςmuriadasG3461piecesG694ofG1799silverG694.

20SoG2532mightilyκράτοςkratosG2904grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837theτοῦtouG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056ofG3056theὁhoG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andG2532prevailed.

21NowδὲdeG1161afterG3326theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778were ended,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972purposedἔθετοethetoG5087inG1722theG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,whenὩςHōsG5613heG2532hadpassedδιελθὼνdielthōnG1330throughG1722MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109andG2532AchaiaἈχαΐανAchaianG882,toG1519goπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiG4198toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,sayingG3004,AfterG3326IG1473havebeenγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,IG1473mustalsoG2532seeG3708RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.

22AndG2532havingsentἀποστείλαςaposteilasG649intoG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109twoδύοduoG1417ofG3588themG846thatG846ministeredδιακονούντωνdiakonountōnG1247untohimG846,TimothyΤιμόθεονTimotheonG5095andG2532ErastusἜραστον,ErastonG2037,heG2532himselfG846stayedἐπέσχενepeschenG1907inG1519AsiaἈσίαν.¶AsianG773forG1519awhileχρόνονchrononG5550.

23AndG1161aboutG4012thatἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540thereG1161aroseἘγένετοEgenetoG1096noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγοςoligosG3641stirconcerningπερὶperiG4012theG3588Wayὁδοῦ.¶hodouG3598.

24ForγάρgarG1063acertainτιςtisG5100manG5100namedG3686DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216, asilversmithἀργυροκόποςargurokoposG695,whichG3588madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160silverἀργυροῦςargurousG693shrinesναοὺςnaousG3485ofG3686Diana,broughtπαρείχετοpareichetoG3930noοὐκoukG3756littleὀλίγηνoligēnG3641businessἐργασίαν,ergasianG2039untotheG3588craftsmenτεχνίταιςtechnitaisG5079;

25whomοὓςhousG3739heG2532gatheredG4867togetherσυναθροίσαςsunathroisasG4867,withG1537theG3588workmenἐργάταςergatasG2040ofG1537likeτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108occupation,andG2532saidG3004, Sirs, yeknowἐπίστασθεepistastheG1987thatὅτιhotiG3754byG1537thisταύτηςtautēsG3778businessἐργασίαςergasiasG2039weG2249haveἐστιν,estinG1510ourG2532wealth.

26AndG2532yeseeθεωρεῖτεtheōreiteG2334andG2532hearἀκούετεakoueteG191,thatὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756aloneμόνονmononG3441atEphesusἘφέσουEphesouG2181,butἀλλὰallaG235almostσχεδὸνschedonG4975throughoutallπάσηςpasēsG3956AsiaἈσίαςAsiasG773,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972hathpersuadedπείσαςpeisasG3982andG2532turnedG3179awayG3179muchpeopleὄχλονochlonG3793,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG2532beG1510noοὐκoukG3756godsθεοὶtheoiG2316,whichG3748areG1510madeγινόμενοι.ginomenoiG1096withδιὰdiaG1223handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495:

27andG2532notG3756onlyG3440isthereG1161dangerκινδυνεύειkinduneueiG2793thatG3739thisG3778ourG2532tradeG3313comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064intoG1519disreputeἀπελεγμὸνapelegmonG557;butG1161alsoG2532thatG3739theG3588templeG846ofG3313theG3588greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173goddessθεᾶςtheasG2299DianabeG2532madeofG3313noG3756accountλογισθῆναι,logisthēnaiG3049,andG2532thatG3739sheG846shouldG3778evenG2532beG2532deposedfromG2064herG846magnificenceμεγαλειότητοςmegaleiotētosG3168,whomG3739allὅληholēG3650AsiaἈσίαAsiaG773andG2532theG3588worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenēG3625worshippeth.

28AndG2532whenG2532theyG2532heardG191thisG3588,theyG2532werefilledπλήρειςplēreisG4134withG2532wrathθυμοῦthumouG2372,andG2532criedἔκραζονekrazonG2896outG2896,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173is DianaofG191theG3588EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

29AndG2532theἡhēG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172wasfilledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130withG2532theτῆςtēsG3588confusionσυγχύσεως·sugchuseōsG4799:andG2532theyG2532rushedὥρμησάνhōrmēsanG3729withG2532oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661intoG1519theτὸtoG3588theatre, havingseizedσυναρπάσαντεςsunarpasantesG4884GaiusΓάϊονGaionG1050andG2532AristarchusἈρίσταρχονAristarchonG708, menofG4172MacedoniaΜακεδόνας,MakedonasG3110,Paul’sΠαύλου.¶PaulouG3972companionsG4898inG1519travelG4898.

30AndG1161whenG1161PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972was mindedtoG1519enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525inG1519untotheτὸνtonG3588peopleG846,theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταί·mathētaiG3101sufferedhimG846notοὐκoukG3756.

31AndG2532certainG5100alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG5100theτῶνtōnG3588chief officersofG5100Asia,beingὄντεςontesG1510hisG846friendsφίλοι,philoiG5384,sentπέμψαντεςpempsantesG3992untohimG846,andG2532besoughthimG846notμὴmēG3361toG1519adventurehimselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438intoG1519theτὸtoG3588theatre.

32SomeG5100thereforeοὖνounG3767criedἔκραζον·ekrazonG2896oneG5100thing,andG2532someG5100anotherG243:forγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588assemblyἐκκλησίαekklēsiaG1577wasG1510inG2532confusionσυγκεχυμένη,sugkechumenēG4797;andG2532theοἱhoiG3588moreπλείουςpleiousG4183partknewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492notοὐκoukG3756whereforetheyG3767wereG1510comeG1510togetherσυνεληλύθεισαν.sunelēlutheisanG4905.

33AndG1161theyG846broughtAlexanderἈλέξανδρονAlexandronG223outG1537ofG1537theG3588multitudeG3793,theG3588JewsἸουδαίων·IoudaiōnG2453puttinghimG846forwardπροβαλόντωνprobalontōnG4261.AndG1161AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223beckonedwithG1537theG3588handχεῖραcheiraG5495,andG1161wouldG846have made a defence untotheG3588peopleG3793.

34ButδὲdeG1161whenG5613theyG3754perceivedἐπιγνόντεςepignontesG1921thatG3754heG3754wasG1510aJewἸουδαῖόςIoudaiosG2453,allG3956withG1537oneμίαmiaG1520voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456aboutG5613theG3956spaceofG1537twoδύοduoG1417hoursὥραςhōrasG5610criedκραζόντων·krazontōnG2896outG1537,GreatμεγάληmegalēG3173isG1510DianaofG1537theG3956EphesiansἘφεσίων.EphesiōnG2180.

35AndG2532whenG2532theG3588townclerkhadG1510quietedκαταστείλαςkatasteilasG2687theG3588multitudeὄχλονochlonG3793,heG2532saith, YemenG444ofG435Ephesus,whatG5101manG444isG1510thereG1510whoG3739knowethnotοὐouG3756howG5101thatG3739theG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172ofG435theG3588EphesiansG2180isG1510temple-keeperofG435theG3588greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173Diana,andG2532ofG435theG3588imagewhichG3739fellG1356downG1356fromG444Jupiter?

36SeeingthenG2532thatG3778theseG3778thingsτούτωνtoutōnG3778cannotbeὄντωνontōnG1510gainsaid, yeoughtδέονdeonG1163toG2532beἐστὶνestinG1510quiet,andG2532toG2532doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367rashπροπετὲςpropetesG4312.

37ForγὰρgarG1063ye havebroughtἠγάγετεēgageteG71hithertheseτούτουςtoutousG3778menἄνδραςandrasG435,whichG3588areneitherοὔτεouteG3777robbersG2417ofG2316templesG2417norοὔτεouteG3777blasphemersβλασφημοῦνταςblasphēmountasG987ofG2316ourG2316goddessG2316.

38IfεἰeiG1487thereforeοὖνounG3767DemetriusΔημήτριοςDēmētriosG1216,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588craftsmenτεχνῖταιtechnitaiG5079thatG846areG1510withσὺνsunG4862himG846, have amatterλόγον,logonG3056againstπρόςprosG4314anyG5100manG5100,theG3588courtsἀγοραῖοιagoraioiG60areG1510open,andκαὶkaiG2532thereG1510areG1510proconsulsἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiG446:letG1510themG846accuseoneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240.

39ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487yeseekἐπιζητεῖτε,epizēteiteG1934anythingτιtiG5100aboutG4012otherG2087matters,itG1161shallbeG5100settledἐπιλυθήσεται.epiluthēsetaiG1956inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588regularassemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577.

40ForG1063indeedG2532weG3739areinG2532dangerκινδυνεύομενkinduneuomenG2793toG3004beG2532accusedἐγκαλεῖσθαιegkaleisthaiG1458concerningG4012thisG3778day’s riot,thereG3739beingὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225noG3756causeαἰτίουaitiouG159forG1063itG3778:andG2532asG2532touchingitG3778weG3739shallG3778notG3756beG2532ableδυνησόμεθαdunēsomethaG1410toG3004giveἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591accountG3056ofG3056thisG3778concourse.

41AndG2532whenG2532heG2532hadthusG2532spokenG3004,heG2532dismissedἀπέλυσενapelusenG630theτὴνtēnG3588assemblyἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklēsianG1577.

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