Acts 19:1-20

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WhileG1722 ApollosG625 wasG1510 atG1722 CorinthG2882, PaulG3972 passed throughG1330 theG3588 interiorG510G33131 and cameG2064 toG1519 EphesusG2181. There he foundG2147 someG5100 disciplesG3101 2andG5037 askedG2036 themG846, “Did you receiveG1487G2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 when you became believersG4100?”

“NoG235,” they answered, “we have not even heardG3761G191 thatG1487 there isG1510 a HolyG40 SpiritG4151.”

3“IntoG1519 whatG5101, thenG3767, were you baptizedG907?” Paul askedG2036.

“TheG3588 baptismG908 of JohnG2491,” they repliedG2036.

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PaulG3972 explainedG2036: “John’sG2491 baptism wasG907 a baptismG908 of repentanceG3341. He toldG3004 theG3588 peopleG2992 toG2443 believeG4100 inG1519 theG3588 One comingG2064 afterG3326 himG846, thatG3778 isG1510, inG1519 JesusG2424.”

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On hearing thisG191, they were baptizedG907 intoG1519 theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424. 6AndG2532 when PaulG3972 laidG2007 his handsG5495 on themG846, theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 cameG2064 uponG1909 themG846, andG5037 they spokeG2980 in tonguesG1100 andG2532 prophesiedG4395. 7There wereG1510 aboutG5616 twelveG1427 menG435 in allG3956.

8ThenG1161 Paul wentG1525 intoG1519 theG3588 synagogueG4864 and spoke boldlyG3955 there forG1909 threeG5140 monthsG3376, arguingG1256 persuasivelyG3982 aboutG4012 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 9ButG1161 whenG5613 some of themG5100 stubbornlyG4645 refused to believeG544 and publiclyG1799G3588G4128 malignedG2551 theG3588 WayG3598, Paul tookG873 his disciplesG3101 and leftG868G575 the synagogue to conduct daily discussionsG1256G2596G2250 inG1722 theG3588 lecture hallG4981 of TyrannusG5181. 10ThisG3778 continuedG1096 forG1909 twoG1417 yearsG2094, so thatG5620 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 livedG2730 inG3588 the province of AsiaG773,2 JewsG2453 andG2532 GreeksG1672 alikeG5037, heardG191 theG3588 wordG3056 of theG3588 LordG2962.

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GodG2316 didG4160 extraordinaryG3756G3588G5177 miraclesG1411 throughG1223 theG3588 handsG5495 of PaulG3972, 12so thatG5620 evenG2532 handkerchiefsG46763 andG2228 apronsG4612 that had touched himG575G846G3588G5559 were takenG667 toG1909 theG3588 sickG770, andG2532 theG3588 diseasesG3554 andG5037 evilG4190 spiritsG4151 leftG1607G575 themG846.

13NowG1161 there were someG5100 itinerantG4022 JewishG2453 exorcistsG1845 who triedG2021 to invokeG3687 theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 overG1909 thoseG3588 withG2192 evilG4190 spiritsG4151. They would sayG3004, “I commandG3726 youG4771 by JesusG2424, whomG3739 PaulG3972 proclaimsG2784.” 14SevenG2033 sonsG5207 of ScevaG5100G4630, a JewishG2453 chief priestG749, wereG1510 doingG4160 thisG3778.

15ButG1161 one day theG3588 evilG4190 spiritG4151 respondedG611G2036G846, “JesusG2424 I knowG1097, andG2532 I know aboutG1987 PaulG3972, butG1161 whoG5101 areG1510 youG4771?” 16ThenG2532 theG3588 manG444 withG3739G1510 theG3588 evilG4190 spiritG4151 jumpedG2177 onG1909 themG846 and overpoweredG2634 them allG297. The attackG2480G2596G846 was so violentG5620 that they ranG1628 out ofG1537 theG3588 houseG3624 nakedG1131 andG2532 woundedG5135.

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ThisG3778 becameG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956 theG3588 JewsG2453 andG2532 GreeksG1672 livingG2730 in EphesusG2181, andG2532 fearG5401 cameG1968 overG1909 allG3956 of themG846. So theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 was held in high honorG3170. 18ManyG4183 whoG3588 had believedG4100 nowG5037 came forwardG2064, confessingG1843 andG2532 disclosingG312 theirG846 deedsG4234. 19AndG1161 a numberG2425 of those whoG3588 had practicedG4238 magic artsG4021 broughtG4851 their booksG976 and burnedG2618 them in front ofG1799 everyoneG3956. When theG3588 valueG5092 ofG846 the books was calculatedG4860, the total came to fifty thousandG4002G3461 drachmasG694.4 20SoG3779 theG3588 wordG3056 of theG3588 LordG2962 powerfullyG2596G2904 continued to spreadG837 andG2532 prevailG2480.