Acts 19:1-20

1NowG1161 it happenedG1096 that whileG1722 1ApollosG625 was in 2CorinthG2882, PaulG3972 passedG1330 throughG1330 the 3upperG510 countryG3313 and cameG2064 to 4EphesusG2181, and foundG2147 someG5100 disciplesG3101. 2He saidG3004 to them, “5Did you receiveG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 when you believedG4100?” And they said to him, “On the contraryG3761, 6we have not evenG3761 heardG191 ifG1487 there is a HolyG40 SpiritG4151.” 3And he saidG3004, “Into whatG5101 thenG3767 were you baptizedG907?” And they saidG3004, “7Into John’sG2491 baptismG908.” 4PaulG3972 saidG3004, “8JohnG2491 baptizedG907 with a baptismG908 of repentanceG3341, tellingG3004 the peopleG2992 9to believeG4100 in Him who was comingG2064 afterG3326 him, that is, in JesusG2424.” 5When they heardG191 this, they were 10baptizedG907 11in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 6And when PaulG3972 had 12laidG2007 handsG5495 uponG2007 them, the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 cameG2064 on them and they began 13speakingG2980 with tonguesG1100 and 14prophesyingG4395. 7There were aboutG5616 twelveG1427 menG435 in allG3956.

8And he enteredG1525 15the synagogueG4864 and continued speakingG3955 outG3955 boldlyG3955 for threeG5140 monthsG3376, havingG1256 discussionsG1256 and persuadingG3982 them 16aboutG4012 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 9But whenG5613 17someG5100 were becomingG4645 hardenedG4645 and disobedientG544, speakingG2551 evilG2551 ofG2551 1819the WayG3598 beforeG1799 the 20peopleG4128, he withdrewG868 from them and tookG873 21the disciplesG3101 awayG873 with him, and hadG1256 discussionsG1256 dailyG2596G2250 in the schoolG4981 of TyrannusG5181. 10ThisG3778 tookG1096 placeG1096 for 22twoG1417 yearsG2094, soG5620 thatG5620 allG3956 who livedG2730 in 2324AsiaG773 heardG191 25the wordG3056 of the LordG2962, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672.

11GodG2316 was performingG4160 26extraordinaryG3756G5177 27miraclesG1411 by the handsG5495 of PaulG3972, 1228soG5620 thatG5620 handkerchiefsG4676 orG2228 apronsG4612 were evenG2532 carriedG667 from his bodyG5559 to the sickG770, and the diseasesG3554 leftG525 them and 29the evilG4190 spiritsG4151 wentG1607 outG1607. 13But alsoG2532 someG5100 of the JewishG2453 30exorcistsG1845, who wentG4022 fromG4022 placeG4022 toG4022 placeG4022, attemptedG2021 to 31useG3687 the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 overG1909 thoseG3588 who hadG2192 the evilG4190 spiritsG4151, sayingG3004, “I orderG3726 you inG3726 theG3726 nameG3726 ofG3726 JesusG2424 whomG3739 PaulG3972 preachesG2784!” 14NowG1161 there were sevenG2033 sonsG5207 of 32ScevaG4630, a JewishG2453 chiefG749 priestG749, doingG4160 thisG3778. 15But the evilG4190 spiritG4151 respondedG611 and saidG3004 to them, “I recognizeG1097 JesusG2424, and I knowG1987 of PaulG3972, but whoG5101 are you?” 16And the manG444 in whomG3739 was the evilG4190 spiritG4151, pouncedG2177 on them and subduedG2634 allG297 of them and overpoweredG2480 them, soG5620 thatG5620 they fledG1628 out of that houseG3624 nakedG1131 and woundedG5135. 17ThisG3778 becameG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956 who livedG2730 in 33EphesusG2181, bothG5037 JewsG2453 and GreeksG1672; and fearG5401 fellG1968 uponG1968 them allG3956 and the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 was being magnifiedG3170. 18AlsoG5037 manyG4183 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 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 everyoneG3956; and they addedG4860 upG4860 the pricesG5092 of 34the books and foundG2147 it to be fiftyG3461G4002 thousandG3461 3536pieces of silverG694. 20SoG3779 3738the wordG3056 of the LordG2962 39was growingG837 and prevailingG2480 mightilyG2904.