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Acts 19

Paul at Ephesus

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It happenedg1096 that whileg1722  aApollosg625 was at  bCorinthg2882, Paulg3972 passedg1330 throughg1330 the  cupperg510 countryg3313 and cameg2064 to  dEphesusg2181, and foundg2147 someg5100 disciplesg3101.

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He saidg3004 to them, " aDid you receiveg2983 the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 when you believedg4100?" And they said to him, "Nog3761,  bwe have not eveng3761 heardg191 whetherg1487  1there is a Holyg40 Spiritg4151."

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And he saidg3004, "Into whatg5101 theng3767 were you baptizedg907?" And they saidg3004, " aInto John'sg2491 baptismg908."

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Paulg3972 saidg3004, " aJohng2491 baptizedg907 with the baptismg908 of repentanceg3341, tellingg3004 the peopleg2992  bto believeg4100 in Him who was comingg2064 afterg3326 him, that is, in Jesusg2424."

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When they heardg191 this, they were  abaptizedg907  1in the nameg3686 of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424.

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And when Paulg3972 had  alaidg2007 his handsg5495 upon them, the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 cameg2064 on them, and they began  bspeakingg2980 with tonguesg1100 and  cprophesyingg4395.

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There were in allg3956 aboutg5616 twelveg1427 meng435.

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And he enteredg1525  athe synagogueg4864 and continued speakingg3955 out boldlyg3955 for threeg5140 monthsg3376, reasoningg1256 and persuadingg3982 them  baboutg4012 the kingdomg932 of Godg2316.

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But wheng5613  asomeg5100 were becomingg4645 hardenedg4645 and disobedientg544, speakingg2551 evilg2551 of  bthe Wayg3598 beforeg1799 the  1peopleg4128, he withdrewg868 from them and tookg873 awayg873  cthe disciplesg3101, reasoningg1256 dailyg2596g2250 in the schoolg4981 of Tyrannusg5181.

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Thisg3778 tookg1096 placeg1096 for  atwog1417 yearsg2094, sog5620 that allg3956 who livedg2730 in  1 bAsiag773 heardg191  cthe wordg3056 of the Lordg2962, bothg5037 Jewsg2453 and Greeksg1672.

Miracles at Ephesus

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Godg2316 was performingg4160  aextraordinaryg5177  1miraclesg1411 by the handsg5495 of Paulg3972,

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 asog5620 that handkerchiefsg4676 org2228 apronsg4612 were eveng2532 carriedg667 from his bodyg5559 to the sickg770, and the diseasesg3554 leftg525 them and  bthe evilg4190 spiritsg4151 wentg1607 out.

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But alsog2532 someg5100 of the Jewishg2453  aexorcistsg1845, who wentg4022 from placeg4022 to placeg4022, attemptedg2021 to nameg3687 overg1909 thoseg3588 who hadg2192 the evilg4190 spiritsg4151 the nameg3686 of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424, sayingg3004, "I adjureg3726 you by Jesusg2424 whomg3739 Paulg3972 preachesg2784."

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Seveng2033 sonsg5207 of oneg5100 Scevag4630, a Jewishg2453 chiefg749 priestg749, were doingg4160 thisg3778.

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And the evilg4190 spiritg4151 answeredg611 and saidg3004 to them, "I recognizeg1097 Jesusg2424, and I knowg1987 aboutg1987 Paulg3972, but whog5101 are you?"

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And the mang444, in whomg3739 was the evilg4190 spiritg4151, leapedg2177 on them and subduedg2634b allg297 of them and overpoweredg2480 them, sog5620 that they fledg1628 out of that houseg3624 nakedg1131 and woundedg5135.

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Thisg3778 becameg1096 knowng1110 to allg3956, bothg5037 Jewsg2453 and Greeksg1672, who livedg2730 in  aEphesusg2181; and fearg5401 fellg1968 upon them allg3956 and the nameg3686 of the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 was being magnifiedg3170.

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Manyg4183 alsog5037 of thoseg3588 who had believedg4100 kept comingg2064, confessingg1843 and disclosingg312 their practicesg4234.

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And manyg2425 of thoseg3588 who practicedg4238 magicg4021 broughtg4851a their booksg976 togetherg4851a and began burningg2618 them in the sightg1799 of everyoneg3956; and they countedg4860 up the priceg5092 of them and foundg2147 it  1fiftyg3461g4002 thousandg3461  apiecesg694 of silverg694.

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Sog3779  1 athe wordg3056 of the Lordg2962  bwas growingg837 mightilyg2904 and prevailingg2480.

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Nowg1161 afterg5613 theseg3778 thingsg3778 were finishedg4137, Paulg3972 purposedg5087 in the  1Spiritg4151 to  agog4198 to Jerusalemg2414  bafter he had passedg1330 throughg1330  cMacedoniag3109 and  dAchaiag882, sayingg3004, "Afterg3326 I have beeng1096 thereg1563,  eI mustg1163 alsog2532 seeg3708 Romeg4516."

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And having sentg649 into  aMacedoniag3109 twog1417 of  bthoseg3588 who ministeredg1247 to him,  cTimothyg5095 and  dErastusg2037, he himselfg846 stayedg1907 in  1 eAsiag773 for a whileg5550.

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Aboutg2596 that timeg2540 there occurredg1096 nog3756 smallg3641 disturbanceg5017 concerningg4012  athe Wayg3598.

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For a mang5100 namedg3686 Demetriusg1216, a silversmithg695, who madeg4160 silverg693 shrinesg3485 of  1Artemisg735,  awas bringingg3930 nog3756 littleg3641  2businessg2039 to the craftsmeng5079;

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theseg3739 he gatheredg4867 togetherg4867 with the workmeng2040 of similarg5108 trades, and saidg3004, "Meng435, you knowg1987 that our prosperityg2142  1dependsg1510g1537 upon thisg3778 businessg2039.

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"You seeg2334 and hearg191 that not onlyg3440 in  aEphesusg2181, but in almostg4975 allg3956 of  1 bAsiag773, thisg3778 Paulg3972 has persuadedg3982 and turnedg3179 awayg3179 a considerableg2425 numberg3793 of peopleg3793, sayingg3004 that  2 cgods madeg1096 with handsg5495 are nog3756 godsg2316 at all.

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"Not onlyg3440 is there dangerg2793 that thisg3778 tradeg3313 of oursg1473 fallg2064 into disreputeg557, but alsog2532 that the templeg2413 of the greatg3173 goddessg2299  1Artemisg735 be regardedg3049 as worthlessg3762 and that she whomg3739 allg3650 of  2 aAsiag773 and  bthe  3worldg3625 worshipg4576 will eveng2532 be dethronedg2507 from her magnificenceg3168."

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When they heardg191 this and were filledg4134 with rageg2372, they began cryingg2896 out, sayingg3004, "Greatg3173 is  1Artemisg735 of the  aEphesiansg2180!"

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The cityg4172 was filledg4092a with the confusiong4799, and they rushedg3729  1with oneg3661 accordg3661 into the theaterg2302, draggingg4884 alongg4884  aGaiusg1050 and  bAristarchusg708, Paul'sg3972 travelingg4898  ccompanionsg4898 from  dMacedoniag3110.

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And when Paulg3972 wantedg1014 to gog1525 into the  1assemblyg1218,  athe disciplesg3101 would not letg1439 him.

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Alsog2532 someg5100 of the  1Asiarchsg775 who were friendsg5384 of his sentg3992 to him and repeatedly urgedg3870 him not to  2ventureg1325g1438 into the theaterg2302.

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 aSog3767 theng3767, someg243 were shoutingg2896 oneg3303a thing and someg243 anotherg243, for the  1assemblyg1577 was in confusiong4797 and the majorityg4183 did not knowg3609a  2for whatg5101 reasong1752a they had comeg4905 togetherg4905.

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Some of the crowdg3793  1concludedg4822 it was Alexanderg223, since the Jewsg2453 had putg4261 him forwardg4261; and having  amotionedg2678 with his handg5495, Alexanderg223 was intendingg2309 to makeg626 a defenseg626 to the  2assemblyg1218.

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But when they recognizedg1921 that he was a Jewg2453, a single outcryg5456 aroseg1096 from them allg3956 as they shoutedg2896 for aboutg5613 twog1417 hoursg5610, "Greatg3173 is  1Artemisg735 of the Ephesiansg2180!"

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Afterg1063 quietingg2687 the crowdg3793, the towng1122 clerkg1122 *saidg5346, "Meng435 of  aEphesusg2181, whatg5101 mang444 is there afterg1063 allg1063 whog3739 does not knowg1097 that the cityg4172 of the Ephesiansg2180 is guardiang3511 of the templeg3511 of the greatg3173  1Artemisg735 and of the image whichg1356 fellg1356 downg1356 from  2heaveng1356?

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"Sog3767, since theseg3778 are undeniableg368 factsg368, you oughtg1189b to keepg2687 calmg2687 and to dog4238 nothingg3367 rashg4312.

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"For you have broughtg71 theseg3778 meng435 here who are neitherg3777  arobbersg2417 of templesg2417 norg3777 blasphemersg987 of our goddessg2299.

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"Sog3767 theng3767, ifg1487 Demetriusg1216 and the craftsmeng5079 who are with him haveg2192 a complaintg3056 againstg4314 anyg5100 mang5100, the courtsg60 are in sessiong71 and  1 aproconsulsg446 are available; let them bringg1458 chargesg1458 againstg1458 oneg240 anotherg240.

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"But ifg1487 you wantg1934 anythingg5100 beyondg4007b this, it shall be settledg1956 in the  1lawfulg1772  2assemblyg1577.

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"For indeedg2532 we are in dangerg2793 of being accusedg1458 of a riotg4714b in connectiong4012 with today'sg4594 events, since there is nog3367 real causeg159a for it, and in thisg3739 connectiong4012 we will be unableg3756g1410 to accountg3056g591 for thisg3778 disorderlyg4963 gatheringg4963."

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After sayingg3004 thisg3778 he dismissedg630 the  1assemblyg1577.



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