Acts
Acts 19 ©
1 The Holy Ghost is conferred by Paul on twelve of John's disciples. 8 He preacheth at Ephesus, first in the synagogue, and afterward in a private school for two years; God confirming the word by special miracles. 13 Certain Jewish exorcists, attempting to cast out a devil in the name of Jesus, are sent off naked and wounded: the gospel gaineth credit, and magical books are burned. 21 Paul proposing to depart soon, Demetrius and the silversmiths raise an uproar against him, which is with some difficulty appeased.
AND it came to pass, that, while aApollos was at bCorinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts ccame to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
And all the men were about twelve.
mBut when *divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that nway before the multitude, he odeparted from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
So that sfrom his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
¶Then certain of the *vagabond Jews, texorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We u*adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
¶After these things were ended, Paul purposed cin the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and dAchaia, to ego to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I fmust also see Rome.
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone kat Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that lthey be no gods, which are made with hands:
And when Paul would have tentered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, aYe men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is 1a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and bto do nothing rashly.
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither crobbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, 2the law is open, and there are deputies: let them *implead one another.
But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a 3lawful assembly.
For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this *concourse.