Study it in the app“And she kept doing this for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed and turning to the spirit, said, “I command you in the name of Jesus the Messiah to come out of her.” And it came out that very hour.”
Andδὲshe kept doingἐποίειthisτοῦτοforἐπὶmanyπολλὰςdays.ἡμέραςButδὲPaul,Παῦλοςgreatly annoyedδιαπονηθεὶςandκαὶturningἐπιστρέψαςto the spirit,τῷ πνεύματιsaid,εἶπεν“I commandΠαραγγέλλωyouσοιinἐνthe nameὀνόματιof JesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦto come outἐξελθεῖνofἀπ’her.”αὐτῆςAndκαὶit came outἐξῆλθενthat veryαὐτῇ τῇhour.ὥρᾳ
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiei” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollas” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearsbe annoyed
Be annoyed, greatly disturbed, irritated by something.
Where else “diaponētheis” appearsturn back
To turn around, or go back.
Where else “epistrepsas” appearsevil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneumati” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearscommand, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “Parangellō” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearscome out of
For a spirit to come out of a person.
Where else “exelthein” appearshour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrai” appears17She, following Paul and us, kept crying out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation.”
18 · This verse (above)
19But when her masters saw that the hope of their profit had gone out, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?
