Acts 19:26

19:26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded ¹  and turned away ²  a large crowd, ³  not only in Ephesus ⁴  but in practically all of the province of Asia, ⁵  by saying ⁶  that gods made by hands are not gods at all. ⁷ 

[19:26]  ¹ tn Grk “persuading.” The participle πείσας (peisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:26]  ² tn Or “misled.”

[19:26]  ³ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 3.a has “of pers. ὄχλος a large crowd…Ac 11:24, 26; 19:26.”

[19:26]  ⁴ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[19:26]  ⁵ tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.

[19:26]  ⁶ tn The participle λέγων (legwn) has been regarded as indicating instrumentality.

[19:26]  ⁷ tn The words “at all” are not in the Greek text but are implied.