Acts 19:1‑20:38• 1And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having gone through the upper parts, came [down] unto Ephesus, and finding certain disciples
2said unto them, Received ye [the] Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they [said] unto him, Not even if [the] Holy Spirit was did we hear.
3And he said, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
4And Paul said, John baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.
5And when they heard this, they were baptized unto the name of the Lord Jesus.
6And when Paul laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them; and they spake with tongues and prophesied;
7and they were in all about twelve men.
8And entering into the synagogue he spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10And this was done for two years, so that all those that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
11And God wrought uncommon powers by the hands of Paul,
12so that even upon the sick were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits went out.
13And certain ones of the Jewish exorcists that went about took in hand to call upon those that had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14And there were seven sons of Sceva, a certain Jewish chief-priest, doing this.
15But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but who are ye?
16And the man in whom the wicked spirit was, leaping upon them and mastering them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out from that house naked and wounded.
17And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that inhabited Ephesus. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
18Many too of those that had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
19And not a few of those that practiced curious arts brought their books and burnt [them] before all. And they summed up the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20So with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.
21Now after these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to proceed unto Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
22And having sent into Macedonia two of those that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for awhile.
23And about that time arose no small disturbance about the way.
24For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans,
25whom he gathered together with the workmen of like nature, and said, Men, ye are aware that we have our prosperity from this business.
26And ye behold and hear that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying that they are no gods that are made by hands.
27Now, not only is there danger for us that this trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that even she should be deposed from her magnificence, whom all Asia and the world revereth.
28And when they heard they were filled with wrath and kept crying out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
29And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre,
30having seized together Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travelers.
31And when Paul was minded to enter unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. And some of the Asiarchs also, being his friends, sent unto him and urged him not to adventure himself into the theatre.
32Different ones therefore kept crying somewhat different things; for the assembly was in confusion, and the mass knew not wherefore they were come together.
33And from the crowd they instructed Alexander, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander waving his hand wished to make defence to the people.
34But when they came to know he was a Jew, one shout arose from all, crying for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians.
35And the town clerk after stilling the crowd, says, Ephesians, which of men is he who knoweth not that the city of [the] Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Artemis, and of what fell from the sky?
36Since then these things cannot be gainsaid, you must be quiet and do nothing rash.
37For ye have brought these men, neither temple-robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38If then Demetrius and the artisans with him have a matter against anyone, court days are going on, and there are pro-consuls: let them accuse each other;
39but if you make any inquiry about other things, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.
40For indeed we are in danger of being accused of riot today, there being no cause concerning which we shall be able to render an account of this concourse.
41And having said thus he dismissed the assembly.
1And after the uproar had ceased, Paul having called for the disciples, and exhorted and saluted them, departed to go into Macedonia.
2And having gone through those parts and exhorted them with much discourse, he came into Greece.
3And having spent three months, and a plot being laid against him by the Jews, as he was about to sail for Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.
4And there accompanied him (as far as Asia) Sopater a Beroean [son] of Pyrrhus; and of Thessalonians Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus.
5These going before waited for us at Troas.
6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened [bread] and came unto them to Troas in five days, where we tarried seven days.
7And on the first [day] of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow, and prolonged the word till midnight.
8And there were many lights in the upper room where we were gathered together.
9And a certain youth, by name Eutychus, as he was sitting in the window, being overpowered with deep sleep, as Paul was discoursing yet longer, fell overpowered by the sleep down from the third story, and was taken up dead.
10But Paul went down and fell upon him, and clasping him round said, Be not troubled, for his life is in him.
11And when he went up and broke the bread and had eaten, and conversed with them a long while till daybreak, so he departed.
12And they brought the boy alive and were not a little comforted.
13But we, having gone before on board the ship, set sail for Assos, there intending to take up Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot.
14And when he met with us at Assos, we took him up, and came unto Mitylene;
15and having sailed thence on the morrow we arrived over against Chios, and on the next day we touched at Samos, and [having remained at Trogyllium] the day after we came unto Miletus.
16For Paul determined to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
17And from Miletus he sent unto Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church.
18And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know from the first day that I came to Asia how I was with you all the time
19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and tears, and temptations, which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
20how I kept back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce to you and to teach you publicly, and from house to house,
21testifying both to Jews and to Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
23save that the Holy Spirit testifieth to me in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24But I hold not my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may accomplish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I went about preaching the kingdom [of God] shall see my face no more.
26Wherefore I testify to you this day that I am pure from the blood of all.
27For I shrank not from announcing to you all the counsel of God.
28Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he purchased with his own blood.
29I know that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock;
30and from among your own selves shall men arise speaking things perverted to draw the disciples after them.
31Wherefore watch, remembering that by the space of three years I ceased not admonishing each one night and day with tears.
32And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.
33I coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel;
34yea, yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those that were with me.
35In all things I gave you an example how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
36And having thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
37And they all wept sore, and falling on Paul's neck, fondly kissed him,
38sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they brought him forward unto the ship. (Acts 19:1‑20:38)