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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/18.htm" title="Acts 18">◄</a> Acts 19 <a href="../acts/20.htm" title="Acts 20">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch51019" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn51019" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">Paul in Ephesus.</span> <span id="v51019001" class="ver">1</span><a id="rfn51019001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn51019001-1">*</a> While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the country and came [down] to Ephesus where he found some disciples. <span id="v51019002" class="ver">2</span>He said to them, “Did you receive the holy Spirit when you became believers?” They answered him, “We have never even heard that there is a holy Spirit.” <span id="v51019003" class="ver">3</span>He said, “How were you baptized?” They replied, “With the baptism of John.” <span id="v51019004" class="ver">4</span>Paul then said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”<a id="ren51019004-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en51019004-a">a</a> <span id="v51019005" class="ver">5</span>When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. <span id="v51019006" class="ver">6</span>And when Paul laid [his] hands on them, the holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.<a id="ren51019006-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en51019006-b">b</a> <span id="v51019007" class="ver">7</span>Altogether there were about twelve men.</p> <p><span id="v51019008" class="ver">8</span>He entered the synagogue, and for three months debated boldly with persuasive arguments about the kingdom of God. <span id="v51019009" class="ver">9</span>But when some in their obstinacy and disbelief disparaged the Way before the assembly, he withdrew and took his disciples with him and began to hold daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. <span id="v51019010" class="ver">10</span>This continued for two years with the result that all the inhabitants of the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord, Jews and Greeks alike. <span id="v51019011" class="ver">11</span>So extraordinary were the mighty deeds God accomplished at the hands of Paul <span id="v51019012" class="ver">12</span>that when face cloths or aprons that touched his skin were applied to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.<a id="ren51019012-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en51019012-c">c</a></p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Jewish Exorcists.</span> <span id="v51019013" class="ver">13</span>Then some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches.” <span id="v51019014" class="ver">14</span>When the seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, tried to do this, <span id="v51019015" class="ver">15</span>the evil spirit said to them in reply, “Jesus I recognize, Paul I know, but who are you?” <span id="v51019016" class="ver">16</span>The person with the evil spirit then sprang at them and subdued them all. He so overpowered them that they fled naked and wounded from that house. <span id="v51019017" class="ver">17</span>When this became known to all the Jews and Greeks who lived in Ephesus, fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in great esteem. <span id="v51019018" class="ver">18</span>Many of those who had become believers came forward and openly acknowledged their former practices. <span id="v51019019" class="ver">19</span>Moreover, a large number of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them in public. They calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand silver pieces. <span id="v51019020" class="ver">20</span>Thus did the word of the Lord continue to spread with influence and power.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">Paul’s Plans.</span> <span id="v51019021" class="ver">21</span>When this was concluded, Paul made up his mind to travel through Macedonia and Achaia, and then to go on to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must visit Rome also.”<a id="ren51019021-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en51019021-d">d</a> <span id="v51019022" class="ver">22</span>Then he sent to Macedonia two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, while he himself stayed for a while in the province of Asia.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">The Riot of the Silversmiths.</span> <span id="v51019023" class="ver">23</span>About that time a serious disturbance broke out concerning the Way. <span id="v51019024" class="ver">24</span>There was a silversmith named Demetrius who made miniature silver shrines of Artemis<a id="rfn51019024-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn51019024-1">*</a> and provided no little work for the craftsmen. <span id="v51019025" class="ver">25</span>He called a meeting of these and other workers in related crafts and said, “Men, you know well that our prosperity derives from this work. <span id="v51019026" class="ver">26</span>As you can now see and hear, not only in Ephesus but throughout most of the province of Asia this Paul has persuaded and misled a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.<a id="ren51019026-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en51019026-e">e</a> <span id="v51019027" class="ver">27</span>The danger grows, not only that our business will be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be of no account, and that she whom the whole province of Asia and all the world worship will be stripped of her magnificence.”</p> <p><span id="v51019028" class="ver">28</span>When they heard this, they were filled with fury and began to shout, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” <span id="v51019029" class="ver">29</span>The city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed with one accord into the theater, seizing Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions.<a id="ren51019029-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en51019029-f">f</a> <span id="v51019030" class="ver">30</span>Paul wanted to go before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him, <span id="v51019031" class="ver">31</span>and even some of the Asiarchs<a id="rfn51019031-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn51019031-1">*</a> who were friends of his sent word to him advising him not to venture into the theater. <span id="v51019032" class="ver">32</span>Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing, others something else; the assembly was in chaos, and most of the people had no idea why they had come together. <span id="v51019033" class="ver">33</span>Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, as the Jews pushed him forward, and Alexander signaled with his hand that he wished to explain something to the gathering. <span id="v51019034" class="ver">34</span>But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” <span id="v51019035" class="ver">35</span>Finally the town clerk restrained the crowd and said, “You Ephesians, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple<a id="rfn51019035-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn51019035-1">*</a> of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from the sky? <span id="v51019036" class="ver">36</span>Since these things are undeniable, you must calm yourselves and not do anything rash. <span id="v51019037" class="ver">37</span>The men you brought here are not temple robbers, nor have they insulted our goddess. <span id="v51019038" class="ver">38</span>If Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, courts are in session, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. <span id="v51019039" class="ver">39</span>If you have anything further to investigate, let the matter be settled in the lawful assembly, <span id="v51019040" class="ver">40</span>for, as it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today’s conduct. There is no cause for it. We shall [not]<a id="rfn51019040-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn51019040-1">*</a> be able to give a reason for this demonstration.” With these words he dismissed the assembly.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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