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          DASV: Acts 19    

1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through
the interior of the country, came to Ephesus and found some
disciples.
2 He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you
believed?" They replied, "No, we have never even heard that
there is a Holy Spirit."
3 So he asked, "Into what then were you baptized?" They replied,
"Into John's baptism."
4 Paul explained, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance,
telling people that they should believe in him who would
come after him, that is, in Jesus."
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the
Lord Jesus.
6 When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on
them; and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
7 There were about twelve men total.

8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three
months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
9 But when some became obstinate and disobedient, degrading
the Way before the congregation, he left them, and took
along the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
10 This continued for about two years; so that all who lived
in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both
Jews and Greeks.
11 God performed special miracles by the hands of Paul,
12 so that handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his
skin were placed on the sick, and they were cured and the
evil spirits went out of them.
13 But some itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to invoke
name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying,
"I warn you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims."
14 There were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest,
who were doing this.
15 The evil spirit answered and said to them, "Jesus I know,
and Paul I know, but who are you?"
16 The man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered
both of them and beat them so badly that they fled out of
that house naked and wounded.
17 This became known to everyone, both Jews and Greeks, who
lived in Ephesus. Fear fell on all of them, and the name of
the Lord Jesus was praised.
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and
exposing their evil deeds.
19 A large number of those who practiced magical arts brought
their books and burned them in the sight of everyone.
They counted the price and found they were worth fifty
thousand pieces of silver.
20 So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.
21 Now after these things were accomplished, Paul determined
in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, after passing through
Macedonia and Achaia, saying, "After I have been there,
I must also see Rome."
22 Having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to
Macedonia, he stayed in the province of Asia for a while.
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning
the Way.
24 A man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver
shrines for goddess Artemis, brought a substantial amount
of business to the craftsmen.
25 He gathered them together, along with the workers of
those in similar trades, and said, "Sirs, you know that
we prosper because of this business.
26 You see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost
throughout the entire province of Asia, this Paul has
persuaded and turned away many people, saying that hand-made
gods are not gods at all.
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade will fall
into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great
goddess Artemis may be regarded as worthless, and that
she, whom all Asia and the world worship, should even
be deprived of her magnificence."
28 When they heard this they were filled with rage, and
shouted out, saying, “Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
29 The city was filled with the confusion and united they
rushed into the theatre, dragging along the Macedonians,
Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul's fellow travelers.
30 When Paul wanted to enter the assembly, the disciples
would not let him.
31 Even some of the provincial governors, who were Paul’s
friends, sent to him and urged him not to venture into
the theatre.
32 Now some were shouting one thing, and some another,
for the assembly was in total confusion, and most of
them did not even know why they had come together.
33 The Jews put Alexander out in front of the crowd who
assumed it was about him. Alexander motioned with his
hand, and wanted to make a defense before the people.
34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all
shouted in unison for two hours, "Great is Artemis of
the Ephesians!"
35 When the town clerk had finally quieted the crowd,
he said, "Men of Ephesus, what person is there who does
not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian
of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell
out of heaven?
36 Since these things are irrefutable, you ought to
quiet down and not do anything rash.
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither
temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38 If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen who are
with him, have an issue against anyone, the courts are
open and there are proconsuls. Let them go there to
bring charges against one another.
39 But if you want to bring anything about other matters,
it must be settled in the regular assembly.
40 For we are in danger of being accused regarding
today's riot, since there is no justification for
this commotion."
41 After saying these things, he dismissed the assembly.

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