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CHAPTER 19.
1 AND it came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth,
that Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found
certain disciples.
2 And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost
since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether
there be a Holy Ghost.
3 And he said: In what then were you baptized? Who
said: In John's baptism.
4 Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the
baptism of penance, saying: That they should believe in him who was to come
after him, that is to say, in Jesus.
5 Having heard these things, they were baptized in the
name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy
Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
8 And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for
the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of
God.
9 But when some were hardened, and believed not,
speaking evil of the way of the Lord, before the multitude, departing from
them, he separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one
Tyrannus.
10 And this continued for the space of two years, so
that all they who dwelt in Asia, heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and
Gentiles.
11 And God wrought by the hand of Paul more than common
miracles.
12 So that even there were brought from his body to the
sick, handkerchiefs and aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the
wicked spirits went out of them.
13 Now some also of the Jewish exorcists who went
about, attempted to invoke over them that had evil spirits, the name of the
Lord Jesus, saying: I conjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were certain men, seven sons of Sceva, a
Jew, a chief priest, that did this.
15 But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them:
Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?
16 And the man in whom the wicked spirit was, leaping
upon them, and mastering them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled
out of that house naked and wounded.
17 And this became known to all the Jews and the
Gentiles that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the
Lord Jesus was magnified.
18 And many of them that believed, came confessing and
declaring their deeds.
19 And many of them who had followed curious arts,
brought together their books, and burnt them before all; and counting the price
of them, they found the money to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20 So mightily grew the word of God, and was confirmed.
21 And when these things were ended, Paul purposed in
the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to
Jerusalem, saying: After I have been there, I must see Rome also.
22 And sending into Macedonia two of them that
ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia.
23 Now at that time there arose no small disturbance
about the way of the Lord.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith,
who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;
25 Whom he calling together, with the workmen of like
occupation, said: Sirs, you know that our gain is by this trade;
26 And you see and hear, that this Paul by persuasion
hath drawn away a great multitude, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia,
saying: They are not gods which are made by hands.
27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be
set at nought, but also the temple of great Diana shall be reputed for nothing;
yea, and her majesty shall begin to be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world
worshippeth.
28 Having heard these things, they were full of anger,
and cried out, saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29 And the whole city was filled with confusion; and
having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions, they
rushed with one accord into the theatre.
30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people,
the disciples suffered him not.
31 And some also of the rulers of Asia, who were his
friends, sent unto him, desiring that he would not venture himself into the
theatre.
32 Now some cried one thing, some another. For the
assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not for what cause they were
come together.
33 And they drew forth Alexander out of the multitude,
the Jews thrusting him forward. And Alexander beckoning with his hand for
silence, would have given the people satisfaction.
34 But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all
with one voice, for the space of about two hours, cried out: Great is Diana of
the Ephesians.
35 And when the town clerk had appeased the multitudes,
he said: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not that the city of
the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana, and of Jupiter's offspring.
36 For as much therefore as these things cannot be
contradicted, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
37 For you have brought hither these men, who are
neither guilty of sacrilege, nor of blasphemy against your goddess.
38 But if Demetrius and the craftsmen that are with
him, have a matter against any man, the courts of justice are open, and there
are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
39 And if you inquire after any other matter, it may be
decided in a lawful assembly.
40 For we are even in danger to be called in question
for this day's uproar, there being no man guilty (of whom we may give account)
of this concourse. And when he had said these things, he dismissed the
assembly.
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