Acts 19:12-27

121soG5620 that handkerchiefsG4676 orG2228 apronsG4612 were evenG2532 carriedG667 from his bodyG5559 to the sickG770, and the diseasesG3554 leftG525 them and 2the evilG4190 spiritsG4151 wentG1607 out. 13But alsoG2532 someG5100 of the JewishG2453 3exorcistsG1845, 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.” 14SevenG2033 sonsG5207 of oneG5100 ScevaG4630, a JewishG2453 chiefG749 priestG749, were doingG4160 thisG3778. 15And the evilG4190 spiritG4151 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to them, “I recognizeG1097 JesusG2424, and I knowG1987 aboutG1987 PaulG3972, but whoG5101 are you?” 16And the manG444, in whomG3739 was the evilG4190 spiritG4151, leapedG2177 on them and subduedG2634 allG297 of them and overpoweredG2480 them, soG5620 that they fledG1628 out of that houseG3624 nakedG1131 and woundedG5135. 17ThisG3778 becameG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672, who livedG2730 in 4EphesusG2181; and fearG5401 fellG1968 upon them allG3956 and the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 was being magnifiedG3170. 18ManyG4183 alsoG5037 of thoseG3588 who had believedG4100 kept comingG2064, confessingG1843 and disclosingG312 their practicesG4234. 19And manyG2425 of thoseG3588 who practicedG4238 magicG4021 broughtG4851 their booksG976 togetherG4851 and began burningG2618 them in the sightG1799 of everyoneG3956; and they countedG4860 up the priceG5092 of them and foundG2147 it 5fiftyG3461G4002 thousandG3461 6piecesG694 of silverG694. 20SoG3779 78the wordG3056 of the LordG2962 9was growingG837 mightilyG2904 and prevailingG2480.

21NowG1161 afterG5613 theseG3778 thingsG3778 were finishedG4137, PaulG3972 purposedG5087 in the 10SpiritG4151 to 11goG4198 to JerusalemG2414 12after he had passedG1330 throughG1330 13MacedoniaG3109 and 14AchaiaG882, sayingG3004, “AfterG3326 I have beenG1096 thereG1563, 15I mustG1163 alsoG2532 seeG3708 RomeG4516.” 22And having sentG649 into 16MacedoniaG3109 twoG1417 of 17thoseG3588 who ministeredG1247 to him, 18TimothyG5095 and 19ErastusG2037, he himselfG846 stayedG1907 in 2021AsiaG773 for a whileG5550.

23AboutG2596 that timeG2540 there occurredG1096 noG3756 smallG3641 disturbanceG5017 concerningG4012 22the WayG3598. 24For a manG5100 namedG3686 DemetriusG1216, a silversmithG695, who madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 of 23ArtemisG735, 24was bringingG3930 noG3756 littleG3641 25businessG2039 to the craftsmenG5079; 25theseG3739 he gatheredG4867 togetherG4867 with the workmenG2040 of similarG5108 trades, and saidG3004, “MenG435, you knowG1987 that our prosperityG2142 26dependsG1510G1537 upon thisG3778 businessG2039. 26You seeG2334 and hearG191 that not onlyG3440 in 27EphesusG2181, but in almostG4975 allG3956 of 2829AsiaG773, thisG3778 PaulG3972 has persuadedG3982 and turnedG3179 awayG3179 a considerableG2425 numberG3793 of peopleG3793, sayingG3004 that 3031gods madeG1096 with handsG5495 are noG3756 godsG2316 at all. 27Not onlyG3440 is there dangerG2793 that thisG3778 tradeG3313 of oursG1473 fallG2064 into disreputeG557, but alsoG2532 that the templeG2413 of the greatG3173 goddessG2299 32ArtemisG735 be regardedG3049 as worthlessG3762 and that she whomG3739 allG3650 of 3334AsiaG773 and 35the 36worldG3625 worshipG4576 will evenG2532 be dethronedG2507 from her magnificenceG3168.”