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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/16.htm">New International Version</a> When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. <a href="/nlt/acts/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace. <a href="/esv/acts/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. <a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/acts/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now her masters having seen that their hope of profit was gone, having taken hold of Paul and Silas, dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. <a href="/kjv/acts/16.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/acts/16.htm">New King James Version</a> But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. <a href="/nasb_/acts/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was suddenly gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities, <a href="/nasb/acts/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities, <a href="/nasb77/acts/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the market place before the authorities, <a href="/lsb/acts/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But when her masters saw that their hope of profit had left, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities, <a href="/amp/acts/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the market place [where trials were held], <a href="/csb/acts/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When her owners realized that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. <a href="/hcsb/acts/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. <a href="/asv/acts/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/acts/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the girl's owners realized they had lost all chances for making more money, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into court. <a href="/erv/acts/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/acts/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square. <a href="/gnt/acts/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square. <a href="/isv/acts/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities who met together in the public square. <a href="/msb/acts/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/acts/16.htm">NET Bible</a> But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. <a href="/nheb/acts/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/acts/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place to the rulers, <a href="/wey/acts/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the magistrates in the public square. <a href="/web/acts/16.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew [them] into the marketplace, to the rulers, <a href="/blb/acts/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Now her masters having seen that their hope of profit was gone, having taken hold of Paul and Silas, dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. <a href="/ylt/acts/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew them to the market-place, unto the rulers, <a href="/slt/acts/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And her lords having seen that the hope of their gain went out, taking Paul and Silas, they drew to the assembly to the rulers,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the marketplace to the rulers. <a href="/cpdv/acts/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But her masters, seeing that the hope of their profit went away, apprehended Paul and Silas, and they brought them to the rulers at the courthouse. <a href="/nabre/acts/16.htm">New American Bible</a> When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square before the local authorities. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when her masters saw that the hope for their business was lost with her power, they seized Paul and Silas and beat them and brought them to the market place. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> When her masters saw that the hope of their business had departed from her, they seized Paulus and Shila, and they dragged and brought them to the marketplace.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market to the rulers. <a href="/godbey/acts/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And her masters seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, arresting Paul and Silas, dragged them into the forum to the rulers, <a href="/haweis/acts/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> 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 forum before the chief rulers, <a href="/mace/acts/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a> her masters finding they had lost such a prospect of gain, seized upon Paul and Silas, and hawl'd them to the publick place before the magistrates. <a href="/wey/acts/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But when her owners saw that their hopes of gain were gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the magistrates in the public square. <a href="/worrell/acts/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, laying hold on Paul and Silas, dragged them into the market-place before the rulers; <a href="/worsley/acts/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he came out that instant. And when her masters saw, that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the court to the magistrates. <a href="/parallel/acts/16-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=5364" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/16.htm">Paul and Silas Imprisoned</a> …18She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. 19<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">When</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the girl’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: kyrioi (N-NMP) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">owners</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: Idontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">saw</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1680.htm" title="1680: elpis (N-NFS) -- Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.">hope</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/2039.htm" title="2039: ergasias (N-GFS) -- From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit, pains.">making money</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">was gone,</a> <a href="/greek/1949.htm" title="1949: epilabomenoi (V-APM-NMP) -- To lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent). ">they seized</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3972.htm" title="3972: Paulon (N-AMS) -- Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.">Paul</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4609.htm" title="4609: Silan (N-AMS) -- Silas, a pet-form of the name Silvanus; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul. Contraction for Silouanos; Silas, a Christian.">Silas</a> <a href="/greek/1670.htm" title="1670: heilkysan (V-AIA-3P) -- To drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe. Or helko hel'-ko; probably akin to haireomai; to drag.">and dragged them</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">before</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/758.htm" title="758: archontas (N-AMP) -- Present participle of archo; a first.">authorities</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/58.htm" title="58: agoran (N-AFS) -- From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare.">marketplace.</a> 20They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/19-24.htm">Acts 19:24-27</a> It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. / Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity. / And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all. ... <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5-9</a> The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people. / But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, / and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!” ... <a href="/acts/6-12.htm">Acts 6:12-14</a> So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Acts 21:30-31</a> The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. / While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil. <a href="/acts/19-23.htm">Acts 19:23</a> About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. <a href="/acts/4-1.htm">Acts 4:1-3</a> While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them, / greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. / They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day. <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Acts 5:17-18</a> Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out / and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. <a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Acts 14:19</a> Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead. <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50</a> The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district. <a href="/acts/18-12.htm">Acts 18:12-13</a> While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat. / “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said. <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22-23</a> The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!” / As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air, <a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-15</a> When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ... <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Acts 24:5-6</a> We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, / and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. <a href="/acts/25-7.htm">Acts 25:7</a> When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove. <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Acts 26:21</a> For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace to the rulers,the hope.<a href="/acts/19-24.htm">Acts 19:24-27</a> For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; … <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a> For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.they.<a href="/acts/9-16.htm">Acts 9:16</a> For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.<a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Acts 14:5,19</a> And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, … <a href="/acts/15-26.htm">Acts 15:26</a> Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.market-place.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/4-23.htm">Authorities</a> <a href="/acts/8-39.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/acts/14-19.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-14.htm">Employment</a> <a href="/acts/13-24.htm">Face</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/john/8-37.htm">Gains</a> <a href="/acts/16-17.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/acts/8-22.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/acts/13-36.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/acts/14-5.htm">Magistrates</a> <a href="/acts/15-41.htm">Making</a> <a href="/john/5-2.htm">Market</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Marketplace</a> <a href="/luke/7-32.htm">Market-Place</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/acts/10-2.htm">Money</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Owners</a> <a href="/acts/16-18.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/acts/12-21.htm">Public</a> <a href="/john/21-11.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/acts/12-12.htm">Realized</a> <a href="/acts/16-4.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/acts/15-40.htm">Silas</a> <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Square</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/16-20.htm">Authorities</a> <a href="/acts/19-29.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Dragged</a> <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm">Employment</a> <a href="/acts/16-29.htm">Face</a> <a href="/acts/19-24.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/philippians/3-7.htm">Gains</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-28.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/acts/17-19.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/acts/17-27.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/romans/8-24.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/acts/16-20.htm">Magistrates</a> <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Market</a> <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Marketplace</a> <a href="/acts/17-17.htm">Market-Place</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/acts/22-28.htm">Money</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">Owners</a> <a href="/acts/16-22.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/19-24.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/acts/18-28.htm">Public</a> <a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/acts/19-34.htm">Realized</a> <a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/acts/18-17.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/acts/16-22.htm">Silas</a> <a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Square</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 16</div>1. <a href="/acts/16-1.htm">Paul and Silas are Joined by Timothy,</a> 7. <a href="/acts/16-7.htm">and being called by the Spirit from one country to another,</a> 14. <a href="/acts/16-14.htm">convert Lydia,</a> 16. <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">and cast out a spirit of divination;</a> 19. <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">for which cause they are whipped and imprisoned.</a> 25. <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">The prison doors are opened.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/16-31.htm">The jailor is converted,</a> 35. <a href="/acts/16-35.htm">and they are delivered.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the Roman world, slavery was a common practice, and individuals could own slaves who had special abilities, such as the spirit of divination possessed by this girl. The owners' primary concern was financial gain, reflecting a materialistic worldview that often clashed with the teachings of Christianity. The loss of income due to the exorcism performed by Paul underscores the tension between the early Christian mission and the economic interests of the time. This incident also illustrates the transformative power of the Gospel, which disrupts sinful practices and challenges societal norms.they seized Paul and Silas The act of seizing Paul and Silas demonstrates the hostility and opposition faced by early Christians. This physical apprehension is indicative of the broader persecution that the apostles and early believers often encountered. The Greek term used here implies a forceful and aggressive action, reflecting the anger and desperation of the girl's owners. This event is part of a pattern seen throughout Acts, where the proclamation of the Gospel leads to conflict and suffering for its messengers, echoing Jesus' own prediction that His followers would face persecution (<a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a>).and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace The marketplace, or agora, was the center of public life in a Roman city, serving as a hub for commerce, social interaction, and legal proceedings. By bringing Paul and Silas to the authorities in this public setting, the accusers sought to leverage the legal system against them, possibly hoping to incite a public outcry. This tactic of using legal and civic structures to suppress the Christian message is seen elsewhere in Acts, such as in the trials of Peter and John (Acts 4) and later Paul himself (Acts 24-26). The involvement of the authorities highlights the intersection of religious and civic life in the Roman Empire and the challenges faced by the early church in navigating these dynamics.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_and_silas.htm">Paul and Silas</a> Early Christian missionaries and apostles who were spreading the Gospel in Philippi. 2. <a href="/topical/o/owners_of_the_slave_girl.htm">Owners of the Slave Girl</a> Individuals who profited from a slave girl’s ability to predict the future, which was attributed to a spirit of divination. 3. <a href="/topical/m/marketplace.htm">Marketplace</a> The public area in Philippi where legal matters and public discussions took place. 4. <a href="/topical/a/authorities.htm">Authorities</a> The local magistrates or officials responsible for maintaining order and administering justice in the city. 5. <a href="/topical/p/philippi.htm">Philippi</a> A Roman colony in Macedonia, significant for being one of the first places in Europe where Paul established a Christian community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Following Christ may lead to opposition and persecution, as seen in the experience of Paul and Silas. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> The casting out of the spirit highlights the reality of spiritual battles and the authority believers have in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_love_of_money.htm">The Love of Money</a> The owners' reaction underscores the dangers of prioritizing financial gain over righteousness and truth. <a href="/topical/p/public_witness.htm">Public Witness</a> Paul and Silas's actions in the marketplace demonstrate the importance of maintaining a faithful witness in public spheres. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite the immediate negative consequences, God used the situation to further His purposes, as seen later in the conversion of the Philippian jailer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 16</a> <a href="/q/why_were_paul_and_silas_jailed.htm">Why were Paul and Silas imprisoned in Philippi?</a> <a href="/q/how_trust_paul's_claim_on_macedonian_giving.htm">In 2 Corinthians 8:1–2, how can we trust Paul’s claim that the impoverished Macedonians gave beyond their means if there’s no external historical data corroborating their extreme poverty? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_paul's_miracles.htm">Romans 15:19 mentions signs and wonders by Paul, but where is the historical or archeological evidence supporting these miracles? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_philippi_church_important.htm">What is the significance of the Church in Philippi?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) That the hope of their gains was gone.--Better, of their occupation. The word for "gains" is the same as that translated "gain" and "craft" in <a href="/context/acts/19-24.htm" title="For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;">Acts 19:24-25</a>. There is something like a prophetic significance in the use, at this stage, of the word which was the key to nearly all the persecutions to which the early believers were exposed. Men could tolerate varieties of worship or the speculations of philosophers: they were roused to madness by that which threatened their business. The use in the Greek of the same verb for "was gone," as had been used in the previous verse for "come out," gives an emphasis which the English does not reproduce. Their business and the spirit of divination "passed away" together.Paul and Silas.--Luke and Timotheus escaped, probably, as less conspicuous.Drew them into the marketplace.--The marketplace, or Agora, was, in all Greek cities, the centre of social life. In Philippi, as a colonia, reproducing the arrangements of Rome, it would answer to the Forum, where the magistrates habitually sat. What had taken place would naturally cause excitement and attract a crowd.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - But for and, A.V.; gain for gains, A.V. (ἐργασία, as ver. 16); bald hold on for caught, A.V.; dragged for drew, A.V.; before for unto, A.V. The rulers (οἱ ἄρχοντες); the archons. Meyer thinks these were the city judges, or magistrates (who always had their court in the ἀγορά, or forum), by whom Paul and Silas were sent to the praetors (στρατηγοί) for judgment. So in <a href="/luke/12-58.htm">Luke 12:58</a>, the litigants go to the ἀρχών, first, and he sends them on to the κριτής, or judge, who orders them for punishment. This seems a more probable explanation than that commonly adopted (Howson, Alford, Renan, Lewin, etc.), that the ἄρχοντες and the στρατηγοί mean the same officers. No reason can be conceived for Luke's calling them ἄρχοντες if he meant στρατηγοί, or for naming the office's twice over when once was sufficient. Nor is it likely that officers of such high rank as the duumviri, or proctors, as they had come to be called, should be always in the forum, to try every petty case (see articles "Colonia, Duumviri," and "Praetor," in 'Dict. of Greek and Roman Antiquities'). It seems, therefore, that Meyer's explanation is right. At Athens the general term ἄρχοντες was applied to inferior magistrates, as well as to the nine archons ('Dict. of Greek and Roman Antiquities' "Archon"). Ver. 20. - When they had brought for brought, A.V.; unto for to, A.V.; they said for saying, A.V. The magistrates; στρατηγοί, i.e. the praetors. Philippi, being a colony, was governed by Roman magistrates called duumviri, corresponding to the two consuls at Rome. But we learn from Cicero that in his time the duuraviri in the colonies were beginning to be called praetors, a little previously used only at Rome ('De Leg. Agrar.,' 34), and to be preceded by lictors (ῤάβδουχαοι of ver. 35). Two inscriptions have been found in which the duumviri of Philippi are mentioned (Lewin, p. 26). <a href="/commentaries/acts/16-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[When] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the girl’s] αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. owners κύριοι (kyrioi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. saw Ἰδόντες (Idontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. hope ἐλπὶς (elpis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. making money ἐργασίας (ergasias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2039.htm">Strong's 2039: </a> From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit, pains. was gone, ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. they seized ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1949.htm">Strong's 1949: </a> To lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent). Paul Παῦλον (Paulon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3972.htm">Strong's 3972: </a> Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Silas Σιλᾶν (Silan) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4609.htm">Strong's 4609: </a> Silas, a pet-form of the name Silvanus; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul. Contraction for Silouanos; Silas, a Christian. [and] dragged [them] εἵλκυσαν (heilkysan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1670.htm">Strong's 1670: </a> To drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe. Or helko hel'-ko; probably akin to haireomai; to drag. before ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. authorities ἄρχοντας (archontas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Present participle of archo; a first. in εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. marketplace. ἀγορὰν (agoran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_58.htm">Strong's 58: </a> From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/16-19.htm">Acts 16:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 16:19 But when her masters saw that (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/16-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 16:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 16:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/16-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 16:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 16:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>