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Acts 16:19 KJV
Acts · chapter 16 · verse 19
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,Acts 16:19 · King James Version
Acts 16:19 in context
17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
19And 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,
20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- marketplaceagoraany assembly, especially of the people, the place of assembly, for public debating,, for…G58 →
- masterskyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- caughtepilambanomaito take in addition, to lay hold of, take possession of, overtake, attain, attain to, to…G1949 →
- gainsergasiaa working, performing, work, business, gain got by work, profit, endeavour, painsG2039 →
- SilassilasSilas = "woody", a Roman citizen, the companion of the apostle Paul on several of his…G4609 →
- hopeelpisexpectation of evil, fear, expectation of good, hope, in the Christian sense, joyful and…G1680 →
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Paul and his companions, though they were for some time buried in obscurity at Philippi, yet now begin to be taken notice of. I. A damsel that had a spirit of divination caused them to be taken notice of, by proclaiming them to be the servants of God. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-24