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Chapter 19
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And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus:
and finding certain disciples, |
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He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost
since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not
so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. |
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And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized?
And they said, Unto John's baptism. |
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Then said Paul, John verily baptized 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. |
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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name
of the Lord Jesus. |
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And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy
Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and
prophesied. |
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And all the men were about twelve. |
8
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And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for
the space of three months, disputing and persuading the
things concerning the kingdom of God. |
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But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but
spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed
from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily
in the school of one Tyrannus. |
10
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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. |
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And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: |
12
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So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs
or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the
evil spirits went out of them. |
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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. |
14
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And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and
chief of the priests, which did so. |
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And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know,
and Paul I know; but who are ye? |
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And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them,
and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that
they fled out of that house naked and wounded. |
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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also
dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the
name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. |
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And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed
their deeds. |
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Many of them also which used curious arts brought their
books together, and burned them before all men: and they
counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand
pieces of silver. |
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So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. |
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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. |
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So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered
unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed
in Asia for a season. |
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And the same time there arose no small stir about that
way. |
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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which
made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain
unto the craftsmen; |
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Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation,
and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our
wealth. |
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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 no gods,
which are made with hands: |
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So that not only this our craft is in danger to be
set at nought; but also that the temple of the great
goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence
should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. |
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And when they heard these sayings, they were full of
wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. |
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And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having
caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's
companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into
the theatre. |
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And when Paul would have entered in unto the people,
the disciples suffered him not. |
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And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends,
sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure
himself into the theatre. |
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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for
the assembly was confused: and the more part knew not
wherefore they were come together. |
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And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews
putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the
hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. |
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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one
voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is
Diana of the Ephesians. |
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And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he
said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth
not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper
of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell
down from Jupiter? |
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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against,
ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. |
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For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither
robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. |
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Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are
with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open,
and there are deputies: let them implead one another. |
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But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters,
it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. |
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For we are in danger to be called in question for this
day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give
an account of this concourse. |
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And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. |
