EMHUOGHAẠPH PHỌ 20

“Aphoph Aaleghaan” Etigheri Isophoghom

Ipẹ Apolọs r’aPọl olhoghonhaạn bọ ḍighaạgh bunhọn onhaghạn iiḅi iinhaghạn phọ

Okpasị ḍinyạ Iiḍighi phọ 18:23–19:41

1, 2. (a) Eeghe ooto r’osooromhinheen kụ edị aPọl r’abuphẹ rodạph bọ nyodị osoman epẹ Efesọs? (b) Yira kooḅeghiọn eeghe siẹn emhuoghaạph phọ ephẹn phọ?

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“Odị . . . Alegheri Ni Igey Ḍinyạ Iigbia Phọ” (Iiḍighi 18:24-28)

3, 4. Akuilạ r’aPrisiIiạ ulhọgh eelhegh eeghe ilọ Apolọs, kụ ika kụ idị bidị olhoghonhaạn nyodị ḍighaạgh?

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5, 6. Eeghe kụ ilhoghonhaạn ḍighaạgh Apolọs oḍighi oye dị aZihova kasighẹ aḍighinhom agey, kụ eeghe kụ edị yira kotuughạ esi eḍeenhaan phọ odị?

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7. Ika kụ idị aPọl r’Apolọs ophighi emạ eḍeenhaan osooromhi aloor?

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“Aaḅeghiọn Ghan Akpaariọm Ilọ Omạr Phọ” (Iiḍighi 18:23; 19:1-10)

8. APọl akiton eghẹn kụ aḅula bọ epẹ Efesọs, kụ eeghe kụ iḍighi?

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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. Uḍighi ika kụ ewạ bọ mọ oḅilhẹ oḍiinye muụm buniin abumatuan, kụ yira otuughạ eeghe esi abidị?

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10. Uḍighi ika kụ aPọl aḍuạ bọ pạ obughotu phọ aghị otu ituughạ, ika kụ idị yira kotuughaạny eḍeenhaan phọ odị epẹ erugh phọ?

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11, 12. (a) Ika kụ idị aPọl aḍeenhaan mọ onọ akpạr ri ḍighaạgh ḅilhẹ radaphạn ghan ni sidọl awe phọ? (b) Ika kụ idị Abugbaanhaạn aZihova rokparaghạ ghan okpạr aḍighaạgh r’odaphạn ghan asidọl awe mem dị omite epẹ erugh phọ?

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

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“Aphoph Aaleghaan” Etigheri Ikarạph Aruwaloor (Iiḍighi 19:11-22)

13, 14. (a) AZihova alhoghonhaạn ḍighaạgh Pọl oḍighi eeghe? (b) Eeghe opiomạn kụ edị anmụny phọ aSikiva opiomạn, kụ ika kụ idị ibadị ukol aKristẹn rodon ropiomạn aani ghan opiomạn dị aghịgh nyoọn phọ?

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15. Mem dị rokaạph ilọ iiḍighi ikarạph aruwaloor r’araraạr dị emhoọgh muḅọph r’ipẹ phọ, ika kụ idị yira kodaphạn eḍeenhaan awe phọ Efesọs?

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“Oboom Ogbaragbarạ . . . Asoor” (Iiḍighi 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) Kaạph ipẹ aDimitrios amhiighom bọ iiḅaghamhị epẹ Efesọs. (b) Ika kụ idị awe phọ Efesọs oḍeenhaan mọ bunọ omoọgh oophugh dị u/kpeanhaạn?

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18, 19. (a) Ika kụ idị ogeeghiạ emhạ phọ aphoomhị we phọ epẹ Efesọs? (b) Ika kụ idị abuọ itooghị phọ rokoph ghan we phọ aZihova eeni amem, kụ yira koḍighi eeghe omhoọgh odọ oghoph phọ ophọn phọ?

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20. (a) Etọl ika esi anạ iduọn oghaạph phọ aZihova aphoph bọ aaleghaan siphẹ oḅẹl okuron asiạ phọ, kụ rapoph bọ kaaleghaan rodon? (b) Nạ asopha oḍighi eeghe?

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