Thematic Bible

Acts 19:1

And it was in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having passed through the higher parts, caine to Ephesus: and having found certain disciples,

Acts 19:2

He said to them, Having believed, have ye received the Holy Spirit? And they said to him, But neither heard we if there be a Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:3

And he said to them, Into what then were ye immersed? And they. said, Into John's immersion.

Acts 19:4

And Paul said, John truly immersed the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him coming after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.

Acts 19:5

And they having heard, were immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:6

And Paul having laid hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Acts 19:7

And all the men were about twelve.

Acts 19:8

And having come into the synagogue, he spake freely, discoursing for three months, and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Acts 19:9

And when certain were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he separated the disciples, discoursing in the day in the school of a certain Tyrannus.

Acts 19:10

And this was for two years: so that all dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

Acts 19:11

And God did special powers by Paul's hands:

Acts 19:12

So that also upon the sick were brought from his body napkins or aprons, and diseases were removed from them, and evil spirits came out of them.

Acts 19:13

And certain of the wandering Jews, exorcists, undertook to call over them having evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul proclaims.

Acts 19:14

And there were certain sons of Sceva, a Jew, chief priest, seven doing this.

Acts 19:15

And the evil spirit having answered, said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Acts 19:16

And the man leaping upon them in whom the evil spirit was, and having overpowered them, he was strong against them, so that naked and wounded they fled out of the house.

Acts 19:17

And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Acts 19:18

And many of them having believed came, acknowledging and proclaiming their deeds.

Acts 19:19

And sufficient of them having done unnecessary things, having brought books together, burned before all: and computed their prices, and found fifty thousand of silver.

Acts 19:20

Thus with might the word of the Lord increased, and was strong.

Acts 19:21

And when these were completed, Paul proposed in spirit, having passed through Macedonia and Achaia to go to Jerusalem, saying, That after have been there, I must also see Rome.

Acts 19:22

And having sent into Macedonia two of them serving him, Timothy, and Erastus, he stopped a season in Asia.

Acts 19:23

And in that time was there no little trouble about the way.

Acts 19:24

For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making the silver temples of Diana, furnished no little work to artificers;

Acts 19:25

Whom having collected together and the workmen of such things, he said, Men, ye know that out of this work is our good food.

Acts 19:26

And ye see and hear that not only Ephesus, but almost all Asia, this Paul having persuaded, changed a sufficient crowd, saying, that they are not gods made by hands:

Acts 19:27

And not only this part is in danger to us to come to reproach; but also the temple of the great goddess Diana to be reckoned for nothing, and her greatness also about to be destroyed, whom the whole of Asia and the habitable globe worship.

Acts 19:28

And having heard, and been filled with wrath, they cried, saying, Great the Diana of the Ephesians.

Acts 19:29

And the whole city was filled With confusion, and they rushed unanimously into the theatre, having taken away together Gains and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's companions of the journey.

Acts 19:30

And Paul wishing to come in to the people, the disciples suffered him not.

Acts 19:31

And certain also of the chief of Asia, being friends to him, having sent to him, besought not to give himself into the theatre.

Acts 19:32

Others truly cried some other things: for the church was confused; and the most knew not for what they had come together.

Acts 19:33

And they forced Alexander out of the crowd, the Jews having put him forward. And Alexander having shaken the hand, wished to justify himself to the people.

Acts 19:34

And having known that he is a Jew, there was one voice from all crying for about two hours, Great the Diana of the Ephesians.

Acts 19:35

And the scribe having calmed the crowd, says, Men, Ephesians, for who is the man that knows not the city of the Ephesians, being templekeeper of the great goddess Diana, and sent by Jove?

Acts 19:36

Therefore these things not being refuted, it is necessary for you to be restrained, and to do nothing rash.

Acts 19:37

For ye brought these men not sacrilegious, nor blaspheming your goddess.

Acts 19:38

If truly therefore Demetrius, and the artificers with him, have a word against any, the court days are kept, and there are proconsuls; let them prosecute one another.

Acts 19:39

But if ye inquire anything concerning, other things, it shall be explained in a lawful assembly.

Acts 19:40

For we are also in danger to be called in question for this day, being no cause for which we shall be able to give back word of this confederation.

Acts 19:41

And having said these, he loosed the assembly.