Study it in the app“so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.”
so thatὥστεevenκαὶhandkerchiefsσουδάριαorἢapronsσιμικίνθιαthat had touchedhisαὐτοῦskinἀπὸ τοῦ χρωτὸςwere carriedἀποφέρεσθαιtoἐπὶthe sick,τοὺς ἀσθενοῦνταςandκαὶthe diseasesτὰς νόσουςleftἀπαλλάσσεσθαιthem,ἀπ’ αὐτῶνandτεthe evilτὰ πονηρὰspiritsτά πνεύματαwent out.ἐκπορεύεσθαι
so that
So much that, to the point that.
Where else “hōste” appearsface cloth
Face cloth, handkerchief.
Where else “soudaria” appearsapron
Apron: a work garment tied at the waist.
Where else “simikinthia” appearsskin
Skin, the surface of the body.
Where else “chrōtos” appearscarry off
Carry away, take to another place.
Where else “apopheresthai” appearsbe sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “asthenountas” appearsdisease
Disease, sickness.
Where else “nosous” appearsleave
To go away and leave someone free, as an illness that leaves.
Where else “apallassesthai” appearsevil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēra” appearsevil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneumata” appearsgo out
To exit a place, or head toward someone.
Where else “ekporeuesthai” appearsSweat cloths and work aprons; these may be the ones Paul used in his trade (compare 18:3 and 20:34).
11And God was doing extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
12 · This verse (above)
13But some also of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”
1. What it says
What did those in Ephesus who practiced magic do with their books? (vv. 18-20)
2. What it means
Why did Demetrius and the silversmiths stir up a riot against Paul? What really worried them? (vv. 23-27)
3. How I live it
The people of Ephesus gave up something costly to follow what they now believed (v. 19). What would you be willing to let go of to live more truthfully?
