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This man was
instructed in
the way of
the Lord; and being
fervent in
the spirit, he spake and taught
diligently the things of
the Lord, knowing only
the baptism of John.
He had been
instructed in
the way of
the Lord and was
fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only
the baptism of John.
And he began to speak boldly in
the synagogue: whom when
Aquila and
Priscilla had heard,
they took him unto
them, and
expounded unto him
the way of God more perfectly.
And he began to speak boldly in
the synagogue. When
Priscilla and
Aquila heard him,
they took him in and explained to him
the way of God more accurately.
And when he was disposed to pass into
Achaia,
the brethren wrote,
exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped
them much which had believed through grace:
When Apollos resolved to cross over to
Achaia,
the brothers encouraged him and wrote to
the disciples
there to
welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
For he powerfully
refuted the Jews in public
debate, proving from
the Scriptures that Jesus is
the Christ.
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,
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
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.
and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
And he said unto
them, Unto what
then were ye
baptized? And
they said, Unto John’s baptism.
“Into what,
then, were you
baptized?” Paul asked. “
The baptism of John,”
they replied.
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.
Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of
repentance. He told
the people to believe in
the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
When
they heard this,
they were
baptized in
the name of
the Lord Jesus.
On hearing this,
they were
baptized into
the name of
the Lord Jesus.
And when Paul had laid his hands upon
them,
the Holy Ghost came on
them; and
they spake with tongues, and
prophesied.
And when Paul laid his hands on
them,
the Holy Spirit came upon
them, and
they spoke in tongues and
prophesied.
And all the men were about twelve.
There were about twelve men in all.
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.
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.
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.
This continued for two years, so that
everyone who lived in
the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard
the word of
the Lord.
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
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.
so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
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.
Now
there were some
itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to
invoke the name of
the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits.
They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
And
there were seven sons of one
Sceva, a
Jew, and chief of
the priests, which did so.
Seven sons of
Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
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.
Then the man with
the evil spirit
jumped on
them and overpowered
them all.
The attack was so violent that
they ran out of
the house naked and wounded.
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.
This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
And many that believed came, and
confessed, and shewed
their deeds.
Many who had believed now came forward,
confessing and disclosing
their deeds.
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.
And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought
their books and burned
them in front of
everyone. When
the value of
the books was calculated,
the total came to fifty thousand
drachmas.
So
mightily grew
the word of God and prevailed.
So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
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.
After
these things had happened, Paul resolved in
the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through
Macedonia and
Achaia. “After I have been
there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
So he sent into
Macedonia two of
them that ministered unto him,
Timotheus and
Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
And
the same time
there arose no small
stir about that way.
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
Demetrius assembled
the craftsmen, along with
the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
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:
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
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.
There is danger not only that our business will fall into
disrepute, but also that
the temple of
the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty
deposed—she who is worshiped by all
the province of Asia and
the whole world.”
And when
they heard
these sayings,
they were full of wrath, and
cried out, saying, Great is
Diana of
the Ephesians.
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
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.
Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of
the province of Asia sent word to him,
begging him not to
venture into
the theatre.
Some
therefore cried one thing, and some another: for
the assembly was confused; and
the more part knew not wherefore
they were come together.
Meanwhile
the assembly was in
turmoil. Some were
shouting one thing and some another, and most of
them did not even know why
they were
there.
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.
The Jews in
the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his
defense to
the people.
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.
But when
they realized that he was a
Jew,
they all
shouted in
unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of
the Ephesians!”
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?
Finally
the city clerk quieted
the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t
everyone know that
the city of Ephesus is
guardian of
the temple of
the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
Seeing
then that
these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing
rashly.
Since
these things are
undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything
rash.
For ye have brought
hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
For you have brought
these men here, though
they have neither
robbed our temple nor
blasphemed our goddess.
So if
Demetrius and his fellow
craftsmen have a
complaint against
anyone,
the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let
them bring charges against one another
there.
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.
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
And after
the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him
the disciples, and embraced
them, and departed for to go into
Macedonia.
When
the uproar had ended, Paul sent for
the disciples. And after
encouraging them, he said goodbye to
them and left for
Macedonia.
And when he had gone over those parts, and had given
them much
exhortation, he came into Greece,
After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
And
there abode three months. And when
the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through
Macedonia.
where he stayed three months. And when
the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through
Macedonia.
These men went on
ahead and waited for us in
Troas.
And we sailed away from
Philippi after
the days of
unleavened bread, and came unto
them to
Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
And after
the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, we sailed from
Philippi, and five days later we rejoined
them in
Troas, where we stayed seven days.
And upon
the first day of
the week, when
the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto
them, ready to depart on
the morrow; and continued his speech until
midnight.
On
the first day of
the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave
the next day, he talked to
them and kept on speaking until
midnight.
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
And
there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from
the third
loft, and was taken up dead.
And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in
the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound
asleep, he fell from
the third story and was
picked up dead.
And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not
yourselves; for his life is in him.
But Paul went down, threw himself on
the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be
alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
Then Paul went back
upstairs, broke bread, and
ate. And after speaking until
daybreak, he departed.
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos,
there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go
afoot.
We went on
ahead to
the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul
aboard. He had arranged this because he was going
there on foot.
And we sailed
thence, and came
the next day over against
Chios; and
the next day we arrived at
Samos, and
tarried at Trogyllium; and
the next day we came to
Miletus.
Sailing on from
there, we arrived
the next day opposite
Chios.
The day after that we arrived at
Samos, and on
the following day we came to
Miletus.
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not
spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem
the day of
Pentecost.
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid
spending time in
the province of Asia, because he was in a
hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by
the day of
Pentecost.
And from
Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called
the elders of
the church.
From
Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for
the elders of
the church.
And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
Serving
the Lord with all
humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which
befell me by
the lying in wait of
the Jews:
I served
the Lord with great
humility and with tears, especially in
the trials that came upon me through
the plots of
the Jews.
Testifying both to
the Jews, and also to
the Greeks,
repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
And now, behold, I go bound in
the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing
the things that shall
befall me
there:
And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
Save that
the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions
abide me.
I only know that in town after town
the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions
await me.
But none of
these things move me, neither count I my life
dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and
the ministry, which I have received of
the Lord Jesus, to
testify the gospel of
the grace of God.
But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete
the ministry I have received from
the Lord Jesus—
the ministry of
testifying to
the good news of God’s grace.
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
Therefore I
testify to you this day that I am innocent of
the blood of all men.
For I have not
shunned to declare unto you all
the counsel of God.
For I did not
shrink back from declaring to you
the whole will of God.
Take
heed therefore unto
yourselves, and to all
the flock, over
the which
the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Keep watch over
yourselves and
the entire flock of which
the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be
shepherds of
the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
For I know this, that after my departing shall
grievous wolves enter in among you, not
sparing the flock.
I know that after my departure, savage
wolves will come in among you and will not
spare the flock.
Also of your own
selves shall men arise, speaking
perverse things, to draw away disciples after
them.
Even from your own number, men will rise up and
distort the truth to draw away disciples after
them.
Therefore watch, and remember, that by
the space of three years I ceased not to
warn every one night and day with tears.
Therefore be
alert and remember that for three years I never stopped
warning each of you night and day with tears.
And now, brethren, 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
them which are
sanctified.
And now I commit you to God and to
the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are
sanctified.
You
yourselves know that
these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
And when he had thus spoken, he
kneeled down, and prayed with
them all.
When Paul had said this, he
knelt down with all of
them and prayed.
They all
wept openly as
they embraced Paul and
kissed him.
Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
They were especially
grieved by his statement that
they would never see his face again.
Then they accompanied him to
the ship.
And it came to pass, that after we were
gotten from
them, and had
launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and
the day following unto
Rhodes, and from
thence unto Patara:
After we had
torn ourselves away from
them, we sailed directly to Cos, and
the next day on to
Rhodes, and from
there to Patara.
Now when we had discovered
Cyprus, we left it on
the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for
there the ship was to
unlade her burden.
After sighting
Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where
the ship was to unload its
cargo.
And finding disciples, we
tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through
the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and
they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of
the city: and we
kneeled down on
the shore, and prayed.
But when our time
there had ended, we set out on our journey. All
the disciples, with
their wives and children, accompanied us out of
the city and
knelt down on
the beach to pray with us.
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again.
And after we had said our farewells, we went
aboard the ship, and
they returned home.
And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to
Ptolemais, and
saluted the brethren, and abode with
them one day.
When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at
Ptolemais, where we
greeted the brothers and stayed with
them for a day.
And
the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into
the house of Philip
the evangelist, which was one of
the seven; and abode with him.
Leaving
the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at
the home of Philip
the evangelist, who was one of
the Seven.
And
the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did
prophesy.
And as we
tarried there many days,
there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named
Agabus.
After we had been
there several days, a prophet named
Agabus came down from
Judea.
And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s
girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith
the Holy Ghost, So shall
the Jews at Jerusalem bind
the man that owneth this
girdle, and shall deliver him into
the hands of
the Gentiles.
Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
And when we heard
these things, both we, and
they of that place,
besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
When we heard this, we and
the people
there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to
weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for
the name of
the Lord Jesus.
Then Paul answered, “Why are you
weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for
the name of
the Lord Jesus.”
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
When he would not be
dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “
The Lord’s will be done.”
And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
After
these days, we
packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
There went with us also certain of
the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with
them one Mnason of
Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should
lodge.
Some of
the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and
they took us to stay at
the home of Mnason
the Cypriot, an early disciple.
And when we were come to Jerusalem,
the brethren received us
gladly.
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
And when he had
saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among
the Gentiles by his ministry.
Paul
greeted them and recounted one by one
the things that God had done among
the Gentiles through his ministry.
And when
they heard it,
they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews
there are which believe; and
they are all
zealous of
the law:
When
they heard this,
they glorified God.
Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of
them are
zealous for
the law.
And
they are informed of
thee, that thou teachest all
the Jews which are among
the Gentiles to
forsake Moses, saying that
they ought not to
circumcise their children, neither to walk after
the customs.
But
they are under
the impression that you teach all
the Jews who live among
the Gentiles to
forsake Moses, telling
them not to
circumcise their children or observe our customs.
What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.