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“Ācɛ Alɛwa Gbɔɔ́ Ō Pó Olɛhɔ̄ Lɛyíkwu Óndú” Naana Néē Yɔ I Bɛyikwu Uwa A

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Ɛgɛ nɛ Apolosi mla Upɔlu ta ācɛ alɛwa abɔ kéē po ɔkoolɔhi a

Ŋma Ɔkpá Ku Úklɔ́ Kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 18:23–19:41

1, 2. (a) Āhɔ̄ olɔnɔ nyá nɛ Upɔlu mla aɔmpa nu má ajɛ ku Ɛfesɔsi a? (b) Ɔdi nɛ alɔ gáā kɛla lɛyikwu ɔ ipu ikpɛyi ɛlā nyá?

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“Ó Wɛ Ɔ̄cɛ . . . [Ō] Jɔ́kpá Kú Ɛlɔ̄ɔwɔicō Nɛ̄hi” (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 18:24-28)

3, 4. Ɔdi nɛ Akwila mla Uprisila má lɛyikwu Apolosi a, ɛgɛnyá néē kē ta ɔ abɔ a?

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5, 6. Ɔdi ta Apolosi abɔ kóō tiile lɛ Ujehofa tōōtɔ̄ɔ̄ a, ɔdi nɛ alɔ lɔfu nwu ŋma ocabɔ ku Apolosi a?

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7. Ɛgɛnyá nɛ Upɔlu mla Apolosi lɛ ocabɔ olɔhi taajɛ lɛ alɔ lɛyikwu ō ta iyi ɔcɛ waajɛ a?

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“Yɔ̄ Ī Mīya Ɛlā Mla Uwá Klla Yɔ̄ Ī Cēyītīkwū Kóō Lɛ Ācɛ Ā Ɔtū Pīya Tá Ajɔ̄ɔ̄cɛ́” (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 18:23; 19:1-10)

8. Ɔwɛ nyá nɛ Upɔlu bi le yɛ cigbihi gā Ɛfesɔsi a, ɔdi kē ya a?

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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. Ɔdiya nɛ ígwu ku ayikpo ōhī cɛgbá ō ya ubatisim kpɔ a, ɔdi nɛ alɔ kē lɔfu nwu ŋma ɛgiyi uwa a?

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10. Ɔdiya nɛ Upɔlu nyɛɛ ŋma ɛga ō gbɔɔkɔ gā inu nɛhi a, ɛgɛnyá nɛ alɔ lɔfu gbla ocabɔ ku nu ya eko nɛ alɔ yɔ i tɔɔna a?

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11, 12. (a) Ɛgɛnyá nɛ Upɔlu mafu ka ó wɛ ɔcɛ ō yuklɔ nɛɛnɛhi klla wɛ ɔcɛ nōo gē piya eko ō tɔɔna ku nu abɔ o ya ɛɛ kóō má ācɛ a? (b) Ɛgɛnyá nɛ Ācɛ Ocijali Ku Ujehofa gē yuklɔ nɛɛnɛhi klla gē piya eko ō tɔɔna ku uwa abɔ a?

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We endeavor to reach people wherever they can be found

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“Ācɛ Alɛwa Gbɔɔ́ Ō Pó Olɛhɔ̄ Lɛyíkwu Óndú” Naana Nɛ Aalelekwu Obɔbi Yɔ A (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 19:11-22)

13, 14. (a) Ɔdi nɛ Ujehofa ta Upɔlu abɔ kóō ya a? (b) Inyileyi nyá nɛ ayi nɔnyilɔ ku Usikifa ya a, ɛgɛnyá nɛ Ācɛ O Yɛce Ukraist ɛkɛmgbɛ icɛ gē ya ɛdɔ inyileyi ɔɔma a?

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15. Eko nɛ ó gā aya ku imabɔ mla aɔdā ɛyɛɛyɛyi nōo lɛ ō ya mla imabɔ, ɛgɛnyá nɛ alɔ lɔfu yɛce ocabɔ mafu ku Ācɛ Ɛfesɔsi a?

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“Ikpɛ́lā Nɛ̄hi Yɔ̄” (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 19:23-41)

“Men, you well know that from this business comes our prosperity.”—Acts 19:25

16, 17. (a) Kɛlā lɛyikwu ɛgɛ nɛ Udemitriyɔsi ya ku ikpɛla kóō gbɔɔ Ɛfesɔsi a. (b) Ɛgɛnyá nɛ ācɛ Ɛfesɔsi mafu kéē lɛ ɔtu caca fiyɛ ɔfu a?

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18, 19. (a) Ɛgɛnyá nɛ ɔmalɛ ku igeli nɛhi a ya ku ɛwa ku ācɛ a kéē hii ya ikpɛla ipu Ɛfesɔsi gɛ ŋ ma a? (b) Ɛgɛnyá nɛ ācɛ ɔlɛ Ujehofa gē lɛ ogbotu ekoohi ŋma ɛgiyi ācɛ nōo lɛ íkwu a, ɔdi nɛ alɔ kē lɔfu ya o ya ɛɛ ku alɔ lɛ ogbotu ɔɔma a?

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20. (a) Eko duuma nɛ a gbɛla lɛyikwu ɛgɛ nɛ “ācɛ alɛwa gbɔɔ́ ō pó olɛhɔ̄ lɛyíkwu Óndú” a ikee mla obabanya, ɛgɛnyá nɛ ɔtu gē ya uwɔ a? (b) Ɔdi nɛ a lɛ ɔtu ku uwɔ ya ekponu ō ya lɛyikwu ɛgɛ nɛ Ujehofa yɔ i yale eko ku alɔ nyā a?

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