Acts 16:15-17
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
15 And when she and her household were baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be a believer[a] in the Lord, then having entered into my house, be staying with me”. And she prevailed-upon us.
Paul Casts a Demon Out of a Fortune-Telling Servant-Girl
16 And it came about while we were going to the place of prayer that a certain servant-girl having a soothsaying[b] spirit met us, who was bringing-about a large profit to her masters telling-fortunes. 17 This one, while closely-following Paul and us[c], was crying-out, saying, “These men are slaves of the Most-High God[d], who are proclaiming to you a way[e] of salvation”.
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- Acts 16:15 Or, faithful to, trustworthy in.
- Acts 16:16 Or, divination.
- Acts 16:17 This is the last time Luke includes himself with Paul until 20:5, again in Philippi.
- Acts 16:17 Or, god. She may mean the highest of the gods she worships; or, the true God.
- Acts 16:17 Or, the way. The hearers probably understood her to mean a way, not the only way.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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