Acts 19
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Acts 19

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1AndG1161 it came to passG1096, thatG1722, while ApollosG3588G625 wasG1510 atG1722 CorinthG2882, PaulG3972 having passed throughG1330 the upperG510 coastsG3313 cameG2064 toG1519 EphesusG2181: andG2532 findingG2147 certainG5100 disciplesG3101, 2He saidG3004 untoG4314 themG846, HaveG1487 ye receivedG2983 the HolyG40 GhostG4151 since ye believedG4100? AndG1161 they saidG3004 untoG4314 himG846, We haveG191 not so much asG3761 heardG191 whetherG1487 there beG1510 any HolyG40 GhostG4151. 3AndG5037 he saidG3004 untoG4314 themG846, UntoG1519 whatG5101 thenG3767 were ye baptizedG907? AndG1161 they saidG3004, UntoG1519 John’sG2491 baptismG908. 4ThenG1161 saidG3004 PaulG3972, JohnG2491 verilyG3303 baptizedG907 with the baptismG908 of repentanceG3341, sayingG3004 unto the peopleG3588G2992, thatG2443 they should believeG4100 onG1519 him whichG3588 should comeG2064 afterG3326 himG846, thatG3778 isG1510, onG1519 ChristG3588G5547 JesusG2424. 5WhenG1161 they heardG191 this, they were baptizedG907 inG1519 the nameG3588G3686 of the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424. 6AndG2532 when PaulG3588G3972 had laidG2007 his handsG3588G5495 upon themG846, the HolyG40 GhostG3588G4151 cameG2064 onG1909 themG846; andG5037 they spakeG2980 with tonguesG1100, andG2532 prophesiedG4395. 7AndG1161 allG3588G3956 the menG435 wereG1510 aboutG5616 twelveG1177. 8AndG1161 he wentG1525 intoG1519 the synagogueG3588G4864, and spake boldlyG3955 for the space ofG1909 threeG5140 monthsG3376, disputingG1256 andG2532 persuadingG3982 the thingsG3588 concerningG4012 the kingdomG3588G932 of GodG3588G2316. 9ButG1161 whenG5613 diversG5100 were hardenedG4645, andG2532 believed notG544, but spake evilG2551 of that wayG3588G3598 beforeG1799 the multitudeG3588G4128, he departedG868 fromG575 themG846, and separatedG873 the disciplesG3588G3101, disputingG1256 dailyG2250 inG1722 the schoolG3588G4981 of oneG5100 TyrannusG5181. 10AndG1161 thisG3778 continuedG1096 by the space ofG1909 twoG1417 yearsG2094; so thatG5620 allG3956 theyG3588 which dweltG2730 in AsiaG3588G773 heardG191 the wordG3588G3056 of the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424, bothG5037 JewsG2453 andG2532 GreeksG1672. 11AndG5037 GodG3588G2316 wroughtG4160 specialG3756G3588G5177 miraclesG1411 byG1223 the handsG3588G5495 of PaulG3972: 12So thatG5620 fromG575 hisG846 bodyG3588G5559 were broughtG2018 untoG1909 the sickG3588G770 handkerchiefsG4676 orG2228 apronsG4612, andG2532 the diseasesG3588G3554 departedG525 fromG575 themG846, andG5037 theG3588G4151 evilG3588G4190 spiritsG3588G4151 went outG1831 ofG575 themG846. 13

ThenG1161 certainG5100 ofG575 the vagabondG4022 JewsG2453, exorcistsG1845, took upon themG2021 to callG3687 overG1909 themG3588 which hadG2192 evilG4190 spiritsG3588G4151 the nameG3588G3686 of the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424, sayingG3004, We adjureG3726 youG4771 by JesusG3588G2424 whomG3739 PaulG3588G3972 preachethG2784. 14AndG1161 there wereG1510 sevenG2033 sonsG5207 ofG4630 one ScevaG4630, a JewG2453, and chief of the priestsG749, which didG4160 soG3778. 15AndG1161 the evilG4190 spiritG3588G4151 answeredG611 and saidG3004, JesusG3588G2424 I knowG1097, andG2532 PaulG3588G3972 I knowG1987; butG1161 whoG5101 areG1510 yeG4771? 16AndG2532 the manG3588G444 inG1722 whomG3739 the evilG4190 spiritG3588G4151 wasG1510 leapedG2177 onG1909 themG846, andG2532 overcameG2634 themG846, and prevailedG2480 againstG2596 themG846, so thatG5620 they fledG1628 out ofG1537 thatG1565 houseG3588G3624 nakedG1131 andG2532 woundedG5135. 17AndG1161 thisG3778 wasG1096 knownG1110 to allG3956 the JewsG2453 andG2532 GreeksG1672 alsoG5037 dwellingG2730 at EphesusG3588G2181; andG2532 fearG5401 fellG1968 onG1909 themG846 allG3956, andG2532 the nameG3588G3686 of the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 was magnifiedG3170. 18AndG5037 manyG4183 thatG3588 believedG4100 cameG2064, andG2532 confessedG1843, and shewedG312 theirG846 deedsG3588G4234. 19ManyG2425 of themG3588 also which usedG4238 curious artsG4021 brought theirG4851 booksG3588G976 togetherG4851, and burned themG2618 beforeG1799 allG3956 men: andG2532 they countedG4860 the priceG3588G5092 of themG846, andG2532 foundG2147 it fiftyG4002 thousandG3461 pieces of silverG694. 20SoG3779 mightilyG2904 grewG837 the wordG3588G3056 of GodG3588G2962 andG2532 prevailedG2480. 21

AfterG5613 these thingsG3778 were endedG4137, PaulG3588G3972 purposedG5087 inG1722 the spiritG3588G4151, when he had passed throughG1330 MacedoniaG3588G3109 andG2532 AchaiaG882, to goG4198 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, sayingG3004, AfterG3326 IG1473 have beenG1096 thereG1563, IG1473 mustG1163 alsoG2532 seeG3708 RomeG4516. 22SoG1161 he sentG649 intoG1519 MacedoniaG3588G3109 twoG1417 of themG3588 that ministeredG1247 unto himG846, TimothyG5095 andG2532 ErastusG2037; but heG1907 himselfG846 stayedG1907 inG1519 AsiaG3588G773 for a seasonG5550. 23AndG1161 the sameG1565 timeG3588G2540 there aroseG1096 noG3756 smallG3641 stirG5017 aboutG4012 that wayG3588G3598. 24ForG1063 a certainG5100 man namedG3686 DemetriusG1216, a silversmithG695, which madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 for DianaG735, broughtG3930 noG3756 smallG3641 gainG2039 unto the craftsmenG3588G5079; 25WhomG3739 he called togetherG4867 withG2532 the workmenG2040 ofG4012 like occupationG5108, and saidG3004, SirsG435, ye knowG1987 thatG3754 byG1537 thisG3778 craftG3588G2039 we haveG1510 ourG1473 wealthG3588G2142. 26MoreoverG2532 ye seeG2334 andG2532 hearG191, thatG3754 notG3756 aloneG3440 at EphesusG2181, butG235 almostG4975 throughoutG1223 allG3956 AsiaG3588G773, thisG3778 PaulG3588G3972 hath persuadedG3982 and turned awayG3179 muchG2425 peopleG3793, sayingG3004 thatG3754 they beG1510 noG3756 godsG2316, whichG3588 are madeG1096 with handsG5495: 27So thatG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 thisG3778 ourG1473 craftG3588G3313 is in dangerG2793 toG1519 be setG2064 at noughtG557; butG235 alsoG2532 that theG3588 templeG2411 of the greatG3588G3173 goddessG2299 DianaG735 should beG3195 despisedG3049, andG2532 herG846 magnificenceG3588G3168 should be destroyedG2507, whomG3739 allG3650 AsiaG3588G773 andG2532 the worldG3588G3625 worshippethG4576. 28AndG1161 when they heardG191 these sayings, they wereG1096 fullG4134 of wrathG2372, andG2532 cried outG2896, sayingG3004, GreatG3173 is DianaG3588G735 of the EphesiansG2180. 29AndG2532 the wholeG3650 cityG3588G4172 was filledG4130 with confusionG4799: andG5037 having caughtG4884 GaiusG1050 andG2532 AristarchusG708, men of MacedoniaG3110, Paul’sG3588G3972 companions in travelG4898, they rushedG3729 with one accordG3661 intoG1519 the theatreG3588G2302. 30AndG1161 when PaulG3972 wouldG1014 have entered inG1525 untoG1519 the peopleG3588G1218, the disciplesG3588G3101 sufferedG1439 himG846 notG3756. 31AndG1161 certainG5100 of the chief of AsiaG3588G775, which wereG1510 hisG846 friendsG5384, sentG3992 untoG4314 himG846, desiringG3870 him that he wouldG1325 notG3361 adventureG1325 himselfG1438 intoG1519 the theatreG3588G2302. 32SomeG243 thereforeG3767 cried one thingG2896, andG3303 someG243 anotherG5100: forG1063 the assemblyG3588G1577 wasG1510 confusedG4797; andG2532 the more partG4119 knewG1492 notG3756 whereforeG1752 they were come togetherG4905. 33AndG1161 they drewG4264 AlexanderG223 out ofG1537 the multitudeG3588G3793, the JewsG3588G2453 puttingG4261 himG846 forwardG4261. AndG1161 AlexanderG3588G223 beckonedG2678 with the handG3588G5495, and would haveG2309 made his defenceG626 unto the peopleG3588G1218. 34But whenG1161 they knewG1921 thatG3754 he wasG1510 a JewG2453, allG3956 withG1096 oneG1520 voiceG5456 about the spaceG5613 ofG1909 twoG1417 hoursG5610 criedG2896 outG1537, GreatG3173 is DianaG3588G735 of the EphesiansG2180. 35AndG1161 when the townclerkG3588G1122 had appeasedG2687 the peopleG3588G3793, he saidG5346, Ye menG435 of EphesusG2180, whatG5101 manG444 is thereG1510 thatG3739 knowethG1097 notG3756 how that the cityG3588G4172 of the EphesiansG2180 isG1510 a worshipperG3511 of the greatG3588G3173 goddessG2299 DianaG735, andG2532 of theG3588G1356 image which fell down from JupiterG3588G1356? 36SeeingG1510 then thatG3767 these thingsG3778 cannot be spoken againstG368, yeG4771 oughtG1163 to beG5225 quietG2687, andG2532 to doG4238 nothingG3367 rashlyG4312. 37ForG1063 ye have brought hitherG71 theseG3778 menG435, which areG3588 neitherG3777 robbers of templesG2417, nor yetG3777 blasphemersG987 of yourG4771 goddessG3588G2299. 38WhereforeG3767 ifG1487 DemetriusG1216, andG2532 the craftsmenG5079 which areG3588 withG4862 himG846, haveG2192 a matterG3056 againstG4314 any manG5100, the lawG60 is openG71, andG2532 there areG1510 deputiesG446: let them impleadG1458 one anotherG240. 39ButG1161 ifG1487 ye enquireG1934 any thingG5100 concerningG4012 other mattersG2087, it shall be determinedG1956 inG1722 a lawfulG1772 assemblyG1577. 40ForG1063 we are in dangerG2793 to be called in questionG1458 forG4012 this day’sG4594 uproarG4714, there beingG5225 noG3367 cause wherebyG159 we mayG1410 giveG591 an accountG3056 ofG4012 thisG3778 concourseG3588G4963. 41AndG2532 when he hadG3004 thusG3778 spokenG3004, he dismissedG630 the assemblyG3588G1577.

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