Study it in the app“But 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.”
Butδὲwhen her mastersοἱ κύριοι αὐτῆςsawἸδόντεςthatὅτιthe hopeἡ ἐλπὶςof theirαὐτῶνprofitτῆς ἐργασίαςhad gone out,ἐξῆλθενthey seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιPaulτὸν ΠαῦλονandκαὶSilasτὸν Σιλᾶνanddragged themεἵλκυσανintoεἰςthe marketplaceτὴν ἀγορὰνbeforeἐπὶthe authorities.τοὺς ἄρχοντας
master
The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.
Where else “kyrioi” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “Idontes” appearshope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpis” appearswork, business
Work, effort; business, the profit a trade brings; "make an effort".
Where else “ergasias” appearsgo out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appearsseize
To grip someone, or arrest them.
Where else “epilabomenoi” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appearsSilas
Silas, a leader of the believers in Jerusalem and a companion of Paul; also called Silvanus.
Where else “Silan” appearsdraw, drag
Draw, drag, pull something toward oneself.
Where else “heilkysan” appearsmarketplace
Marketplace, public square: the town's meeting place.
Where else “agoran” appearsruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “archontas” appears18And 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.
19 · This verse (above)
20And bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are greatly disturbing our city
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?
