| 1 | 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 , |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | And he said unto them , Unto what then were ye baptized ? And they said , Unto John's baptism . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus . |
| 6 | And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them , the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they spake with tongues , and prophesied . |
| 7 | And all the men were about twelve . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 | 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 . |
| 11 | And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul : |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 | And there were seven sons of [one] Sceva , a Jew , [and] chief of the priests , which did so . |
| 15 | And the evil spirit answered and said , Jesus I know , and Paul I know ; but who are ye ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | And many that believed came , and confessed , and shewed their deeds . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him , Timotheus and Erastus ; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season . |
| 23 | And the same time there arose no small stir about that way . |
| 24 | For a certain [man] named Demetrius , a silversmith , which made silver shrines for Diana , brought no small gain unto the craftsmen ; |
| 25 | Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation , and said , Sirs , ye know that by this craft we have our wealth . |
| 26 | 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 : |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | And when they heard [these sayings], they were full of wrath , and cried out , saying , Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | And when Paul would have entered in unto the people , the disciples suffered him not . |
| 31 | 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 . |
| 32 | Some therefore cried one thing , and some another : for the assembly was confused ; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | 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 ? |
| 36 | Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against , ye ought to be quiet , and to do nothing rashly . |
| 37 | For ye have brought hither these men , which are neither robbers of churches , nor yet blasphemers of your goddess . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters , it shall be determined in a lawful assembly . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | And when he had thus spoken , he dismissed the assembly . |
