“YOU OUGHT TO BE QUIET AND DO NOTHING RASH:”

Dinsdag 25 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 19:32-41)

“BEDAAR EN MOENIE IETS OORHAASTIGS DOEN NIE:”

32. Binne die amfiteater het party dít geskreeu, en ander dát. Die vergadering was in die war, en die meeste mense het eintlik nie eers geweet hoekom hulle daar bymekaar was nie.

33. Sommige van die Jode het vir Aleksander vorentoe gestoot, en hulle het hom vanuit die skare gesê wat by moet doen. Hy het met sy hand beduie dat hy iets ter verdediging vir almal wil sê.

34. Maar toe hulle agterkom dat hy ‘n Jood is, was daar vir byna twee uur lank één kreet van die kant van die skreeuende skare: ‘Groot is Artemis van die Efesiërs! Groot is Artemis van die Efesiërs!’

35. Uiteindelik het die stadsklerk die betogers tot bedaring gebring: “Geagte Efesiërs, het hy gesê: “Daar is verseker nie een mens wat nie weet dat die stad Efese die tempel-beskermer is van die groot Artemis, wie se beeld hier by ons uit die hemel geval het nie!

36. “Dít staan soos ‘n paal bo water. Bedaar dus en moenie iets oorhaastigs doen nie.

37. “Julle het hierdie mans hierheen gebring, alhoewel hulle nie iets uit ons tempel gesteel het, of ons godin beledig het nie.

38. “As Demetrius en sy ambagsmanne dus ‘n klag teen iemand het, – hofsittings word gehou en daar is goewerneurs. Laat hulle mekaar daar gaan aankla.

39. “En as julle enige verdere klagtes het, moet die saak op ‘n wettige volks-vergadering ter tafel gebring word.

40. “Ons loop eerlikwaar gevaar om oor vandag se gebeure van opstand aangekla te word. Daar is geen gronde vir hierdie betoging nie, en ons kan dit nie verantwoord nie.”

41. Hiermee het hy die vergadering verdaag.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Tuesday 25 June 2024.

(Acts 19:32-41)

“YOU OUGHT TO BE QUIET AND DO NOTHING RASH:”

32. Some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly were in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

33. Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward, and told him from the crowd what to say. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.

34. But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried with one voice: ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’

35. And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky?

36. “Seeing then, that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.

37. “You have brought these men here who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess.

38. “If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him, have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.

39. “But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.

40. “For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.

41. And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

(Ek vertrou die Heilige Gees van God om my van die korrekte Skriflesing gedeelte te voorsien elke dag, volgens u behoeftes en verwagtinge. Aan Hom kom toe alle eer, heerlikheid, krag, mag, majesteit, lofprysing, aanbidding, en danksegging, van nou af tot in ewigheid.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

GREAT IS ARTEMIS OF THE EPHESIANS:

Maandag 24 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 19:24-31)

“GROOT IS ARTEMIS VAN DIE EFESIËRS:”

24. Dit het begin by ‘n silwersmid met die naam Dimetrius. Hy het silwer Artemis tempeltjes gemaak, en vir ambagsmanne ‘n beduidende verdienste verskaf.

25. Hy roep toe die ambagsmanne en ander wat soortgelyke werk doen, en sê vir hulle: ‘Manne, julle weet dat ons voorspoed uit hierdie bedryf kom.

26. ‘En nou sien en hoor julle dat hierdie Paulus ‘n beduidende aantal mense van sy standpunt oortuig het, naamlik dat gode wat met die hand gemaak word, gladnie gode is nie. En dit gebeur nie net in Efese nie, maar in byna die hele provinsie Asië!

27. ‘Dis nie net ‘n geval van ons bedryf wat gevaar loop om sy goeie naam te verloor nie. Die gevaar bestaan ook dat die tempel van die groot godin Artemis, wat die hele Asië én die wêreld as godin vereer, as nikswerd beskou word, en dat sy van haar grootheid beroof gaan word.’

28. By die aanhoor hiervan het hulle woede oorgekook en hulle het begin skreeu: ‘Groot is Artemis van die Efesiërs!’

29. Die hele stad was in rep en roer, en soos een man het die mense amfiteater toe gestorm. Hulle het vir Gaius en Aristargus, albei Masedoniese reisgenote van Paulus, saamgesleep.

30. Paulus wou saam met die betogers ingaan, maar die gelowiges wou hom nie toelaat nie.

31. Ook het party van die hoë amptenare van die provinsie Asië wat Paulus se vriende was, vir hom ‘n boodskap gestuur, en hom gewaarsku om dit nie in die amfiteater te waag nie.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Monday 24 June 2024.

(Acts 19:24-31)

“GREAT IS ARTEMIS OF THE EPHESIANS:”

24. For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.

25. These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said: ‘Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.

26. ‘And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that goddesses made with hands, are not gods.

27. And there is danger not only that this trade of ours come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed of her magnificence, she, whom all Asia and the world worship.’

28. When they heard this, they were enraged, and were crying out: ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’

29. So the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s companions in travel.

30. But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him.

31. And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theatre.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

THE WORD OF THE LORD CONTINUED TO INCREASE:

Sondag 23 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 17-23)

DIE WOORD VAN DIE HERE HET KRAGTIG GEGROEI:

17. Hierdie gebeure het bekend geword by al die Jode en Grieke in Efese. ‘n Gevoel van diep ontsag het oor hulle almal gekom, en die Naam van die Here Jesus is groot gemaak.

18. Baie van dié wat gelowig geword het, het hulle aangemeld, en al hulle praktyke openlik bely.

19. Heelparty van diegene wat toorkunste beoefen het, het hulle toorboeke saamgebring, en voor almal verbrand. Die waarde van hierdie boeke was vyftig duisend silwer muntstukke.

20. So het die Woord van die Here kragtig gegroei en sterk geword.

21. Hierna het Paulus deur die Gees gedring, besluit om deur Masedonië en Agaje na Jerusalem te reis. “Na ek daar was,” het hy gesê, “moet ek ook Rome sien.”

22. Hy het twee van sy helpers, Timótheüs en Erastus, met ‘n mandaat Masedonië toe gestuur; self het hy nog ‘n tyd lank in die provinsie Asië gebly.

23. Juis in daardie tyd was daar ‘n taamlike groot opskudding oor: ‘Die Pad.’

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Sunday 23 June 2024.

(Acts 19:17-23)

THE WORD OF THE LORD CONTINUED TO INCREASE:

17. And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the Name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.

18. Also many of those who were now believers, came, confessing and divulging their practices.

19. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts, brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them, and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.

20. So the Word of the Lord continued to increase, and prevail mightily.

21. After these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and go to Jerusalem, saying: “After I had been there, I must also see Rome.”

22. And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he stayed in Asia for a while.

23. About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning: ‘The Way,’

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

ALL THE RESIDENTS OF ASIA HEARD THE WORD OF THE LORD:

Saterdag 22 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 19:8-16)

ALMAL IN ASIË HET DIE BOODSKAP VAN DIE HERE GRHOOR:

8. Paulus is toe na die sinagoge, en hy het daar vir drie maande lank met vrymoedigheid gepreek. Hy het besprekings gehou, en oortuigende argumente aangevoer oor die Konings-heerskappy van God.

9. Party was egter koppig en wou hulle nie laat oortuig nie. Hulle het ook voor die Gemeente sleg gepraat van: “Die Pad.” Toe het Paulus die sinagoge verlaat, en hy het die gelowiges saam met hom geneem. Hy het daagliks in die lesingsaal van Tirannus besprekings gehou.

10. So het dit vir die volgende twee jaar gegaan, sodat almal in die Romeinse provinsie Asië, Jode sowel as Grieke, die boodskap van die Here gehoor het.

11. God het deur Paulus se optrede wonderbaarlike dinge gedoen.

12. Selfs wanneer doeke of voorskote aan sy vel geraak het, op siekes gesit is, het hulle siektes verdwyn. Selfs bose geeste het uit mense uitgegaan.

13. Party rondreisende Joodse gees-uitdrywers het ook probeer om die Naam van die Here Jesus te gebruik vir mense wat bose geeste gehad het. Die formule wat hulle probeer het, was: ‘Ek dryf jou uit in die Naam van dié Jesus vir Wie Paulus verkondig.’

14. Hierdie gees-uitdrywers was díe sewe seuns van ‘n senior Joodse priester, Skeva.

15. Maar die bose gees het vir hulle gesê: ‘Jesus ken ek, en van Paulus weet ek, maar wie is julle?’

16. Die man in wie die bose gees was, spring toe onder hulle in. Hy was te sterk vir hulle en kry die oorhand oor hulle, sodat hulle kaal en erg beseer uit daardie huis gevlug het.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Saterday 22 June 2024.

(Acts 19:8-16)

ALL THE RESIDENTS OF ASIA HEARD THE WORD OF THE LORD:

8. And he entered the synagoge, and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the Kingdom of the Lord.

9. But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of ‘The Way,’ before the Congregation he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.

10. This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the Word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

11. And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,

12. so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin, were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them, and evil spirits came out of them.

13. Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the Name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying: ‘I adjure you by the Jesus Whom Paul proclaims.’

14. Seven sons of a senior Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.

15. But the evil spirit answered them: ‘Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?’

16. And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them, and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)

THEY BEGAN SPEAKING IN TONGUES AND PROPHESYING:

Vrydag 21 Junie 2024.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Handelinge 18:27-28)

HULLE HET IN ANDER TALE BEGIN PRAAT, EN GEPROFETEER:

27. Toe Apollos na Agaje toe wou gaan, het die gelowiges hom aangemoedig. Hulle het vir die gelowiges in Agaje geskryf dat hulle hom moet ontvang. Daar aangekom, het hy baie beteken vir diegene wat deur die Genade van God gelowig geword het,

28. want hy het die Jode in die openbaar kragtig weerlê, en met die Skrif bewys dat Jesus die Messias is.

(Handelinge 19:1-7)

1. Terwyl Apollos in Korinte was, het Paulus deur die binnelandse gebiede van Klein-Asië, Efese toe gereis. Daar het hy ‘n groepie gelowiges gekry.

2. Hy het vir hulle gevra: “Het julle die Heilige Gees ontvang toe julle begin glo het?” ‘Ons het nie eers gehoor dat daar ‘n Heilige Gees is nie,’ het hulle hom geantwoord.

3. “Met watter doop is julle dan gedoop?” het hy hulle gevra. Hulle het geantwoord: ‘Met die doop van Johannes.’

4. Paulus sê toe: “Johannes se doop was ‘n bevestiging dat ‘n mens jou van jou sonde bekeer het tot God. Johannes het self vir die volk gesê hulle moet in Jesus glo. Die Een wat hy gesê het, ná hom kom.”

5. Toe hulle dit hoor, het hulle, hulle in die Naam van die Here Jesus laat doop.

6. Toe Paulus sy hande op hulle sit, het die Heilige Gees op hulle gekom. En hulle het in ander tale gepraat, en geprofeteer.

7. Altesaam was dit ongeveer twaalf mans.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Friday 21 June 2024.

(Acts 18:27-28)

THEY BEGAN SPEAKING IN TONGUES AND PROPHESYING:

27. And when Apollos wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to welcome him,

28. for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.

(Acts 19:1-7)

1. And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country, and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

2. And he said to them: “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they replied: ‘No, we have not even heard that there is a “Holy Spirit.”

3. And Paul said: “Into what then were you baptized? They answered: ‘Into John’s baptism.’

4. And Paul said; “John baptized you with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the One Who was to come after him, that is: Jesus.”

5. On hearing this, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus.

6. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues, and prophesying.

7. There were about twelve men in all.

I am trusting the Holy Spirit of God to reveal the correct portion of Scripture to me every day, according to your needs and expectations.

To Him be all glory, honour, power, might, majesty, praise, worship and thanksgiving, from now and forever more.)