1 ^18:24AND a certain Jew by the name of Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, being powerful in the Scriptures. ^18:25This man was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in spirit spoke and taught correctly the doctrines concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John; ^18:26and this man began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila hearing him took him and taught him more accurately the way. ^18:27And he wishing to go into Achaia, the brothers sent him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. And when he came he helped those much who had believed through the grace; ^18:28for he argued powerfully against the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

2 ^19:1And when Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, passing through the higher portions of the country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples; ^19:2and he said to them, Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? And they said to him, We have not heard that there is a Holy Spirit. ^19:3And he said to them, With what then were you baptized? And they said, With John's baptism. ^19:4Paul said, John indeed baptized [administered] the baptism of a change of mind, telling the people to believe on him that was to come after him, that is, on Jesus. ^19:5And hearing this they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus: ^19:6and Paul putting his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. ^19:7And all the men were about twelve.

3 ^19:8And going into the synagogue he spoke boldly, for three months, reasoning and persuading in favor of the kingdom of God. ^19:9But when some were hardened and believed not, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples from them, and reasoned day by day in the school of one Tyrannus. ^19:10And this was done for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

4 ^19:11And God performed unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, ^19:12so that napkins and aprons were brought from him to the sick, and their diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out of them. ^19:13And some of the travelling Jewish exorcists undertook to call over those that had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches. ^19:14And there were some seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. ^19:15But the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you? ^19:16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped upon them, and overcome them, and prevailed against them, so that they escaped from his house, naked and wounded. ^19:17And this was known both to all the Jews and Greeks who lived at Ephesus, and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified; ^19:18and many of those who believed came and confessed, and showed their practices. ^19:19And many of those who practised secret arts brought their books, and burnt them before all; and they computed the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand [didrachmas] of silver [$8,333]. ^19:20So the word of the Lord increased powerfully and prevailed.

6 ^19:21And when these things were accomplished, Paul was disposed by the Spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome. ^19:22And sending two that served him into Macedonia, Timothy and Erastus, he continued a time in Asia.

7 ^19:23And there was at that time no small tumult about the way [of the Lord]. ^19:24For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, who made silver temples of Diana, and afforded his artisans no small gain, ^19:25assembling them together and laborers of like employments, said, Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this employment, ^19:26and you see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but in almost all Asia, this Paul has led away a great multitude by persuasion, saying that things which are made by hands are not gods. ^19:27And not only this work of ours is in danger of coming into contempt, but even the temple of the great goddess Diana of being set at nought, and her majesty also which all Asia and the world worships, of being destroyed.

8 ^19:28And hearing this they were full of wrath, and cried, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians! ^19:29And the whole city was full of confusion; and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, taking Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow travellers of Paul. ^19:30And Paul wishing to go in to the people, the disciples did not permit him; ^19:31and some of the rulers of Asia also, who were friendly to him, sending to him, besought him not to expose himself in the theatre. ^19:32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what reason they had come together. ^19:33And they advanced Alexander from the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander motioning with his hand, wished to defend himself before the people. ^19:34But knowing that he was a Jew, there was one voice from all, for about two hours, crying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

9 ^19:35And the clerk having stilled the multitude, said, Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana, and of the Jove descended [image]? ^19:36These things therefore being indisputable, it is best to be quiet, and do nothing rashly. ^19:37For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple-robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess. ^19:38If, therefore, Demetrius and the artisans with him have a charge against any, court days are held, and there are pro-consuls; let them accuse one another. ^19:39And if you desire any thing of other matters, let it be determined in a lawful assembly. ^19:40For we are in danger of being called to account for the tumult of to-day, there being no cause by which we can excuse this concourse. ^19:41And having said these words he dismissed the assembly.