1It fortuned, while Apollos was at Corinthum, that Paul passed over the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples 2and said unto them: have ye received the holy ghost after ye believed? And they said unto him: No, neither have we heard if there be any holy ghost or no. 3And he said unto them: wherewith were ye then baptised? And they said: with Ihon's baptism. 4Then said Paul: Ihon verily baptised with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him, which should come after him. That is on Christ Iesus. 5When they heard that, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Iesu, 6and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the holy ghost came on them. And they spake with tongues and prophesied, 7All the men were about xij.

8And he went into the synagogue, and behaved himself boldly for the space of three months, disputing, and giving them exhortations of the kingdom of God. 9When divers waxed hard hearted, and believed not, but spake evil of the way of the Lord before the multitude: he departed from them, And severed the disciples away, And taught daily in the school of one called Tirannus. 10And this continued by the space of two years: So that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Iesu, both jewes and greeks.

11And God wrought not small miracles by the hands of Paul. 12So that from his body were brought unto the sick, napkins or partlets, and the diseases and evil spirits departed from them. 13Certain of the vagabond jewes exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Iesus saying: We adjure you by Iesu whom Paul preacheth. 14There were seven sons of one Sceva a ruler of the synagogue which did so: 15and the evil spirit answered and said: Iesus I know, and Paul I know: but who are ye? 16And the man in whom the wicked devil was, ran on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded. 17This was known to all the jewes and greeks also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and fear came on them all. And they magnified the name of the Lord Iesus. 18And many that believed came, and confessed and shewed their works. 19Many of them which used curious crafts, brought their books and burned them before all men, and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand silverlings. 20So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed.

21After these things were ended Paul purposed in the spirit, to pass over Macedonia and Acaia, and to go to Ierusalem saying: After I have been there I must also see Rome. 22So sent he into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him: Timotheus and Erastus: but he himself remained in Asia. For a season.

23The same time there arose no little a do about that way. 24For a certain man named Demetrius, a goldsmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, was not a little beneficial unto the craftsmen: 25which he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said: Sirs ye know that by this craft we have vantage. 26Moreover ye see and hear that not alone at Ephesus: but almost thorow out all Asia, this Paul entiseth, and turned away much people saying: that they be not goddes which are made with hands: 27so that not only this our craft cometh into peril to be set at nought: but that also the temple of great Diana should be despised. And her majesty should be destroyed, which all Asia, and the world worshippeth.

28When they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29And all the city was on a roar, and they rushed into the common hall with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarcus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions. 30When Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31Certain also of the chief of Asia which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not press into the common hall. 32Some cried one thing, and some another and the congregation was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 33Some of the company drew forth Alexander (the jewes thrusting him forwards) Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have given the people an answer. 34When they knew that he was a iewe, there arose a shout almost for the space of two hours of all men crying, great is Diana of the Ephesians. 35When the town clerk had ceased the people he said: ye men of Ephesus: what man is it that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which came from heaven. 36Seeing then that no man saith here against, ye ought to be content, and to do nothing rashly, 37For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet despisers of your goddess. 38Wherefore if Demetrius and the craftsmen which are with him, have any saying to any man, the law is open, and there are rulers, let them accuse one another. 39If ye go about any other thing, it may be determined in a lawful congregation. 40For we are in jeopardy to be accused of this day's business. For as much as there is no cause whereby we may give a reckoning of this concourse of people. 41And when he had thus spoken, he let the congregation depart.