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Acts 19:1 (show verse)
It fortuned, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul passed through the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples
Acts 19:2 (show verse)
and said unto them, "Have ye received the holy ghost since ye believed?" And they said unto him, "No. We have not heard whether there be any holy ghost or no."
Acts 19:3 (show verse)
And he said unto them, "Wherewith were ye then baptised?" And they said, "With John's baptism."
Acts 19:4 (show verse)
Then said Paul, "John verily baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him, which should come after him. That is on Christ Jesus."
Acts 19:5 (show verse)
When they heard that, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:6 (show verse)
And Paul laid his hands upon them: and the holy ghost came on them, and they spake with tongues and prophesied;
Acts 19:7 (show verse)
and all the men were about twelve.
Acts 19:8 (show verse)
And he went into the synagogue, and behaved himself boldly for the space of three months: disputing, and giving them exhortations of the kingdom of God.
Acts 19:9 (show verse)
When divers waxed hard hearted, and believed not, but spake evil of the way of the Lord, and that before the multitude: he departed from them; And separated the disciples away; And disputed daily in the school of one called Tyrannus.
Acts 19:10 (show verse)
And this continued by the space of two years: So that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 19:11 (show verse)
And God wrought not small miracles by the hands of Paul.
Acts 19:12 (show verse)
So that from his body were brought unto the sick, napkins or partlets, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Acts 19:13 (show verse)
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus saying, "We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth."
Acts 19:14 (show verse)
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, which did so:
Acts 19:15 (show verse)
and the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know: but who are ye?"
Acts 19:16 (show verse)
And the man in whom the evil spirit was, ran on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts 19:17 (show verse)
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and fear came on them all. And they magnified the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 19:18 (show verse)
And many that believed came, and confessed and showed their works.
Acts 19:19 (show verse)
Many of them which used curious crafts, brought their books and burned them before all men, and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand silverlings.
Acts 19:20 (show verse)
So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed.
Acts 19:21 (show verse)
After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, to pass over Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there I must also see Rome."
Acts 19:22 (show verse)
So sent he into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him: Timothy and Erastus: but he himself remained in Asia for a season.
Acts 19:23 (show verse)
The same time there arose no little ado about that way.
Acts 19:24 (show verse)
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith which made silver shrines for Diana, was not a little beneficial unto the craftsmen:
Acts 19:25 (show verse)
which he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs ye know that by this craft we have vantage.
Acts 19:26 (show verse)
Moreover, ye see and hear that not alone at Ephesus: but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be not gods which are made with hands:
Acts 19:27 (show verse)
so that not only this our craft cometh into peril to be set at nought: but that also the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised. And her magnificence should be destroyed, which all Asia, and the world worshippeth."
Acts 19:28 (show verse)
When they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
Acts 19:29 (show verse)
And all the city was on a roar, and they rushed into the common hall with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions.
Acts 19:30 (show verse)
When Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
Acts 19:31 (show verse)
Certain also of the chief of Asia which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not press into the common hall.
Acts 19:32 (show verse)
Some cried one thing, and some another and the congregation was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
Acts 19:33 (show verse)
Some of the company drew forth Alexander, the Jews thrusting him forwards. Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have given the people an answer.
Acts 19:34 (show verse)
When they knew that he was a Jew, there arose a shout almost for the space of two hours of all men crying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
Acts 19:35 (show verse)
When the town clerk had ceased the people he said, "Ye men of Ephesus: what man is it that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which came from heaven?
Acts 19:36 (show verse)
Seeing then that no man saith here against, ye ought to be content, and to do nothing rashly;
Acts 19:37 (show verse)
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet despisers of your goddess.
Acts 19:38 (show verse)
Wherefore if Demetrius and the craftsmen which are with him, have any saying to any man: the law is open, and there are rulers. Let them accuse one another.
Acts 19:39 (show verse)
If ye go about any other thing, it may be determined in a lawful congregation.
Acts 19:40 (show verse)
For we are in jeopardy to be accused of this day's business: forasmuch as there is no cause whereby we may give a reckoning of this concourse of people."
Acts 19:41 (show verse)
And when he had thus spoken, he let the congregation depart.