Acts 19
1 Now it happened that while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the hinterland, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.
εγενετο δε εν τω τον απολλω ειναι εν κορινθω παυλον διελθοντα τα ανωτερικα μερη ελθειν εισ εφεσον και ευρων τινασ μαθητασ
2 "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" he asked them. "No" said they, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit."
ειπεν προσ αυτουσ ει πνευμα αγιον ελαβετε πιστευσαντεσ οι δε ειπον προσ αυτον αλλ ουδε ει πνευμα αγιον εστιν ηκουσαμεν
3 "Into what, then, were you baptized?" he asked. And they said, "Into the baptism of John."
ειπεν τε προσ αυτουσ εισ τι ουν εβαπτισθητε οι δε ειπον εισ το ιωαννου βαπτισμα
4 "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus."
ειπεν δε παυλοσ ιωαννησ μεν εβαπτισεν βαπτισμα μετανοιασ τω λαω λεγων εισ τον ερχομενον μετ αυτον ινα πιστευσωσιν τουτ εστιν εισ τον χριστον ιησουν
5 When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;
ακουσαντεσ δε εβαπτισθησαν εισ το ονομα του κυριου ιησου
6 and after Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak with tongues, and to prophesy.
και επιθεντοσ αυτοισ του παυλου τασ χειρασ ηλθεν το πνευμα το αγιον επ αυτουσ ελαλουν τε γλωσσαισ και προεφητευον
7 They were in all about twelve men.
ησαν δε οι παντεσ ανδρεσ ωσει δεκαδυο
8 Then Paul went into the synagogue, and there continued to preach fearlessly for about three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
εισελθων δε εισ την συναγωγην επαρρησιαζετο επι μηνασ τρεισ διαλεγομενοσ και πειθων τα περι τησ βασιλειασ του θεου
9 But when some grew hardened and disobedient, and spoke evil of the Way before the crowd, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued to hold discussions daily in the lecture-hall of Tyrannus.
ωσ δε τινεσ εσκληρυνοντο και ηπειθουν κακολογουντεσ την οδον ενωπιον του πληθουσ αποστασ απ αυτων αφωρισεν τουσ μαθητασ καθ ημεραν διαλεγομενοσ εν τη σχολη τυραννου τινοσ
10 This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia heard the Lord’s message, Jews as well as Greeks.
τουτο δε εγενετο επι ετη δυο ωστε παντασ τουσ κατοικουντασ την ασιαν ακουσαι τον λογον του κυριου ιησου ιουδαιουσ τε και ελληνασ
11 God also wrought extraordinary miracles by the hand of Paul;
δυναμεισ τε ου τασ τυχουσασ εποιει ο θεοσ δια των χειρων παυλου
12 so much so, that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick; and their diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
ωστε και επι τουσ ασθενουντασ επιφερεσθαι απο του χρωτοσ αυτου σουδαρια η σιμικινθια και απαλλασσεσθαι απ αυτων τασ νοσουσ τα τε πνευματα τα πονηρα εξερχεσθαι απ αυτων
13 But there were also some strolling Jewish exorcists, who took it upon them to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."
επεχειρησαν δε τινεσ απο των περιερχομενων ιουδαιων εξορκιστων ονομαζειν επι τουσ εχοντασ τα πνευματα τα πονηρα το ονομα του κυριου ιησου λεγοντεσ ορκιζομεν υμασ τον ιησουν ον ο παυλοσ κηρυσσει
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest who used to do this.
ησαν δε τινεσ υιοι σκευα ιουδαιου αρχιερεωσ επτα οι τουτο ποιουντεσ
15 But the evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"
αποκριθεν δε το πνευμα το πονηρον ειπεν τον ιησουν γινωσκω και τον παυλον επισταμαι υμεισ δε τινεσ εστε
16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, overpowered them and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.
και εφαλλομενοσ επ αυτουσ ο ανθρωποσ εν ω ην το πνευμα το πονηρον και κατακυριευσαν αυτων ισχυσεν κατ αυτων ωστε γυμνουσ και τετραυματισμενουσ εκφυγειν εκ του οικου εκεινου
17 And this became known to all the people of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. Awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in honor.
τουτο δε εγενετο γνωστον πασιν ιουδαιοισ τε και ελλησιν τοισ κατοικουσιν την εφεσον και επεπεσεν φοβοσ επι παντασ αυτουσ και εμεγαλυνετο το ονομα του κυριου ιησου
18 Many also of those who became believers used to come to confess and to declare their deeds.
πολλοι τε των πεπιστευκοτων ηρχοντο εξομολογουμενοι και αναγγελλοντεσ τασ πραξεισ αυτων
19 And some of them who had practised magic arts, collected their books, and burned them in the presence of all. And they counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins.
ικανοι δε των τα περιεργα πραξαντων συνενεγκαντεσ τασ βιβλουσ κατεκαιον ενωπιον παντων και συνεψηφισαν τασ τιμασ αυτων και ευρον αργυριου μυριαδασ πεντε
20 So mightily the word of the Lord continued to grow and to prevail.
ουτωσ κατα κρατοσ ο λογοσ του κυριου ηυξανεν και ισχυεν
21 Now after these things were ended, Paul resolved in his spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must see Rome, too."
ωσ δε επληρωθη ταυτα εθετο ο παυλοσ εν τω πνευματι διελθων την μακεδονιαν και αχαιαν πορευεσθαι εισ ιερουσαλημ ειπων οτι μετα το γενεσθαι με εκει δει με και ρωμην ιδειν
22 So he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, while he himself kept back for a time on his way into Asia.
αποστειλασ δε εισ την μακεδονιαν δυο των διακονουντων αυτω τιμοθεον και εραστον αυτοσ επεσχεν χρονον εισ την ασιαν
23 Now just at this time, there arose no small commotion concerning the Way.
εγενετο δε κατα τον καιρον εκεινον ταραχοσ ουκ ολιγοσ περι τησ οδου
24 There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.
δημητριοσ γαρ τισ ονοματι αργυροκοποσ ποιων ναουσ αργυρουσ αρτεμιδοσ παρειχετο τοισ τεχνιταισ εργασιαν ουκ ολιγην
25 He gathered them together with others of like occupation, and said. "Men, you know that by this business we make our money.
ουσ συναθροισασ και τουσ περι τα τοιαυτα εργατασ ειπεν ανδρεσ επιστασθε οτι εκ ταυτησ τησ εργασιασ η ευπορια ημων εστιν
26 "And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost throughout all of Asia, this fellow Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, by telling them that they are no gods at all who are made with hands.
και θεωρειτε και ακουετε οτι ου μονον εφεσου αλλα σχεδον πασησ τησ ασιασ ο παυλοσ ουτοσ πεισασ μετεστησεν ικανον οχλον λεγων οτι ουκ εισιν θεοι οι δια χειρων γινομενοι
27 "So there is danger not only that our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be brought into disrepute, and that she herself may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world now worships."
ου μονον δε τουτο κινδυνευει ημιν το μεροσ εισ απελεγμον ελθειν αλλα και το τησ μεγαλησ θεασ ιερον αρτεμιδοσ εισ ουθεν λογισθηναι μελλειν δε και καθαιρεισθαι την μεγαλειοτητα αυτησ ην ολη η ασια και η οικουμενη σεβεται
28 After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying,
ακουσαντεσ δε και γενομενοι πληρεισ θυμου εκραζον λεγοντεσ μεγαλη η αρτεμισ εφεσιων
29 The city was filled with commotion. They rushed like one man into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s companions in travel.
και επλησθη η πολισ ολη τησ συγχυσεωσ ωρμησαν τε ομοθυμαδον εισ το θεατρον συναρπασαντεσ γαιον και αρισταρχον μακεδονασ συνεκδημουσ παυλου
30 When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him,
του δε παυλου βουλομενου εισελθειν εισ τον δημον ουκ ειων αυτον οι μαθηται
31 and some of the Asiarchs, too, who were his friends, sent word to him repeatedly, entreating him not to venture into the theater.
τινεσ δε και των ασιαρχων οντεσ αυτω φιλοι πεμψαντεσ προσ αυτον παρεκαλουν μη δουναι εαυτον εισ το θεατρον
32 Now some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in an uproar, and the majority had no idea why they were come together.
αλλοι μεν ουν αλλο τι εκραζον ην γαρ η εκκλησια συγκεχυμενη και οι πλειουσ ουκ ηδεισαν τινοσ ενεκεν συνεληλυθεισαν
33 And they brought Alexander out of the crowd, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, would have made a defense to the people,
εκ δε του οχλου προεβιβασαν αλεξανδρον προβαλοντων αυτον των ιουδαιων ο δε αλεξανδροσ κατασεισασ την χειρα ηθελεν απολογεισθαι τω δημω
34 but when they saw that he was a Jew they all, with one voice, for about two hours, shouted,
επιγνοντεσ δε οτι ιουδαιοσ εστιν φωνη εγενετο μια εκ παντων ωσ επι ωρασ δυο κραζοντων μεγαλη η αρτεμισ εφεσιων
35 At length the recorder got them quiet. "Men of Ephesus," he said, "who here does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple- guardian of the great Diana and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
καταστειλασ δε ο γραμματευσ τον οχλον φησιν ανδρεσ εφεσιοι τισ γαρ εστιν ανθρωποσ οσ ου γινωσκει την εφεσιων πολιν νεωκορον ουσαν τησ μεγαλησ θεασ αρτεμιδοσ και του διοπετουσ
36 "Since these facts cannot be gainsaid, you ought to be calm and do nothing reckless.
αναντιρρητων ουν οντων τουτων δεον εστιν υμασ κατεσταλμενουσ υπαρχειν και μηδεν προπετεσ πρασσειν
37 "For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
ηγαγετε γαρ τουσ ανδρασ τουτουσ ουτε ιεροσυλουσ ουτε βλασφημουντασ την θεον υμων
38 If then Demetrius and his craftsmen have a grievance against any one, the courts are open and there are the proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
ει μεν ουν δημητριοσ και οι συν αυτω τεχνιται εχουσιν προσ τινα λογον αγοραιοι αγονται και ανθυπατοι εισιν εγκαλειτωσαν αλληλοισ
39 But if you desire anything further, it must be settled in the regular assembly.
ει δε τι περι ετερων επιζητειτε εν τη εννομω εκκλησια επιλυθησεται
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused in regard to this day’s riot, since there is no cause for it, nor shall we be able to give account for this disorderly gathering."
και γαρ κινδυνευομεν εγκαλεισθαι στασεωσ περι τησ σημερον μηδενοσ αιτιου υπαρχοντοσ περι ου ου δυνησομεθα δουναι λογον τησ συστροφησ ταυτησ
41 With these words he dismissed the assembly.
και ταυτα ειπων απελυσεν την εκκλησιαν
