Verse 33
Acts 19:33
New Living Translation
33
The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak.
Original Language Text
greek
ἐκ δὲ τοῦ ὄχλου ⸀συνεβίβασαν Ἀλέξανδρον προβαλόντων αὐτὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ὁ δὲ Ἀλέξανδρος κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα ἤθελεν ἀπολογεῖσθαι τῷ δήμῳ.
English Translation
And from the crowd they pushed forward Alexander, some of the Jews bringing him forward, and Alexander motioning with his hand wanted to make a defense to the people.
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Chapter 19 Context
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While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, o...
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“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t...
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“Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And they replied, “The baptism of John.”
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Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to belie...
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As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Yashua (Jesus).
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Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues...
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There were about twelve men in all.
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Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively...
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But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left...
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This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia — both Jews and...
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God (Elohim) gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.
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A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name...
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Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.
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But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Yashua (Jesus), and I know Paul, b...
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Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such viol...
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Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.
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A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at...
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So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.
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He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in...
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About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way.
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It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the...
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He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows...
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But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t re...
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Of course, I’m not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I’m also concerne...
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Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along G...
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Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn’t let him.
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Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not...
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Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion....
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The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned fo...
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You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken ag...
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