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. Ena anua a bee lu ebɛɛ̄ kɔ ziī eku pya a wee nyɔɔnɛ dumɛ Jizɔs a sikɛ̄ liamaā a, e ena i wa nɔ aāloo a?

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10. Ena anua Pɔɔl bee aa tɔ bɔŋanaloo kii dɔɔ̄na kɛ̄ pya nɛɛ mma a, e bu mɛ sīdee na i dap nɔ ye edoba sɔ̄ i aa zue ue a?

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11, 12. (a) Bu mɛ sīdee na Pɔɔl bee tɔgɛ kɔ alue nɛɛ a para su bah siātam sa su nu warɛ a? (b) Bu mɛ sīdee na Pya Ekeebee Jɛhova tɔgɛ kɔ ba parae tam sa su nu warɛ sɔ̄ ba aa zue ue a?

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We endeavor to reach people wherever they can be found

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“Bee Nyim Sa Agaloo” Kaɛlɛɛ Pya Edɔɔ̄ Alu Bag (Doonu 19:11-22)

13, 14. (a) Ena Jɛhova bee yerebah nɛ Pɔɔl kɔ a doo a? (b) Amunu ekwɔ na pya miɔŋɔ Skiva bee tɛɛ̄ a, e bu mɛ sīdee na pya ekwɔ sīdee yigabari anii’ee gaa tɛɛ̄nage dua ekwɔ ama a?

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15. Kiiloo doo edɔɔ̄ le pya nu a ɛrɛ nu edoo kiiloo doo edɔɔ̄, bu mɛ sīdee na i dap nyɔɔnɛ edoba pya Ɛfɛsɔs a?

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‘Bee Lu Eyere Kɔma’ (Doonu 19:23-41)

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

16, 17. (a) Naa baatɛ̄ kɛ̄ Dimitriɔs bee doo kɔ pya nɛɛ a bɔātɛ̄ edoo taāŋa bie Ɛfɛsɔs doo. (b) Bu mɛ sīdee na pya Ɛfɛsɔs bee yere ka loo wa bari a?

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18, 19. (a) Bu mɛ sīdee na nɛɛ ɛm kpa buɛ̄ bee doo kɔ gbɛnɛ eku nɛɛ a bee le gaa ɛrɛ saŋ a ɔbɛ eyere kɔma a? (b) Bu mɛ sīdee na pya bɛbɛɛ bu ilii sɔ̄ ama ekpega pya nɛɛ Jɛhova a, e ena i doo lo e’ɛrɛ dua kpega ama a?

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20. (a) Ena o kɛɛrɛ kumaloo kɛ̄ Muɛ̄ Ue Bari bee nyim kiisī bu tua sɔ̄ o’oo tup zua le kɛ̄ aa nyim kiisī bu ilii sɔ̄ ama doo a? (b) Ena o ebiaɛrafii kiiloo kɛ̄ Jɛhova ebea eebah bu ilii sɔ̄ ama doo a?

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