Passage
Acts 19.9-10
9. But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10. And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia... (ASV)Book: Acts · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
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ASV
7. And they were in all about twelve men. 8. And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9. But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10. And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
- And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12. insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out. (Acts 19:7-12, ASV)
WEB
7. They were about twelve men in all. 8. He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
9. But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10. This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
- God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, 12. so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out. (Acts 19:7-12, WEB)
KJV
7. And all the men were about twelve. 8. And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9. But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 10. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
- And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12. So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. (Acts 19:7-12, KJV)
YLT
7. and all the men were, as it were, twelve. 8. And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,
9. and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus. 10. And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,
- mighty works also, not common, was God working through the hands of Paul, 12. so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them. (Acts 19:7-12, YLT)
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Setting
- Speaker: Luke, narrating
- Audience: Theophilus and Luke's wider readership (Acts 1:1)
- Location: Ephesus, the leading city of the Roman province of Asia
- Time period: c. AD 52-55, during Paul's long stay in Ephesus on his third journey (Acts 19:10; 20:31)
Theological reading
"But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks" (Acts 19:9-10, KJV).
A lecture hall for two years. When opposition in the synagogue hardened, Paul moved the believers to "the school of one Tyrannus" and taught there daily. Some later manuscripts add that he taught from the fifth to the tenth hour, the late morning to mid-afternoon, a detail found in the Western text but not in most early manuscripts.
"All they which dwelt in Asia heard." From one city the message spread through the province. Churches at Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis (Colossians 1:7; 4:13) and the seven churches of Revelation 2 and 3 all lay in this region. The growth is credited to two years of daily teaching, a point against the claim that Christianity spread only by force (see Christianity Spread Only by the Sword Objection Defeater).
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.
- G3056 - logos, logos, Strong's G3056
- G0191 - akouo, akouo, Strong's G0191
- G1096 - ginomai, ginomai, Strong's G1096
- G2962 - kyrios, kyrios, Strong's G2962
- G2424 - Iesous, Iesous, Strong's G2424
- G3956 - pas, pas, Strong's G3956
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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