Acts 19 (ASV) · Opened

1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

2and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given.and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism.“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.

4And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

5And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

7And they were in all about twelve men.There were about twelve men in all.

8And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

10And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,

12insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.

13But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”

14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

15And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.

17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

18Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.

19And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

20So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

21Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”

22And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.

23And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

25whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.

26And 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 are no gods, that are made with hands:And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

27and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

28And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

29And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

30And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

31And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.

32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.

33And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defence unto the people.The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.

34But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

36Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

37For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.

38If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.

39But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

40For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause for it: and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

41And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

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