Acts 19
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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,
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 he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
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.
When they heard this, they were baptized in 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 all the men were about twelve.
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.

Cir. A.M.

Acts 7:51 You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always …

Acts 13:45,46 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, …

Acts 18:6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, …

2 Kings 17:14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like …

2 Chronicles 30:8 Now be you not stiff necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves …

2 Chronicles 36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and …

Nehemiah 9:16,17,29 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, …

Psalm 95:8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of …

Isaiah 8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and …

Jeremiah 7:26 Yet they listened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened …

Jeremiah 19:15 Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold…

John 12:40 He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should …

Romans 9:18 Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

Romans 11:7 What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks for; but the …

Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any …

but spake.

Acts 19:23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

Acts 9:2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if …

Acts 22:4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into …

Acts 24:21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them…

Acts 28:22 But we desire to hear of you what you think: for as concerning this …

2 Timothy 1:15 This you know, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from …

2 Peter 2:2,12 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the …

Jude 1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what …

he departed.

Acts 14:4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the …

Acts 17:4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and …

Acts 18:7,8 And he departed there, and entered into a certain man's house, named …

Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind …

Matthew 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there …

Luke 12:51-53 Suppose you that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; …

1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the …

2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

daily.

Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I …

Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man that hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting …

Matthew 26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are you come out …

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, …

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.
And God wrought special miracles by 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.
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.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
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.
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.
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed 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.

used.

Acts 8:9-11 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the …

Acts 13:6,8 And when they had gone through the isle to Paphos, they found a certain …

Exodus 7:11,22 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the …

Deuteronomy 18:10-12 There shall not be found among you any one that makes his son or …

1 Samuel 28:7-9 Then said Saul to his servants, Seek me a woman that has a familiar …

1 Chronicles 10:13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the …

2 Chronicles 33:6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley …

Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, …

Isaiah 47:12,13 Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your …

Daniel 2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, …

curious. [Periergos,] curious, that is, magical arts, in which sense the word is used in the Greek writers. The study of magic was prosecuted with such zeal at Ephesus, that [Ephesios gramma,] the Ephesian letters, certain charms, or words used in incantation, became much celebrated in antiquity.

and burned.

Genesis 35:4 And they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, …

Exodus 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, …

Deuteronomy 7:25,26 The graven images of their gods shall you burn with fire: you shall …

Isaiah 2:20,21 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of …

Isaiah 30:22 You shall defile also the covering of your graven images of silver, …

Matthew 5:29,30 And if your right eye offend you, pluck it out, and cast it from you…

Luke 14:33 So likewise, whoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he has, …

Hebrews 10:34 For you had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling …

fifty. Probably Attic drachms; which at

So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
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.

Cir. A.M.

Romans 15:25-28 But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints…

Galatians 2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, …

purposed.

Acts 16:6-10 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, …

Acts 18:21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast …

Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing …

Lamentations 3:37 Who is he that said, and it comes to pass, when the Lord commands it not?

Romans 1:13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed …

2 Corinthians 1:15-18 And in this confidence I was minded to come to you before, that you …

when.

Acts 20:1-6 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, …

to go.

Acts 20:16,22 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not …

Acts 21:4,11-15,17 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul …

Acts 24:17,18 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings…

Romans 15:25,26 But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints…

I must.

Acts 18:21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast …

Acts 23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good …

Acts 25:10-12 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought …

Acts 27:1,24 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered …

Acts 28:16,30,31 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to …

Romans 1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that …

Romans 15:23-29 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire …

Philippians 1:12-14 But I would you should understand, brothers…

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.
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
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:
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.
And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
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.
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
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.
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
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.
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.
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?
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
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.
But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
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.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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