Acts 16:19

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

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WEBBE

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

BSB

When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

KJV

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

ASV

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

BBE

But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;

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ἰδόντες idontes Having seen G1492 δὲ de now G1161 οἱ hoi the G3588 κύριοι kurioi masters G2962 αὐτῆς autēs of her G846 ὅτι hoti that G3754 ἐξῆλθεν exēlthen was gone G1831 ἡ hē the G3588 ἐλπὶς elpis hope G1680 τῆς tēs of the G3588 ἐργασίας ergasias profit G2039 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 ἐπιλαβόμενοι epilabomenoi having taken hold of G1949 τὸν ton (the) G3588 Παῦλον Paulon Paul G3972 καὶ kai and G2532 τὸν ton (the) G3588 Σιλᾶν Silan Silas G4609 εἵλκυσαν eilkusan they dragged [them] G1670 εἰς eis into G1519 τὴν tēn the G3588 ἀγορὰν agoran marketplace G58 ἐπὶ epi before G1909 τοὺς tous the G3588 ἄρχοντας archontas rulers G758

The early church

"And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas." So then Paul did all, both miracles and teaching, but of the dangers Silas also is partaker. "And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone." Everywhere money the cause of evils. O that heathen cruelty! they wished the girl to be still a demoniac, that they might make money by her. "They caught Paul and Silas," it says, "and dragged them into the marketplace unto the rulers, and brought them unto the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city!"
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–24

Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much mischief is done to the real servants of Christ, by unholy and false preachers of the gospel, who are confounded with them by careless observers. Those who do good by drawing men from sin, may expect to be reviled as troublers of the city. While they teach men to fear God, to believe in Christ, to forsake sin, and to live godly lives, they will be accused of teaching bad customs.

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Cross-references

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People & places

PaulSilas

Topics

PaulMaliceCovetousnessPrisonersCriminalsSilasArrestMarket

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.