'And2it happened1thatwhile34Apollos6was7at8Corinth,9Paul10passed through11the12[inland]13country14andcame15to16Ephesus.17There hefound19some20disciples.21 And2he said1to3them,4“Did you receive58theHoly7Spirit6when you believed?”9And11they10said,“No,14we have20not even15heard20thatthere is19a Holy18Spirit.”17 And2he said,1“Into3what4then5were you baptized?”6They7said,9“Into10John’s12baptism.”13 And2Paul3said,1“John4baptized5with the baptism6of repentance,7telling10the8people9to believe1617in11the one12who was to come13after14him,15that18is,19Jesus.”22 On hearing1this,they were baptized3in4the5name6of the7Lord8Jesus.9 And1when2Paul5had laid2[his]4hands7on them,3the9Holy12Spirit10came8on13them,14and16they began speaking15in tongues17and18prophesying.19 There were1about6twelve7men5in all.4 And2he entered1the4synagogue5andfor7three9months8spoke boldly,6reasoning10and11persuading12themabout14the15kingdom16of God.18 But2when1some3became stubborn4and5continued in unbelief,6speaking evil of7the8Way9before10the11congregation,12he withdrew13from14them15andtook16the17disciples18with him,reasoning21daily1920in22the23hall24of Tyrannus.25 This1continued3for4two6years,5so that7all8the9residents of10Asia12heard13the14word15of the16Lord,17both19Jews18and20Greeks.21 And2God7was doing8extraordinary345miracles1by9the10hands11of Paul,12 so that1even2handkerchiefs11or12aprons13[that had touched]7his10skin9were carried away6to3the4sick,5and14[their]18diseases19left15them17and21the20evil24spirits22came out25ofthem. Then2some3of the5itinerant6Jewish7exorcists8undertook1to invoke9the17name18of the19Lord20Jesus21over10those11who had12evil16spirits,14saying,22“I adjure23you24by the25Jesus26whom27Paul28proclaims.”29 Seven7sons8of a Jewish5high priest6[named] Sceva4were doing10this.9 But2the5evil6spirit4answered1them,8“Jesus11I know,12and13Paul15I recognize,16but18who19are20you?”17 And1the3man4in7whom8was9the10evil13spirit11leaped2on5them,6mastered14[all] of them15andoverpowered1617them,18so that19theyfled23out of24that27house26naked20and21wounded.22 And2this1became3known4to all5the10residents11of Ephesus,13both7Jews6and8Greeks.9And14fear16fell15upon17them19all,18and20the22name23of the24Lord25Jesus26was extolled.21 Also2many1of those3who were now believers4came,5confessing6and7divulging8their11practices.10 And2a number1of those3who had practiced6magic arts5brought7theirbooks9together7andburned10themin the sight11of all.12And13they counted14the15value16of them17and18found19it came tofifty thousand2122piecesof silver.20 So1the6word7of the4Lord5continued to increase8and9prevail10mightily.23 Now1after3these events4Paul7resolved5in8the9Spirit10to pass through11Macedonia13and14Achaia15andgo16to17Jerusalem,18saying,19“After21I24have been23there,25I27must26also28see30Rome.”29 And2having sent1into3Macedonia5two6of his9helpers,8Timothy10and11Erastus,12he himself13stayed14in16Asia18for a while.15 About3that6time5there arose1no8little9disturbance7concerning10the11Way.12 For2a man3named4Demetrius,1a silversmith,5who made6silver8shrines7of Artemis,9brought10no13little14business15to the11craftsmen.12 These1he gathered together, with2the [workmen]4in5similar trades,78and3said,9“Men,10you know11that12from13this14business16we have20our19wealth.18 And1you see2and3hear4that5not6only7in Ephesus8but9in almost10all11of Asia13this16Paul15has persuaded17andturned away18a great many19people,20saying21that22[gods]26made29with27hands28are24not23gods.25 And3there is danger5not1only2thatthis4trade8of ours6may come11into9disrepute10but12also13thatthe14temple19of the15great16goddess17Artemis18may be counted22as20nothing,21and24that she may23even25be deposed from26her29magnificence,28shewhom30all31Asia33and34the35world36worship.”37 When they heard1thisthey were4enraged56and3were crying out,7“Great9isArtemis11of the Ephesians!”12 So1the3city4was filled with2the6confusion,6and8they rushed7together9into10the11theater,12dragging with them13Gaius14and15Aristarchus,16Macedonians17who werePaul’s19companions in travel.18 But2when3Paul1wished3to go4in among5the6crowd,7the11disciples12wouldnot8let9him.10 And2even3some1of the4Asiarchs,5who were6friends8ofhis,7sent9to10him11andwere urging12himnot13to venture14into16the17theater.18 Now3some1cried out6one thing,5someanother,4for8the9assembly10was7in confusion,11and12most14of them13did16not15know16why1718they had come together.19 Some2of1the3crowd4prompted5Alexander,6whom8the9Jews10had put forward.7And12Alexander,13motioning14with[his]15hand,16wanted17to make a defense18to the19crowd.20 But2when they recognized1that3he was5a Jew,4for12about11two14hours13they15all10cried out15withone8voice,6“Great16isArtemis18of the Ephesians!”19 And2when1the3town clerk4had quieted1the5crowd,6he said,7“Men8of Ephesus,9who10is there12who14doesnot15know16thatthe17city19of the Ephesians18is21temple keeper20of the22great23Artemis,24and25of the26sacred stone that fell from the sky?27 Seeingthen2thatthese things4cannot be denied,13you7ought5to be9quiet8and10do13nothing11rash.12 For2you have brought1these5men4here who areneither6sacrilegious7nor8blasphemers9ofour12goddess.11 If1therefore3Demetrius4and5the6craftsmen9with7him8have10a complaint13against11anyone,12the courts14are open,15and16there are18proconsuls.17Let them bring charges19against one another.20 But2if1you seek5anything3further,4it shall be settled10in6the7regular8assembly.9 For2we really are in danger of3being charged4with6rioting5today,8sincethere is11no9cause10that13we can15give16to justify17this21commotion.”20 And1when he had said3these things,2he dismissed4the5assembly.6