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Acts 19:31

And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

KJV

τινὲς δὲ καὶ τῶν Ἀσιαρχῶν, ὄντες αὐτῷ φίλοι, πέμψαντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παρεκάλουν μὴ δοῦναι ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸ θέατρον.

Greek NT

Quidam autem et de Asiæ principibus, qui erant amici ejus, miserunt ad eum rogantes ne se daret in theatrum :

Vulgate

And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.

ASV

And some also of the rulers of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, desiring that he would not venture himself into the theatre.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θέατρον
theatron
noun · 3×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
verb · 108×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
φίλος
philos
noun · 27×
Ἀσιάρχης
asiarches
noun · 1×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 4:9 — For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
  • Acts 2:9 — Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
  • Acts 19:10 — 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.