^16:19But when her owners⁷⁸ saw their hope of profit⁷⁹ was gone, they seized⁸⁰ Paul and Silas and dragged⁸¹ them into the marketplace before the authorities.

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Footnotes

78 Or “masters.”
79 On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together.
80 Grk “was gone, seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
81 On the term ἕλκω (helkō) see 1.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When her owners realized that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.

NLTNew Living Translation

Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

KJV 1900King James Version

And 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,

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