Study it in the app“And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, saying that those made by hands are not gods.”
Andκαὶyou seeθεωρεῖτεandκαὶhearἀκούετεthatὅτιnotοὐonlyμόνονin EphesusἘφέσουbutἀλλὰin almostσχεδὸνallπάσηςAsiaτῆς ἈσίαςthisοὗτοςPaulὁ Παῦλοςhas persuadedπείσαςandturned awayμετέστησενa considerableἱκανὸνcrowd,ὄχλονsayingλέγωνthatὅτιthoseοἱmadeγινόμενοιbyδιὰhandsχειρῶνare notοὐκ εἰσὶνgods.θεοὶ
watch
To observe something closely.
Where else “theōreite” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouete” appearsonly
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearsEphesus
See it on the mapWhere else “Ephesou” appearsalmost
Almost, nearly.
Where else “schedon” appearsAsia
See it on the mapWhere else “Asias” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearspersuade
To lead another, by words, to think or do something.
Where else “peisas” appearslead astray
Lead people another way.
Where else “metestēsen” appearsconsiderable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanon” appearscrowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlon” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appearsbe made
To come into being, to be made.
Where else “ginomenoi” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheirōn” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appearsgod
A god of other peoples.
Where else “theoi” appears1Ephesus
Today: Ephesus ruins, near Selçuk, Turkey
A great port city on the west coast of present-day Turkey.
Paul lived there about three years, teaching (Acts 19:1, 10; 20:31). The letter to the Ephesians and the first message in Revelation are addressed to its assembly (Eph 1:1; Rev 2:1).
2Asia
Today: western Turkey (western Anatolia)
A Roman province in what is now western Turkey, with Ephesus as its main city.
Paul taught two years in Ephesus, and everyone in the province heard the word of the Lord (Acts 19:10). The seven assemblies of Revelation were there (Rev 1:4).
25He gathered these together with the workers in similar trades and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our prosperity.
26 · This verse (above)
27And not only is this line of business of ours in danger of coming into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis is in danger of being counted as nothing, and she is going to be stripped of her majesty, she whom all Asia and the inhabited world worship.”
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?
