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Acts 16:19
New English Translation
Acts 16:19
New English Translation
19 But when her owners[a] saw their hope of profit[b] was gone, they seized[c] Paul and Silas and dragged[d] them into the marketplace[e] before the authorities.
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- Acts 16:19 tn Or “masters.”
- Acts 16:19 tn On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see BDAG 390 s.v. 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together.
- Acts 16:19 tn Grk “was gone, seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 16:19 tn On the term ἕλκω (helkō) see BDAG 318 s.v. 1.
- Acts 16:19 sn The marketplace (Greek agora) was not only a place of trade and commerce in the first century Greco-Roman world. It was a place of discussion and dialogue (the “public square”), a place of judgment (courts held session there), a place for idle people and those seeking work, and a place for children to play.
Acts 16:19
New International Version
Acts 16:19
New International Version
19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(A) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(B) and dragged(C) them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
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