Acts 19:26 
Context| NETBible | 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 |
| NIV © biblegateway Act 19:26 |
And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all. |
| NASB © biblegateway Act 19:26 |
"You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all. |
| NLT © biblegateway Act 19:26 |
As you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t gods at all. And this is happening not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province! |
| MSG © biblegateway Act 19:26 |
and you've seen how Paul has barged in and discredited what we're doing by telling people that there's no such thing as a god made with hands. A lot of people are going along with him, not only here in Ephesus but all through Asia province. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Act 19:26 |
And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men’s hands: |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Act 19:26 |
You also see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost the whole of Asia this Paul has persuaded and drawn away a considerable number of people by saying that gods made with hands are not gods. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Act 19:26 |
"Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands. |
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| NASB © biblegateway Act 19:26 |
"You see <2334> and hear <191> that not only <3440> in Ephesus <2181> , but in almost <4975> all <3956> of Asia <773> , this <3778> Paul <3972> has persuaded <3982> and turned <3179> away <3179> a considerable <2425> number <3793> of people <3793> , saying <3004> that gods made <1096> with hands <5495> are no <3756> gods at all.<2316> |
| NET [draft] ITL | And <2532> you see <2334> and <2532> hear <191> that <3754> this <3778> Paul <3972> has persuaded <3982> and turned away <3179> a large <2425> crowd <3793> , not <3756> only <3440> in Ephesus <2181> but <235> in practically <4975> all <3956> of the province of Asia <773> , by saying <3004> that <3754> gods <2316> made <1096> by <1223> hands <5495> are <1510> not <3756> gods at all. |
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| NETBible | 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 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “persuading.” The participle πείσας (peisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. 2 tn Or “misled.” 3 tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 3.a has “of pers. ὄχλος a large crowd…Ac 11:24, 26; 19:26.” 4 map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2. 5 tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22. 6 tn The participle λέγων (legwn) has been regarded as indicating instrumentality. 7 tn The words “at all” are not in the Greek text but are implied. 7 sn Gods made by hands are not gods at all. Paul preached against paganism’s idolatry. Here is a one-line summary of a speech like that in Acts 17:22-31. |
