Discovery BoxActs 16:18 
Context16:18 She continued to do this for many days. But Paul became greatly annoyed, 1 and turned 2 and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ 3 to come out of her!” And it came out of her at once. 4
Acts 16:37
Context16:37 But Paul said to the police officers, 5 “They had us beaten in public 6 without a proper trial 7 – even though we are Roman citizens 8 – and they threw us 9 in prison. And now they want to send us away 10 secretly? Absolutely not! They 11 themselves must come and escort us out!” 12
Acts 19:27
Context19:27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, 13 but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis 14 will be regarded as nothing, 15 and she whom all the province of Asia 16 and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.” 17
1 tn Grk “becoming greatly annoyed.” The participle διαπονηθείς (diaponhqei") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. The aorist has been translated as an ingressive aorist (entry into a state or condition). See BDAG 235 s.v. διαπονέομαι.
2 tn Grk “and turning.” The participle ἐπιστρέψας (epistreya") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
3 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
4 tn BDAG 1102-3 s.v. ὥρα 2.c has “at that very time, at once, instantly” for the usage in this verse.
5 tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the police officers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Grk “Having us beaten in public.” The participle δείραντες (deirante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
7 tn Or “in public, uncondemned.” BDAG 35 s.v. ἀκατάκριτος has “uncondemned, without due process” for this usage.
8 tn The participle ὑπάρχοντας (Juparconta") has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.
9 tn The word “us” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
10 tn L&N 28.71 has “send us away secretly” for this verse.
11 tn Grk “But they.”
12 sn They themselves must come and escort us out! Paul was asking for the injustice he and Silas suffered to be symbolically righted. It was a way of publicly taking their actions off the record and showing the apostles’ innocence, a major public statement. Note the apology given in v. 39.
13 tn Or “come under public criticism.” BDAG 101 s.v. ἀπελεγμός has “come into disrepute Ac 19:27.”
14 sn Artemis was the name of a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.
15 tn BDAG 597 s.v. λογίζομαι 1.b has “εἰς οὐθὲν λογισθῆναι be looked upon as nothing…Ac 19:27.”
16 tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.
17 tn Or “her magnificence.” BDAG 488 s.v. καθαιρέω 2.b has “καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς μεγαλειότητος αὐτῆς suffer the loss of her magnificence Ac 19:27”; L&N 13.38 has “‘and to have her greatness done away with’ Ac 19:27.”
sn Suffer the loss of her greatness. It is important to appreciate that money alone was not the issue, even for the pagan Ephesians. The issue was ultimately the dishonor of their goddess to whom they were devoted in worship. The battle was a “cosmic” one between deities.
