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  Acts   chapter 19

   1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at
  Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts
  came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
   2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost
  since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have
  not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
   3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye
  baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
   4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the
  baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that
  they should believe on him which should come after
  him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
   5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the
  name of the Lord Jesus.
   6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the
  Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues,
  and prophesied.
   7 And all the men were about twelve.
   8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly
  for the space of three months, disputing and
  persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
   9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not,
  but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he
  departed from them, and separated the disciples,
  disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
  10 And this continued by the space of two years; so
  that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of
  the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
  11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of
  Paul:
  12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick
  handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed
  from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
  13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took
  upon them to call over them which had evil spirits
  the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by
  Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
  14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and
  chief of the priests, which did so.
  15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I
  know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
  16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on
  them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them,
  so that they fled out of that house naked and
  wounded.
  17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also
  dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and
  the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
  18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and
  shewed their deeds.
  19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought
  their books together, and burned them before all men:
  and they counted the price of them, and found it
  fifty thousand pieces of silver.
  20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
  21 After 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 also see Rome.
  22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that
  ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he
  himself stayed in Asia for a season.
  23 And the same time there arose no small stir about
  that way.
  24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith,
  which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small
  gain unto the craftsmen;
  25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like
  occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this
  craft we have our wealth.
  26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at
  Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul
  hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying
  that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
  27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be
  set at nought; but also that the temple of the great
  goddess Diana should be despised, and her
  magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and
  the world worshippeth.
  28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full
  of wrath, 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 in travel, 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 certain of the chief of Asia, which were his
  friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would
  not adventure himself into the theatre.
  32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another:
  for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew
  not wherefore they were come together.
  33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the
  Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with
  the hand, and would have made his defence unto the
  people.
  34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one
  voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great
  is Diana of the Ephesians.
  35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he
  said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that
  knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a
  worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the
  image which fell down from Jupiter?
  36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken
  against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing
  rashly.
  37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are
  neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of
  your goddess.
  38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which
  are with him, have a matter against any man, the law
  is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one
  another.
  39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other
  matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
  40 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.
  41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the
  assembly.

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