19But 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.


In Context

16 It happened, as we were going to prayer, that a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.

17 Following Paul and us, she cried out, |These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!|

18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, |I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!| It came out that very hour.

19 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.

20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, |These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

21 and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.|

Acts 16:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:19And 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,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:19When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:19But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the marketplace to the rulers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:19But 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,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gains was gone, having seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the market before the magistrates;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:19But 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,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19And 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,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19And 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:19And 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,