1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Acts 19

6 The Holy Ghost is given by Paul's hands. 9 The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles. 13 The Jewish exorcists 16 are beaten by a devil. 19 Conjuring books are burnt. 24 Demetrius, for love of gain, raiseth an uproar against Paul, 35 which is appeased by the town clerk.

19:1 It happened 1096 that while 1722 Apollos 625 was at Corinth 2882, Paul 3972 passed 1330 through 1330 the upper 510 country 3313 and came 2064 to Ephesus 2181, and found 2147 some 5100 disciples 3101.

19:2 He said 3004 to them, “Did you receive 2983 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 when you believed 4100?” And they [said] to him, “No 3761, we have not even 3761 heard 191 whether 1487 there is a Holy 40 Spirit 4151.”

19:3 And he said 3004, “Into what 5101 then 3767 were you baptized 907?” And they said 3004, “Into John’s 2491 baptism 908.”

19:4 Paul 3972 said 3004, “John 2491 baptized 907 with the baptism 908 of repentance 3341, telling 3004 the people 2992 to believe 4100 in Him who was coming 2064 after 3326 him, that is, in Jesus 2424.”

19:5 When they heard 191 this, they were baptized 907 in the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424.

19:6 And when Paul 3972 had laid 2007 his hands 5495 upon them, the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 came 2064 on them, and they [began] speaking 2980 with tongues 1100 and prophesying 4395.

19:7 There were in all 3956 about 5616 twelve 1427 men 435.

19:8 ¶ And he entered 1525 the synagogue 4864 and continued speaking 3955 out boldly 3955 for three 5140 months 3376, reasoning 1256 and persuading 3982 [them] about 4012 the kingdom 932 of God 2316.

19:9 But when 5613 some 5100 were becoming 4645 hardened 4645 and disobedient 544, speaking 2551 evil 2551 of the Way 3598 before 1799 the people 4128, he withdrew 868 from them and took 873 away 873 the disciples 3101, reasoning 1256 daily 2596 2250 in the school 4981 of Tyrannus 5181.

19:10 This 3778 took 1096 place 1096 for two 1417 years 2094, so 5620 that all 3956 who lived 2730 in Asia 773 heard 191 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962, both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672.

19:11 ¶ God 2316 was performing 4160 extraordinary 5177 miracles 1411 by the hands 5495 of Paul 3972,

19:12 so 5620 that handkerchiefs 4676 or 2228 aprons 4612 were even 2532 carried 667 from his body 5559 to the sick 770, and the diseases 3554 left 525 them and the evil 4190 spirits 4151 went 1607 out.

19:13 But also 2532 some 5100 of the Jewish 2453 exorcists 1845, who went 4022 from place 4022 to place 4022, attempted 2021 to name 3687 over 1909 those 3588 who had 2192 the evil 4190 spirits 4151 the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424, saying 3004, “I adjure 3726 you by Jesus 2424 whom 3739 Paul 3972 preaches 2784.”

19:14 Seven 2033 sons 5207 of one 5100 Sceva 4630, a Jewish 2453 chief 749 priest 749, were doing 4160 this 3778.

19:15 And the evil 4190 spirit 4151 answered 611 and said 3004 to them, “I recognize 1097 Jesus 2424, and I know 1987 about 1987 Paul 3972, but who 5101 are you?”

19:16 And the man 444, in whom 3739 was the evil 4190 spirit 4151, leaped 2177 on them and subdued 2634b all 297 of them and overpowered 2480 them, so 5620 that they fled 1628 out of that house 3624 naked 1131 and wounded 5135.

19:17 This 3778 became 1096 known 1110 to all 3956, both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672, who lived 2730 in Ephesus 2181; and fear 5401 fell 1968 upon them all 3956 and the name 3686 of the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 was being magnified 3170.

19:18 Many 4183 also 5037 of those 3588 who had believed 4100 kept coming 2064, confessing 1843 and disclosing 312 their practices 4234.

19:19 And many 2425 of those 3588 who practiced 4238 magic 4021 brought 4851a their books 976 together 4851a and [began] burning 2618 them in the sight 1799 of everyone 3956; and they counted 4860 up the price 5092 of them and found 2147 it fifty 3461 4002 thousand 3461 pieces 694 of silver 694.

19:20 So 3779 the word 3056 of the Lord 2962 was growing 837 mightily 2904 and prevailing 2480.

19:21 ¶ Now 1161 after 5613 these 3778 things 3778 were finished 4137, Paul 3972 purposed 5087 in the Spirit 4151 to go 4198 to Jerusalem 2414 after he had passed 1330 through 1330 Macedonia 3109 and Achaia 882, saying 3004, “After 3326 I have been 1096 there 1563, I must 1163 also 2532 see 3708 Rome 4516.”

19:22 And having sent 649 into Macedonia 3109 two 1417 of those 3588 who ministered 1247 to him, Timothy 5095 and Erastus 2037, he himself 846 stayed 1907 in Asia 773 for a while 5550.

19:23 ¶ About 2596 that time 2540 there occurred 1096 no 3756 small 3641 disturbance 5017 concerning 4012 the Way 3598.

19:24 For a man 5100 named 3686 Demetrius 1216, a silversmith 695, who made 4160 silver 693 shrines 3485 of Artemis 735, was bringing 3930 no 3756 little 3641 business 2039 to the craftsmen 5079;

19:25 these 3739 he gathered 4867 together 4867 with the workmen 2040 of similar 5108 [trades], and said 3004, “Men 435, you know 1987 that our prosperity 2142 depends 1510 1537 upon this 3778 business 2039.

19:26 “You see 2334 and hear 191 that not only 3440 in Ephesus 2181, but in almost 4975 all 3956 of Asia 773, this 3778 Paul 3972 has persuaded 3982 and turned 3179 away 3179 a considerable 2425 number 3793 of people 3793, saying 3004 that gods made 1096 with hands 5495 are no 3756 gods 2316 [at all].

19:27 “Not only 3440 is there danger 2793 that this 3778 trade 3313 of ours 1473 fall 2064 into disrepute 557, but also 2532 that the temple 2413 of the great 3173 goddess 2299 Artemis 735 be regarded 3049 as worthless 3762 and that she whom 3739 all 3650 of Asia 773 and the world 3625 worship 4576 will even 2532 be dethroned 2507 from her magnificence 3168.”

19:28 ¶ When they heard 191 [this] and were filled 4134 with rage 2372, they [began] crying 2896 out, saying 3004, “Great 3173 is Artemis 735 of the Ephesians 2180!”

19:29 The city 4172 was filled 4092a with the confusion 4799, and they rushed 3729 with one 3661 accord 3661 into the theater 2302, dragging 4884 along 4884 Gaius 1050 and Aristarchus 708, Paul’s 3972 traveling 4898 companions 4898 from Macedonia 3110.

19:30 And when Paul 3972 wanted 1014 to go 1525 into the assembly 1218, the disciples 3101 would not let 1439 him.

19:31 Also 2532 some 5100 of the Asiarchs 775 who were friends 5384 of his sent 3992 to him and repeatedly urged 3870 him not to venture 1325 1438 into the theater 2302.

19:32 So 3767 then 3767, some 243 were shouting 2896 one 3303a thing and some 243 another 243, for the assembly 1577 was in confusion 4797 and the majority 4183 did not know 3609a for what 5101 reason 1752a they had come 4905 together 4905.

19:33 Some of the crowd 3793 concluded 4822 [it was] Alexander 223, since the Jews 2453 had put 4261 him forward 4261; and having motioned 2678 with his hand 5495, Alexander 223 was intending 2309 to make 626 a defense 626 to the assembly 1218.

19:34 But when they recognized 1921 that he was a Jew 2453, a [single] outcry 5456 arose 1096 from them all 3956 as they shouted 2896 for about 5613 two 1417 hours 5610, “Great 3173 is Artemis 735 of the Ephesians 2180!”

19:35 After 1063 quieting 2687 the crowd 3793, the town 1122 clerk 1122 *said 5346, “Men 435 of Ephesus 2181, what 5101 man 444 is there after 1063 all 1063 who 3739 does not know 1097 that the city 4172 of the Ephesians 2180 is guardian 3511 of the temple 3511 of the great 3173 Artemis 735 and of the [image] which 1356 fell 1356 down 1356 from heaven 1356?

19:36 “So 3767, since these 3778 are undeniable 368 facts 368, you ought 1189b to keep 2687 calm 2687 and to do 4238 nothing 3367 rash 4312.

19:37 “For you have brought 71 these 3778 men 435 [here] who are neither 3777 robbers 2417 of temples 2417 nor 3777 blasphemers 987 of our goddess 2299.

19:38 “So 3767 then 3767, if 1487 Demetrius 1216 and the craftsmen 5079 who are with him have 2192 a complaint 3056 against 4314 any 5100 man 5100, the courts 60 are in session 71 and proconsuls 446 are [available]; let them bring 1458 charges 1458 against 1458 one 240 another 240.

19:39 “But if 1487 you want 1934 anything 5100 beyond 4007b this, it shall be settled 1956 in the lawful 1772 assembly 1577.

19:40 “For indeed 2532 we are in danger 2793 of being accused 1458 of a riot 4714b in connection 4012 with today’s 4594 events, since there is no 3367 [real] cause 159a [for it], and in this 3739 connection 4012 we will be unable 3756 1410 to account 3056 591 for this 3778 disorderly 4963 gathering 4963.”