18:24 Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. ⁴  He was an eloquent speaker, ⁵  well-versed ⁶  in the scriptures. 18:25 He had been instructed in ⁷  the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm ⁸  he spoke and taught accurately the facts ⁹  about Jesus, although he knew ¹⁰  only the baptism of John. 18:26 He began to speak out fearlessly ¹¹  in the synagogue, ¹²  but when Priscilla and Aquila ¹³  heard him, they took him aside ¹⁴  and explained the way of God to him more accurately. 18:27 When Apollos ¹⁵  wanted to cross over to Achaia, ¹⁶  the brothers encouraged ¹⁷  him ¹⁸  and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he ¹⁹  assisted greatly those who had believed by grace, 18:28 for he refuted the Jews vigorously ²⁰  in public debate, ²¹  demonstrating from the scriptures that the Christ ²²  was Jesus. ²³ 

19:1 While ²⁴  Apollos was in Corinth, ²⁵  Paul went through the inland ²⁶  regions ²⁷  and came to Ephesus. ²⁸  He ²⁹  found some disciples there ³⁰  19:2 and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” ³¹  They replied, ³²  “No, we have not even ³³  heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 19:3 So Paul ³⁴  said, “Into what then were you baptized?” “Into John’s baptism,” they replied. ³⁵  19:4 Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, ³⁶  that is, in Jesus.” 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, 19:6 and when Paul placed ³⁷  his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came ³⁸  upon them, and they began to speak ³⁹  in tongues and to prophesy. ⁴⁰  19:7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.) ⁴¹ 

19:8 So Paul ⁴²  entered ⁴³  the synagogue ⁴⁴  and spoke out fearlessly ⁴⁵  for three months, addressing ⁴⁶  and convincing ⁴⁷  them about the kingdom of God. ⁴⁸  19:9 But when ⁴⁹  some were stubborn ⁵⁰  and refused to believe, reviling ⁵¹  the Way ⁵²  before the congregation, he left ⁵³  them and took the disciples with him, ⁵⁴  addressing ⁵⁵  them every day ⁵⁶  in the lecture hall ⁵⁷  of Tyrannus. 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, ⁵⁸  both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord. ⁵⁹ 

19:11 God was performing extraordinary ⁶⁰  miracles by Paul’s hands, 19:12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body ⁶¹  were brought ⁶²  to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. ⁶³  19:13 But some itinerant ⁶⁴  Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name ⁶⁵  of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by ⁶⁶  evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn ⁶⁷  you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 19:14 (Now seven sons of a man named ⁶⁸  Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.) ⁶⁹  19:15 But the evil spirit replied to them, ⁷⁰  “I know about Jesus ⁷¹  and I am acquainted with ⁷²  Paul, but who are you?” ⁷³  19:16 Then the man who was possessed by ⁷⁴  the evil spirit jumped on ⁷⁵  them and beat them all into submission. ⁷⁶  He prevailed ⁷⁷  against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded. 19:17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, ⁷⁸  both Jews and Greeks; fear came over ⁷⁹  them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised. ⁸⁰  19:18 Many of those who had believed came forward, ⁸¹  confessing and making their deeds known. ⁸²  19:19 Large numbers ⁸³  of those who had practiced magic ⁸⁴  collected their books ⁸⁵  and burned them up in the presence of everyone. ⁸⁶  When ⁸⁷  the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins. ⁸⁸  19:20 In this way the word of the Lord ⁸⁹  continued to grow in power ⁹⁰  and to prevail. ⁹¹ 

19:21 Now after all these things had taken place, ⁹²  Paul resolved ⁹³  to go to Jerusalem, ⁹⁴  passing through Macedonia ⁹⁵  and Achaia. ⁹⁶  He said, ⁹⁷  “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” ⁹⁸  19:22 So after sending ⁹⁹  two of his assistants, ¹⁰⁰  Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, ¹⁰¹  he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia. ¹⁰² 

19:23 At ¹⁰³  that time ¹⁰⁴  a great disturbance ¹⁰⁵  took place concerning the Way. ¹⁰⁶  19:24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines ¹⁰⁷  of Artemis, ¹⁰⁸  brought a great deal ¹⁰⁹  of business ¹¹⁰  to the craftsmen. 19:25 He gathered ¹¹¹  these ¹¹²  together, along with the workmen in similar trades, ¹¹³  and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity ¹¹⁴  comes from this business. 19:26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded ¹¹⁵  and turned away ¹¹⁶  a large crowd, ¹¹⁷  not only in Ephesus ¹¹⁸  but in practically all of the province of Asia, ¹¹⁹  by saying ¹²⁰  that gods made by hands are not gods at all. ¹²¹  19:27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, ¹²²  but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis ¹²³  will be regarded as nothing, ¹²⁴  and she whom all the province of Asia ¹²⁵  and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.” ¹²⁶ 

19:28 When ¹²⁷  they heard ¹²⁸  this they became enraged ¹²⁹  and began to shout, ¹³⁰  “Great is Artemis ¹³¹  of the Ephesians!” 19:29 The ¹³²  city was filled with the uproar, ¹³³  and the crowd ¹³⁴  rushed to the theater ¹³⁵  together, ¹³⁶  dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions. 19:30 But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, ¹³⁷  the disciples would not let him. 19:31 Even some of the provincial authorities ¹³⁸  who were his friends sent ¹³⁹  a message ¹⁴⁰  to him, urging him not to venture ¹⁴¹  into the theater. 19:32 So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together. ¹⁴²  19:33 Some of the crowd concluded ¹⁴³  it was about ¹⁴⁴  Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. ¹⁴⁵  Alexander, gesturing ¹⁴⁶  with his hand, was wanting to make a defense ¹⁴⁷  before the public assembly. ¹⁴⁸  19:34 But when they recognized ¹⁴⁹  that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, ¹⁵⁰  “Great is Artemis ¹⁵¹  of the Ephesians!” for about two hours. ¹⁵²  19:35 After the city secretary ¹⁵³  quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, what person ¹⁵⁴  is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper ¹⁵⁵  of the temple of the great Artemis ¹⁵⁶  and of her image that fell from heaven? ¹⁵⁷  19:36 So because these facts ¹⁵⁸  are indisputable, ¹⁵⁹  you must keep quiet ¹⁶⁰  and not do anything reckless. ¹⁶¹  19:37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers ¹⁶²  nor blasphemers of our goddess. ¹⁶³  19:38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint ¹⁶⁴  against someone, the courts are open ¹⁶⁵  and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there. ¹⁶⁶  19:39 But if you want anything in addition, ¹⁶⁷  it will have to be settled ¹⁶⁸  in a legal assembly. ¹⁶⁹  19:40 For ¹⁷⁰  we are in danger of being charged with rioting ¹⁷¹  today, since there is no cause we can give to explain ¹⁷²  this disorderly gathering.” ¹⁷³  19:41 After ¹⁷⁴  he had said ¹⁷⁵  this, ¹⁷⁶  he dismissed the assembly. ¹⁷⁷