Acts 19
19:1And it came to pass in the fact of Apollos being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the remote parts, came unto Ephesus; and having found certain disciples,
19:2he said to them, Did you receive holy spirit having believed? And they said to him, Not even if there is holy spirit have we heard.
19:3And he said to them, By what then were you immersed? And they said, By the immersion of John.
19:4And Paul said, John indeed immersed with an immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on the one coming after him, that is to say in Jesus the Christ.
19:5And having heard, they were immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus.
19:6And Paul having put hands upon them, the holy spirit came upon them, both speaking languages and prophesying.
19:7And all the men were about twelve.
19:8And having entered into the synagogue, he spoke openly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
19:9But when some were hardened, and resisted persuasion, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having left from them, he separated the disciples, by day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.
19:10And this took place for two years, so that all the ones dwelling Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
19:11And works of power, not happening by chance, God did through the hands of Paul,
19:12so that even unto the ones being invalid scarfs or aprons from his flesh were borne, and the diseases were rid from them, and the evil spirits went forth from them.
19:13But certain ones of the traveling Jewish exorcists attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus against the ones having evil spirits, saying, We bind you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims!
19:14And there were certain ones, seven sons of Sceva a Jew a chief priest doing this.
19:15And responding the evil spirit said, Jesus I know, and Paul I have knowledge of; but you, who are you?
19:16And the man springing upon them, in whom was the evil spirit, and having dominated them, he prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they fled from out of that house.
19:17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, dwelling in Ephesus. And fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
19:18And many of the ones believing came, acknowledging and announcing their actions.
19:19And a fit amount of the ones practicing useless works found it advantageous to incinerate the books before all; and they joined in tallying their value, and found it to be five myriads of silver.
19:20Thus with might the word of the Lord grew and strengthened.
19:21And when these things were fulfilled, Paul set in the spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go unto Jerusalem, having said that, After my being there, it is necessary for me also to see Rome.
19:22And having sent unto Macedonia two of the ones serving him, Timothy and Erastus, he waited for a time in Asia.
19:23And came to pass according to that time no little disturbance concerning the way.
19:24For Demetrius, a certain one by name, a silversmith, making temples of silver of Artemis, furnished to the craftsmen no little work;
19:25whom gathering together, and the ones concerning such workers, said, Men, you know that from out of this work is our means.
19:26And you view and hear that not only Ephesus, but nearly all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, changed over a fit multitude, saying that the things being made by hands are not gods.
19:27And not only this, it exposes danger to us, lest the part come into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis is considered as nothing, and her magnificence also is about to be lowered, which all Asia and the habitable world worship.
19:28And having heard, and having become full of rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
19:29And the entire city was filled of confusion. And they advanced with one accord unto the theater, having seized by force Gaius and Aristarcus, Macedonian traveling companions of Paul.
19:30And Paul wanting to enter unto the people, the disciples did not allow him.
19:31And certain ones also of the Asiarchs, being friends with him, sending to him, appealed to not put himself in the theater.
19:32Others therefore one thing and some another were crying out; for the assembly was in tumult, and most did not know for what reason they had come together.
19:33And from the multitude they forced Alexander, of the Jews burgeoning him forth; but Alexander, having waved his hand, wanted to make a defense to the people.
19:34And recognizing that he is a Jew, there became one voice from all, for about two hours crying out, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
19:35And the scribe having restrained the multitude, says, Men, Ephesians, for what man is there who does not know the city of the Ephesians being a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, even of the one sent by Zeus?
19:36Indisputable then these things being, it is necessary for you to be restrained, and in nothing to act precipitously.
19:37For you brought these men, who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemous of your god.
19:38If indeed then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a matter against anyone, let advocates be led; and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another!
19:39But if anything concerning other matters you anxiously seek, it shall be explained in the lawful assembly.
19:40For also we are exposed to danger to be accused of insurrection concerning today, with no one reason existing concerning which we shall be able to render a word for this tumult.
19:41And these things having said, he dismissed the assembly.