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Acts 19

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ἘγένετοIt came to passδὲnowἐνwhileτῷtheτὸνtheἈπολλῶApollosεἶναιbeingἐνinΚορίνθῳ,Corinth,ΠαῦλονPaulδιελθόνταhaving passed throughτὰtheἀνωτερικὰupperμέρηpartsκατελθεῖνto come downεἰςtoἜφεσονEphesusκαὶandεὑρεῖνfindingτιναςcertainμαθητάς,disciples
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εἶπένhe saidτεalsoπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;εἰIfπνεῦμαthe SpiritἅγιονHolyἐλάβετεdid you receiveπιστεύσαντες;having believed?οἱtheδὲAndεἶπονthey saidπρὸςtoαὐτόν·him;ἀλλ᾽Butοὐδ᾽not evenεἰthat aπνεῦμαSpiritἅγιονHolyἔστινthere isἠκούσαμεν.did we hear.
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εἶπένHe saidτεthenπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them:εἰςIntoτίwhatοὖνthenἐβαπτίσθητε;were you baptized?οἱtheδὲAndεἶπαν·they said;εἰςIntoτὸtheἸωάννουJohn'sβάπτισμα.¶baptism.
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ΕἶπενSaidδὲthenΠαῦλος·Paul;ἸωάννηςJohnμὲνindeedἐβάπτισενbaptizedβάπτισμαa baptismμετανοίαςof repentanceτῷto theλαῷpeopleλέγωνtellingεἰςaboutτὸνthe Oneἐρχόμενονcomingμετ᾽afterαὐτὸνhimἵναthatπιστεύσωσιν,they may believe,τοῦτ᾽ThatἔστινisεἰςinτὸνtheΧριστὸνChristἸησοῦν.Jesus.
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ἀκούσαντεςHaving heardδὲthenἐβαπτίσθησανthey were baptizedεἰςinτὸtheὄνομαnameτοῦof theκυρίουLordἸησοῦ·Jesus;
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καὶAndἐπιθέντοςwhen was layingαὐτοῖςon themτοῦtheΠαύλουPaulτὰςtheχεῖραςhandsἦλθενcameτὸtheπνεῦμαSpiritτὸtheἅγιονHolyἐπ᾽uponαὐτούς,them,ἐλάλουνthey were speakingτεthenγλώσσαιςin tonguesκαὶandἐπροφήτευον.were prophesying.
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ἦσανThere wereδὲthenοἱtheπάντεςin allἄνδρεςmenὡσεὶaboutδώδεκα.¶twelve.
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ΕἰσελθὼνHaving enteredδὲthenεἰςintoτὴνtheσυναγωγὴνsynagogueἐπαρρησιάζετοhe was speaking boldlyἐπὶforμῆναςmonthsτρεῖςthreeδιαλεγόμενοςreasoningκαὶandπείθωνpersuadingτὰtheπερὶconcerningτῆςtheβασιλείαςkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
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ὡςWhenδέhoweverτινεςsomeἐσκληρύνοντοwere hardenedκαὶandἠπείθουνthey were disbelievingκακολογοῦντεςspeaking evil ofτὴνtheὁδὸνWayἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheπλήθους,multitude,ἀποστὰςhaving departedἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶνthemἀφώρισενhe took separatelyτοὺςtheμαθητὰςdisciplesκαθ᾽everyἡμέρανdayδιαλεγόμενοςreasoningἐνinτῇtheσχολῇlecture hallΤυράννουof Tyrannusτινός.a certain.
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τοῦτοThisδὲthenἐγένετοcontinuedἐπὶforἔτηyearsδύο,two,ὥστεso thatπάνταςallτοὺςthoseκατοικοῦνταςinhabitingτὴνtheἈσίανAsiaἀκοῦσαιhearingτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦof theκυρίουLordἸησοῦ,JesusἸουδαίουςJewsτεbothκαὶandἝλληνας.Greeks.
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δυνάμειςMiraclesτεthenοὐnotτὰςtheτυχούσαςbeing ordinaryὁtheθεὸςGodἐποίειwas doingδιὰthroughτῶνtheχειρῶνhandsΠαύλου,of Paul,
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ὥστεso thatκαὶevenἐπὶtoτοὺςtheἀσθενοῦνταςailingἀποφέρεσθαιcarryingἀπὸfromτοῦtheχρωτὸςskinαὐτοῦof himσουδάριαhandkerchiefsἢorσιμικίνθιαapronsκαὶandἀπαλλάσσεσθαιdepartingἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶνthemτὰςtheνόσουςdiseasesτάtheτεalsoπνεύματαspiritsτὰtheπονηρὰevilἐκπορεύεσθαιcoming outἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶν.¶of them.
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ἘπεχείρησανAttemptedδέnowτινεςsome ofκαὶalsoτῶνof theπεριερχομένωνitinerantἸουδαίωνJewishἐξορκιστῶνexorcistsὀνομάζεινto invokeἐπὶoverτοὺςthoseἔχονταςhavingτὰtheπνεύματαspiritsτὰtheπονηρὰevilτὸtheὄνομαnameτοῦof theκυρίουLordἸησοῦJesusλέγοντες·saying;ὁρκίζωI adjureὑμᾶςyouτὸνtheἸησοῦνby JesusὃνwhomὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulκηρύσσει.proclaims.
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ἦσανThey wereδέnowτινοςof a certainΣκευᾶof ScevaἸουδαίουa Jewishἀρχιερέωςa high priestἑπτὰsevenοἱtheυἱοὶsonsτοῦτοthisποιοῦντες.were doing.
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ἀποκριθὲνAnsweringδὲhoweverτὸtheπνεῦμαspiritτὸtheπονηρὸνevilεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them:τὸνtheμὲνindeedἸησοῦνJesusγινώσκωI knowκαὶandτὸνtheΠαῦλονPaulἐπίσταμαι·I am acquainted with;ὑμεῖςyou yourselvesδὲhoweverτίνεςwhoἐστέ;are you?
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καὶAndἐφαλόμενοςhaving leaptὁtheἄνθρωποςmanἐπ᾽uponαὐτούς,themἐνinᾧwhomἦνwasτὸtheπνεῦμαspiritτὸtheπονηρόν,evil,καὶandκατακυριεύσαςhaving overpoweredἀμφοτέρωνthem allἴσχυσενhe prevailedκατ᾽againstαὐτῶν,themὥστεso thatγυμνοὺςnakedκαὶandτετραυματισμένουςwoundedἐκφυγεῖνfleeingἐκout ofτοῦtheοἴκουhouseἐκείνου.that.
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τοῦτοThisδὲnowἐγένετοbecameγνωστὸνknownπᾶσινto allἸουδαίοιςJewsτεbothκαὶalsoἝλλησινto GreeksτοῖςwhoκατοικοῦσινinhabitingτὴνtheἜφεσονEphesusκαὶandἐπέπεσενfellφόβοςfearἐπὶuponπάνταςallαὐτούς,themκαὶandἐμεγαλύνετοwas being magnifiedτὸtheὄνομαnameτοῦof theκυρίουLordἸησοῦ,Jesus,
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πολλοίManyτεthenτῶνof thoseπεπιστευκότωνhaving believedἤρχοντοwere comingἐξομολογούμενοιconfessingκαὶandἀναγγέλλοντεςdeclaringτὰςtheπράξειςdeedsαὐτῶν.of them.
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ἱκανοὶManyδὲnowτῶνof thoseτὰtheπερίεργαmagic artsπραξάντωνhaving practicedσυνενέγκαντεςhaving brought togetherτὰςtheβίβλουςbooksκατέκαιονwere burning themἐνώπιονbeforeπάντων·all;καὶAndσυνεψήφισανthey counted upτὰςtheτιμὰςpricesαὐτῶνof themκαὶandεὗρονfound itἀργυρίουof silverlingsμυριάδαςmyriadsπέντε.five.
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οὕτωςthusκατὰwithκράτοςmightτοῦof theκυρίουLordὁtheλόγοςwordηὔξανενwas continuing to increaseκαὶandἴσχυεν.¶was prevailing.
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ὩςAfterδὲnowἐπληρώθηwere fulfilledταῦτα,these things,ἔθετοpurposedὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulἐνinτῷtheπνεύματιSpiritδιελθὼνhaving passed throughτὴνtheΜακεδονίανMacedoniaκαὶandἈχαΐανAchaiaπορεύεσθαιto goεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemεἰπὼνhaving saidὅτιthatμετὰAfterτὸtheγενέσθαιbeingμεmeἐκεῖ,there,δεῖit behoovesμεmeκαὶalsoῬώμηνRomeἰδεῖν.to see.
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ἀποστείλαςHaving sentδὲthenεἰςintoτὴνtheΜακεδονίανMacedoniaδύοtwoτῶνof thoseδιακονούντωνministeringαὐτῷ,to him,ΤιμόθεονTimothyκαὶandἜραστον,Erastus,αὐτὸςhe himselfἐπέσχενremainedχρόνονfor a timeεἰςinτὴνtheἈσίαν.¶Asia.
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ἘγένετοAroseδὲnowκατὰatτὸνtheκαιρὸνtimeἐκεῖνονsameτάραχοςa disturbanceοὐκnotὀλίγοςsmallπερὶconcerningτῆςtheὁδοῦ.¶Way.
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ΔημήτριοςDemetriusγάρforτιςa certain manὀνόματι,named,ἀργυροκόποςa silversmithποιῶνmakingναοὺςshrinesἀργυροῦςsilverἈρτέμιδος,of Artemis,παρείχετοwas bringingτοῖςto theτεχνίταιςcraftsmenοὐκnoὀλίγηνlittleἐργασίαν,business
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οὓςwhomσυναθροίσαςhaving brought togetherκαὶalsoτοὺςtheπερὶinτὰsuchτοιαῦταthingsἐργάταςWorkmenεἶπεν·he said;ἄνδρες,Men,ἐπίστασθεyou knowὅτιthatἐκfromταύτηςthisτῆςtheἐργασίαςbusinessἡtheεὐπορίαwealthἡμῖνof usἐστιν,is,
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καὶAndθεωρεῖτεyou seeκαὶandἀκούετεhearὅτιthatοὐnotμόνονonlyἘφέσουin Ephesusἀλλὰbutσχεδὸνalmostπάσηςin allτῆςtheἈσίαςof AsiaὁtheΠαῦλοςPaulοὗτοςthisπείσαςhaving persuaded themμετέστησενhe has turned awayἱκανὸνa great manyὄχλονpeopleλέγωνsayingὅτιthatοὐκnotεἰσὶνthey areθεοὶgodsοἱtheδιὰthroughχειρῶνhandsγινόμενοι.being made.
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οὐNotμόνονonlyδὲbutτοῦτοthisκινδυνεύειis endangeredἡμῖνto usτὸtheμέροςbusinessεἰςintoἀπελεγμὸνdisreputeἐλθεῖνto comeἀλλὰbutκαὶalsoτὸtheτῆςof theμεγάληςgreatθεᾶςgoddessἈρτέμιδοςArtemisἱερὸνtempleεἰςasοὐθὲνno thingλογισθῆναι,to be reckoned,μέλλεινto beτεandκαὶalsoκαθαιρεῖσθαιdeposingτῆςtheμεγαλειότητοςmajestyαὐτῆςof herἣνwhomὅληallἡtheἈσίαAsiaκαὶandἡtheοἰκουμένηworldσέβεται.¶worship.
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ἈκούσαντεςHaving heardδὲthenκαὶandγενόμενοιhaving becomeπλήρειςfullθυμοῦof rageἔκραζονthey were crying outλέγοντες·saying;μεγάληGreat isἡtheἌρτεμιςArtemisἘφεσίων.of the Ephesians.
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καὶAndἐπλήσθηwas filledἡtheπόλιςcityὅληallτῆςtheσυγχύσεως·with confusion;ὥρμησάνthey rushedτεandὁμοθυμαδὸνwith one accordεἰςtoτὸtheθέατρονtheatreσυναρπάσαντεςhaving dragged offΓάϊονGaiusκαὶandἈρίσταρχονAristarchusΜακεδόνας,Macedonians,συνεκδήμουςfellow travelersτοῦtheΠαύλου.¶of Paul.
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ΤοῦtheΠαύλουPaulδὲhoweverβουλομένουintendingεἰσελθεῖνto go inεἰςtoτὸνtheδῆμονpeopleοὐκnotεἴωνwere allowingαὐτὸνhimοἱtheμαθηταί·disciples;
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τινὲςSomeδὲthenκαὶalsoτῶνof theἈσιαρχῶνAsiarchsὄντεςbeingαὐτῷto himφίλοι,friends,πέμψαντεςhaving sentπρὸςtoαὐτὸνhimπαρεκάλουνthey were urging himμὴnotδοῦναιto ventureἑαυτὸνhimselfεἰςintoτὸtheθέατρον.theatre.
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ἄλλοιOthersμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeἄλλοsomeτιthingἔκραζον·were crying out;ἦνwasγὰρforἡtheἐκκλησίαassemblyσυγκεχυμένη,confused,καὶandοἱtheπλείουςmostοὐκnotᾔδεισανdid knowτίνοςfor whatἕνεκαcauseσυνεληλύθεισαν.they had assembled.
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ἐκOut ofδὲnowτοῦtheὄχλουcrowdσυνεβίβασανbrought forwardἈλέξανδρονAlexanderπροβαλόντωνwhen were thrusting forwardαὐτὸνhimτῶνtheἸουδαίων·Jews;ὁtheδὲAndἈλέξανδροςAlexanderκατασείσαςhaving motioned withτὴνtheχεῖραhandἤθελενwas wantingἀπολογεῖσθαιto present a defenseτῷto theδήμῳ.people.
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ἐπιγνόντεςHaving recognizedδὲhoweverὅτιthatἸουδαῖόςa Jewἐστιν,he is,φωνὴa cryἐγένετοthere wasμίαoneἐκfromπάντωνallὡςaboutἐπὶongoingὥραςhoursδύοtwoκραζόντων·crying out;μεγάληGreat isἡtheἌρτεμιςArtemisἘφεσίων.of the Ephesians.
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καταστείλαςhaving calmedδὲthenὁtheγραμματεὺςtown clerkτὸνtheὄχλονcrowdφησίν·he says;ἄνδρεςMenἘφέσιοι,Ephesians,τίςwhoγάρforἐστινis thereἀνθρώπωνof menὃςwhoοὐnotγινώσκειknowsτὴνtheἘφεσίωνof the Ephesiansπόλινcityνεωκόρονtemple-keeperοὖσανas beingτῆςof theμεγάληςgreatθεᾶςgoddessἈρτέμιδοςArtemisκαὶandτοῦof thatδιοπετοῦς;fallen from the sky?
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ἀναντιρρήτωνUndeniableοὖνthereforeὄντωνare beingτούτωνthese thingsδέονnecessaryἐστὶνit isὑμᾶςfor youκατεσταλμένουςquietenedὑπάρχεινto beκαὶandμηδὲνnothingπροπετὲςrashπράσσειν.to do.
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ἠγάγετεYou broughtγὰρforτοὺςtheἄνδραςmenτούτουςtheseοὔτεneitherἱεροσύλουςtemple plunderersοὔτεnorβλασφημοῦνταςblasphemingτὴνtheθεὸνgoddessἡμῶν.of us.
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εἰIfμὲνindeedοὖνthereforeΔημήτριοςDemetriusκαὶandοἱtheσὺνwithαὐτῷhimτεχνῖταιcraftsmenἔχουσιhaveπρόςagainstτιναanyoneλόγον,a matterἀγοραῖοιcourtsἄγονταιare conductedκαὶandἀνθύπατοίproconsulsεἰσιν·there are;ἐγκαλείτωσανthey should accuseἀλλήλοις.to one another.
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εἰIfδέhoweverτιanythingπεραιτέρωbeyond thisἐπιζητεῖτε,you inquire,ἐνinτῇtheἐννόμῳlawfulἐκκλησίᾳassemblyἐπιλυθήσεται.it will be solved.
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καὶAndγὰρforκινδυνεύομενwe are in danger ofἐγκαλεῖσθαιbeing accusedστάσεωςof insurrectionπερὶin regard toτῆςtheσήμερονthis dayμηδενὸςnot oneαἰτίουcauseὑπάρχοντοςthere is existingπερὶconcerningοὗwhichοὐnotδυνησόμεθαwe will be ableἀποδοῦναιto renderλόγονa reasonπερὶforτῆςtheσυστροφῆςcommotionταύτης.this.
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καὶAndταῦταthese thingsεἰπὼνhaving saidἀπέλυσενhe dismissedτὴνtheἐκκλησίαν.¶assembly.

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