Acts 19:9-23

9But when 1some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of 23the Way before the 4people, he withdrew from them and took 5the disciples away with him, and had discussions daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10This took place for 6two years, so that all who lived in 78Asia heard 9the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

11God was performing 10extraordinary 11miracles by the hands of Paul, 1212so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and 13the evil spirits went out. 13But also some of the Jewish 14exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to 15use the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, “I order you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!” 14Now there were seven sons of 16Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this. 15But the evil spirit responded and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?” 16And the man in whom was the evil spirit, pounced on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17This became known to all who lived in 17Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. 18Also many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. 19And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they added up the prices of 18the books and found it to be fifty thousand 1920pieces of silver. 20So 2122the word of the Lord 23was growing and prevailing mightily.

21Now after these things were finished, Paul resolved in 24the Spirit to 25go to Jerusalem 26after he had passed through 27Macedonia and 28Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, 29I must also see Rome.” 22And after he sent into 30Macedonia two of 31those who assisted him, 32Timothy and 33Erastus, he himself stayed in 3435Asia for a while.

23About that time 36a major disturbance occurred in regard to 3738the Way.