TỊBỊYỌ 20

Penimọye Bolou K’emi Kpọ “Egberigbaa Bọlọụ Amú”

Apollos mọ Paul mọ baratụa biin kịmịama pịrị wẹrị ebiegberi naa mị

Duo boemi yọbị Acts 18:23–19:41

1, 2. (a) Ephesus ama bị te bụụdọọnye kị Paul mọ wo ikie-otubo mọ paamọ ma o? (b) Bei egberitịbị mị teeki wó mọ tolumọ dọụmịnị a o?

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“Apollos . . . Bible Nimi Kụrọmọ Mị” (Acts 18:24-28)

3, 4. Apollos gbelemọ yọmị, Aquila mọ Priscilla mọ teeki dọụ ẹrị ma, ámịnị bá tebara ka kị baratụa ụ pịrị ma o?

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5, 6. Teeki baratụa Apollos pịrị wẹrị ebibara akị Jehovah fịrịwẹnị ma o, wo mịẹdịaye mị te ka kị wó tolumọ ma o?

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7. Angọ-iyerimọ gbelemọ yọmị, Paul mọ Apollos mọ te ebi mịẹdịaye ka paa wó pịrị emi a o?

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“Paul Angọ-asụọ Bara Akị Daabụọ Egberi Gbaa Mị” (Acts 18:23; 19:1-10)

8. Paul te ụwọụ kị duo waị Ephesus amú ma, bá tetuu a o?

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EPHESUS—CAPITAL OF ASIA

Ephesus was the largest city in western Asia Minor. In the apostle Paul’s day, its population probably exceeded 250,000. As the capital of the Roman province of Asia, it proudly bore the title “First and Greatest Metropolis of Asia.”

Ephesus derived great wealth from commerce and religion. Located close to the mouth of a navigable river, its seaport stood at the intersection of trade routes. Ephesus was home not only to the famous temple of Artemis but also to the shrines and temples of numerous other Greco-Roman, Egyptian, and Anatolian deities.

The temple of Artemis, lauded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, measured approximately 350 feet (105 m) by 160 feet (50 m). It contained some 100 marble pillars, each about 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter at the base and almost 55 feet (17 m) high. The temple was considered sacrosanct throughout the ancient Mediterranean area, and huge sums of money were entrusted to the safekeeping of Artemis; so the temple also became the most important banking center in Asia.

Other important buildings in Ephesus were a stadium for athletic contests and possibly even gladiatorial combat, a theater, civic and commercial squares, and colonnades housing shops.

The Greek geographer Strabo reports that the harbor of Ephesus suffered from silting. In time, the city therefore ceased to function as a port and was abandoned. Since no modern city stands on the same site, present-day visitors to the extensive ruins of Ephesus can, in effect, step back into the ancient world.

9. Tetuu kị duonị zụa Chirsttuuduo-otu waị benibile agbẹị ma o, omịnị ba teeki tolumọ akị a paa emi a o?

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10. Paul tetuu kị duonị, karịwarị duo seri kịmịotu bẹnịị emiyọ amú ma o, omịnị ba tebara ka kị ụ dimịẹ a paa emia o?

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11, 12. (a) Paul tebara ka kị angọtụa fịrịwẹnị mịnị kịmị bara mịẹdịa ma o? (b) Jehovah Iseriotu tebara ka kị angọtụa bara egberigbaa fịrịwẹnị mịnị o?

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Two sisters witnessing by telephone. — We endeavor to reach people wherever they can be found

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Seitẹmẹ-Ama K’emi Kpọ “Egberi Gbaa Mị” (Acts 19:11-22)

13, 14. (a) Jehovah baratụa Paul pịrị wẹrị teeki mịẹ ma o? (b) Sceva awọụbọ teeki mịẹ ma o, Ikpe karịbụọ-otu mịẹmịnị bara mọ Sceva awọụbọ mịẹbara mọ tebara ka kị lei emi a o?

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15. Tẹmẹtolumọye gbelemọ yọmị, omịnị Ephesus otubo duo teeki tolumọ akị ma o?

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“Bụụdọọnye Paa Mị” (Acts 19:23-41)

Demetrius, holding up a silver shrine of Artemis, angrily speaking to fellow craftsmen in a silversmith shop in Ephesus. In the background, Paul preaches to people gathered in the marketplace. — “Men, you well know that from this business comes our prosperity.”—Acts 19:25

16, 17. (a) Demetrius Ephesus bọọ bụụdọọnye mịẹpaamọ bara gbaa. (b) Ephesus otubo teeki mịẹ ma o?

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18, 19. (a) Ephesus opu-owei bị teeki mịẹ ma o? (b) Daabụọ-otu zụa ifieama tebara ka kị baratụa Jehovah Iseriotu pịrị mịnị a, omịnị ba teeki mịẹ agbẹị emi a o?

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20. (a) Bụọdẹ ifie mọ beitịẹkiri mọ Jehovah egberi mị sọụbọlọụ amú mịnị bara mị tebara ka kị ị́ gbele ma o? (b) Teeki ị́ mọ gbinipẹlẹ dẹ a o?

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