Acts 16:19
ContextNETBible | But when her owners 1 saw their hope of profit 2 was gone, they seized 3 Paul and Silas and dragged 4 them into the marketplace before the authorities. |
XREF | Mt 10:16-18; Mt 24:9; Mr 13:9; Ac 9:16; Ac 14:5,19; Ac 15:26; Ac 18:12,13; Ac 19:24-27; Ac 21:30; 2Co 6:5; 1Ti 6:10 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “masters.” 2 tn On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see BDAG 390 s.v. 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together. 3 tn Grk “was gone, seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. 4 tn On the term ἕλκω ({elkw) see BDAG 318 s.v. 1. |