Verse 26
Acts 19:26
GOD'S WORD Translation
26
You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ θεωρεῖτε καὶ ἀκούετε ὅτι οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας ὁ Παῦλος οὗτος πείσας μετέστησεν ἱκανὸν ὄχλον, λέγων ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοὶ οἱ διὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι.
English Translation
And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, saying that gods made by hands are not gods.
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Chapter 19 Context
1
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and fo...
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He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
They said to him, “No, we have...
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He said, “Into what then were you baptized?”
They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
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Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they shou...
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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Yashua (Jesus).
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When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other langua...
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They were about twelve men in all.
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He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuadi...
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But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he depar...
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This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Yashua...
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God (Elohim) worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
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so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases d...
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But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil...
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There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
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15
The evil spirit answered, “Yashua (Jesus) I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
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The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so...
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This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the...
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Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.
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Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight o...
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So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
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Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedoni...
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Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in As...
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About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no lit...
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whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by th...
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26
You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded...
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Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the gr...
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When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ep...
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The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having s...
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When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
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Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the...
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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them di...
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They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with h...
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But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried ou...
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When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who d...
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Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
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For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your godd...
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If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts a...
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But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
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For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerni...
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When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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