Acts 19
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Acts 19:21-41

21NowG1161 afterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 were ended, PaulG3972 purposedG5087 inG1722 theG3588 spiritG4151, whenG5613 heG2532 had passedG1330 throughG1722 MacedoniaG3109 andG2532 AchaiaG882, toG1519 goG4198 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, sayingG3004, AfterG3326 IG1473 have beenG1096 thereG1563, IG1473 must alsoG2532 seeG3708 RomeG4516. 22AndG2532 having sentG649 intoG1519 MacedoniaG3109 twoG1417 ofG3588 themG846 thatG846 ministeredG1247 unto himG846, TimothyG5095 andG2532 ErastusG2037, heG2532 himselfG846 stayedG1907 inG1519 AsiaG773 forG1519 a whileG5550. 23AndG1161 aboutG4012 thatG1565 timeG2540 thereG1161 aroseG1096 noG3756 smallG3641 stir concerningG4012 theG3588 WayG3598. 24ForG1063 a certainG5100 manG5100 namedG3686 DemetriusG1216, a silversmithG695, whichG3588 madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 ofG3686 Diana, broughtG3930 noG3756 littleG3641 businessG2039 unto theG3588 craftsmenG5079; 25whomG3739 heG2532 gatheredG4867 togetherG4867, withG1537 theG3588 workmenG2040 ofG1537 likeG5108 occupation, andG2532 saidG3004, Sirs, ye knowG1987 thatG3754 byG1537 thisG3778 businessG2039 weG2249 haveG1510 ourG2532 wealth. 26AndG2532 ye seeG2334 andG2532 hearG191, thatG3754 notG3756 aloneG3441 at EphesusG2181, butG235 almostG4975 throughout allG3956 AsiaG773, thisG3778 PaulG3972 hath persuadedG3982 andG2532 turnedG3179 awayG3179 much peopleG3793, sayingG3004 thatG3754 theyG2532 beG1510 noG3756 godsG2316, whichG3748 areG1510 madeG1096 withG1223 handsG5495: 27andG2532 notG3756 onlyG3440 is thereG1161 dangerG2793 thatG3739 thisG3778 ourG2532 tradeG3313 comeG2064 intoG1519 disreputeG557; butG1161 alsoG2532 thatG3739 theG3588 templeG846 ofG3313 theG3588 greatG3173 goddessG2299 Diana beG2532 made ofG3313 noG3756 accountG3049, andG2532 thatG3739 sheG846 shouldG3778 evenG2532 beG2532 deposed fromG2064 herG846 magnificenceG3168, whomG3739 allG3650 AsiaG773 andG2532 theG3588 worldG3625 worshippeth. 28AndG2532 whenG2532 theyG2532 heardG191 thisG3588, theyG2532 were filledG4134 withG2532 wrathG2372, andG2532 criedG2896 outG2896, sayingG3004, GreatG3173 is Diana ofG191 theG3588 EphesiansG2180. 29AndG2532 theG3588 cityG4172 was filledG4130 withG2532 theG3588 confusionG4799: andG2532 theyG2532 rushedG3729 withG2532 oneG3661 accordG3661 intoG1519 theG3588 theatre, having seizedG4884 GaiusG1050 andG2532 AristarchusG708, men ofG4172 MacedoniaG3110, Paul’sG3972 companionsG4898 inG1519 travelG4898. 30AndG1161 whenG1161 PaulG3972 was minded toG1519 enterG1525 inG1519 unto theG3588 peopleG846, theG3588 disciplesG3101 suffered himG846 notG3756. 31AndG2532 certainG5100 alsoG2532 ofG5100 theG3588 chief officers ofG5100 Asia, beingG1510 hisG846 friendsG5384, sentG3992 unto himG846, andG2532 besought himG846 notG3361 toG1519 adventure himselfG1438 intoG1519 theG3588 theatre. 32SomeG5100 thereforeG3767 criedG2896 oneG5100 thing, andG2532 someG5100 anotherG243: forG1063 theG3588 assemblyG1577 wasG1510 inG2532 confusionG4797; andG2532 theG3588 moreG4183 part knewG1492 notG3756 wherefore theyG3767 wereG1510 comeG1510 togetherG4905. 33AndG1161 theyG846 brought AlexanderG223 outG1537 ofG1537 theG3588 multitudeG3793, theG3588 JewsG2453 putting himG846 forwardG4261. AndG1161 AlexanderG223 beckoned withG1537 theG3588 handG5495, andG1161 wouldG846 have made a defence unto theG3588 peopleG3793. 34ButG1161 whenG5613 theyG3754 perceivedG1921 thatG3754 heG3754 wasG1510 a JewG2453, allG3956 withG1537 oneG1520 voiceG5456 aboutG5613 theG3956 space ofG1537 twoG1417 hoursG5610 criedG2896 outG1537, GreatG3173 isG1510 Diana ofG1537 theG3956 EphesiansG2180. 35AndG2532 whenG2532 theG3588 townclerk hadG1510 quietedG2687 theG3588 multitudeG3793, heG2532 saith, Ye menG444 ofG435 Ephesus, whatG5101 manG444 isG1510 thereG1510 whoG3739 knoweth notG3756 howG5101 thatG3739 theG3588 cityG4172 ofG435 theG3588 EphesiansG2180 isG1510 temple-keeper ofG435 theG3588 greatG3173 Diana, andG2532 ofG435 theG3588 image whichG3739 fellG1356 downG1356 fromG444 Jupiter? 36Seeing thenG2532 thatG3778 theseG3778 thingsG3778 cannot beG1510 gainsaid, ye oughtG1163 toG2532 beG1510 quiet, andG2532 toG2532 doG4238 nothingG3367 rashG4312. 37ForG1063 ye have broughtG71 hither theseG3778 menG435, whichG3588 are neitherG3777 robbersG2417 ofG2316 templesG2417 norG3777 blasphemersG987 ofG2316 ourG2316 goddessG2316. 38IfG1487 thereforeG3767 DemetriusG1216, andG2532 theG3588 craftsmenG5079 thatG846 areG1510 withG4862 himG846, have a matterG3056 againstG4314 anyG5100 manG5100, theG3588 courtsG60 areG1510 open, andG2532 thereG1510 areG1510 proconsulsG446: letG1510 themG846 accuse oneG240 anotherG240. 39ButG1161 ifG1487 ye seekG1934 anythingG5100 aboutG4012 otherG2087 matters, itG1161 shall beG5100 settledG1956 inG1722 theG3588 regular assemblyG1577. 40ForG1063 indeedG2532 weG3739 are inG2532 dangerG2793 toG3004 beG2532 accusedG1458 concerningG4012 thisG3778 day’s riot, thereG3739 beingG5225 noG3756 causeG159 forG1063 itG3778: andG2532 asG2532 touching itG3778 weG3739 shallG3778 notG3756 beG2532 ableG1410 toG3004 giveG591 accountG3056 ofG3056 thisG3778 concourse. 41AndG2532 whenG2532 heG2532 had thusG2532 spokenG3004, heG2532 dismissedG630 theG3588 assemblyG1577.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain