19:8 So Paul ¹  entered ²  the synagogue ³  and spoke out fearlessly ⁴  for three months, addressing ⁵  and convincing ⁶  them about the kingdom of God. ⁷  19:9 But when ⁸  some were stubborn ⁹  and refused to believe, reviling ¹⁰  the Way ¹¹  before the congregation, he left ¹²  them and took the disciples with him, ¹³  addressing ¹⁴  them every day ¹⁵  in the lecture hall ¹⁶  of Tyrannus. 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, ¹⁷  both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord. ¹⁸ 

19:11 God was performing extraordinary ¹⁹  miracles by Paul’s hands, 19:12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his body ²⁰  were brought ²¹  to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. ²²  19:13 But some itinerant ²³  Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name ²⁴  of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by ²⁵  evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warn ²⁶  you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.” 19:14 (Now seven sons of a man named ²⁷  Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.) ²⁸  19:15 But the evil spirit replied to them, ²⁹  “I know about Jesus ³⁰  and I am acquainted with ³¹  Paul, but who are you?” ³²  19:16 Then the man who was possessed by ³³  the evil spirit jumped on ³⁴  them and beat them all into submission. ³⁵  He prevailed ³⁶  against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded. 19:17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, ³⁷  both Jews and Greeks; fear came over ³⁸  them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised. ³⁹  19:18 Many of those who had believed came forward, ⁴⁰  confessing and making their deeds known. ⁴¹  19:19 Large numbers ⁴²  of those who had practiced magic ⁴³  collected their books ⁴⁴  and burned them up in the presence of everyone. ⁴⁵  When ⁴⁶  the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins. ⁴⁷  19:20 In this way the word of the Lord ⁴⁸  continued to grow in power ⁴⁹  and to prevail. ⁵⁰