horting the disciples did a great deal of good among them, farther into receive him: who, structed and confirmed those that by the preaching when he was come, of the gospel had formerly been converted to the helped them much which had believed faith, 1 Cor. iii. 6.

through [e]grace: 28 For he 13mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly,shewing by the scriptures that Je14 Christ.

sus was

AND it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

2 He said unto

CHAP. XIX.

a Christian professors publishing the gospel there. (See note [b] ch. viii.)

them, b Have ye re- Hath the Holy Ghost, since your receiving the ceived the Holy faith, descended on you and set you apart? given you Ghost since ye be- authority or gifts for the work of the ministry? (see lieved? And they ch. x. 44). And they said, The doctrine which we have not so much as received had nothing in it of the Holy Ghost.

said unto him, We

heard whether there

be any Holy Ghost.

3 And he said un

3. And he said, How can that be, when the Christo them, Unto what tian baptism is in the name of the Holy Ghost? To then were ye bap- which they replied, that John's baptism was all that tized? And they said, Unto John's bap- they had received.

tism.

4 Then said Paul, 4. And Paul knowing that they by John's baptism John verily baptized had implicitly acknowledged Christ under the title with the baptism of of he that comes after, and had promised to repent repentance, saying unto the people, that and reform their lives, he explicitly taught them the they should believe whole doctrine of Christ and of the Holy Ghost also. on him which should

come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were bap

5. And they presently received and believed it, and were received in as Christian proselytes in the tized in the name of name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy ⚫ the Lord Jesus. Ghost.

6 And when Paul 6. After this, Paul by imposition of hands and behad laid his hands nediction gave them confirmation, by which means upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; the Holy Ghost came on them, and therewith gifts of and they spake with tongues and some other extraordinary gifts of the

13 with great vehemence, euróvWs.

14 the Christ, Tòv Xp.

phesied.

tongues, and pro- Holy Ghost, the same which came as upon the apostles at the descent of the Holy Ghost, ch. ii., so on divers others after: (see ch. x. 44.)

7 And all the men were about twelve.

8 And he went 8. And he went and preached the gospel in the into the synagogue, and spake boldly for synagogues that were at Ephesus, to the Jews, for the the space of three space of three months, labouring to convince them.

months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers

9. But when, instead of being convinced, he saw were hardened, and them (in an obdurate refractory manner) not only rebelieved not, but ject the gospel, but speak of it contumeliously in pubspake evil of that lic before the people, he left them, and took those titude, he departed that were converted by themselves, and instructed from them, and se- them daily in a place which was used to entertain parated the disciples, scholars privately.

way before the mul

disputing daily in

the [a]school of one Tyrannus.

Io And this conti

10. And doing thus for the space of two years, all nued by the space the inhabitants of the proconsular Asia, both Jews of two years; so that and proselytes, had in that space the gospel preached all they which dwelt to them.

in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

II And God wrought

11. And many extraordinary miracles were wrought

special miracles by by Paul, through the power of God, among them:

the hands of Paul:

12 So that from his

12. For he did not only cure them which came to body were brought him, but by his touching of linen clothes, and sending unto the sick "hand- them to such as were sick, or possessed with devils, kerchiefs or [b] aprons, and the dis- they were cured immediately.

eases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

13 Then certain

13. And some of the Jews, that went about to cure of the vagabond diseases and cast out devils, (see note [g] Matt. xii.,) Jews, exorcists, took tried to cast them out by using the name of Jesus upon them to call over them which had Christ, saying

evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

14 And there were seven sons of one

C

C

one of the chief of the families of the priests, (see

Sceva, a Jew, and note [a] ch. iv.,) which did so.

4 a Jewish chief priest,

1 discoursing, diaλeyóμevos. 2 napkins, σουδάρια. 3 Jewish exorcists that came about attempted, τῶν περιερχομένων Ιουδαίων ἐξορκιστῶν ἐπεχείρησαν. Ιουδαίου ἀρχιερέως.

chief of the priests, which did so.

15 And the evil

spirit answered and

15. But the devil would not obey them, as not said, Jesus I know, coming with any authority from Christ, which had given it to Paul.

and Paul I know;

but who are ye?

16 And the man in 16. But made the man that was possessed fall viowhom the evil spirit lently upon them, which accordingly he did, and was was leaped on them, and overcame them, too hard for them all, and tore off their clothes, and and prevailed against wounded them, and made them run away.

them, so that they

fled out of that house naked and wounded.

17 And this was

17. And this accident being made known to the known to all the Jews and natives of Ephesus wrought very much also dwelling at E- upon them, and brought many to the faith of Christ.

Jews and Greeks

phesus; and fear fell

on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 And many that

18. And they that were thus wrought on came believed came, and many of them to the apostles, and told them the confessed, and shew- actions or courses of their former lives, to know how 19 Many of them also agreeable they were to the faith, that so they might which used 5[c]curi- forsake or continue in them.

ed their deeds.

ous arts brought 19. And many that had studied and practised magic their books together, and sorcery brought out and publicly burnt their fore all men: and books, though they were of a very high value.

and burned them be

they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand [d] pieces of

silver.

20 So mightily grew

20. Of so great authority was the word of God, the

the word of God and gospel of Christ, as it was now preached by Paul 21 ¶ After these among the Ephesians and those of Asia.

prevailed.

things were ended, 21. After this, Paul resolved or determined with Paul purposed in the himself in his passage through Macedonia—

spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

22 So he sent into

22. And sending into Macedonia two of his assistMacedonia two of ants that went with him, and were ready to do whatthem that ministered soever he appointed them, viz., Timothy and Erastus, and Erastus; but he (see note [b] John xx.,) he himself—

unto him, Timotheus

himself stayed in

Asia for a season.

23 And the same

time there arose no

d

a great stir was raised among them of Asia about small stir about that the doctrine of the gospel.

way.

24 For a certain 24, 25. For one Demetrius, a silversmith, that dealt man named Deme- in making of little cabinets of silver with the image trius, a silversmith, of Diana in them, had a great many of that trade that which made [e]silver shrines for Diana, wrought under him, who were all maintained by that brought no small employment; and many others of several occupations gain unto the crafts- were employed about these pictures. And all these, whose livelihoods were concerned in it, he called ed together with the together, and said unto them, Sirs, ve know

men ;

25 Whom he call

workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

9

26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying

that they be no gods, e the images which we make and worship are not

which are made with indeed true gods.

hands:

27 So that not only this four 10 craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

28 And when they

f trade by which we get our living is in danger

28. And hereupon they were enraged, and cried. heard these sayings, down the doctrine of Paul, by crying up Diana the they were full of goddess of the Ephesians, so long worshipped by

wrath, and cried out,

1 Great is saying, Diana of the Ephe

sians.

them.

29 And the whole and in this hurry they seized upon two of Paul's city was filled with companions and brought them out, probably with an confusion: and hav- intention (howsoever they were hindered) to throw ing caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of them to combat with wild beasts upon the stage, (see Macedonia, Paul's note [e],) as it was ordinary to do with malefactors.. 9 work ver. 24. 10 portion,

7 chapels of Diana, 'Apréμdos. 8 work, ἐργασίαν. μέρος. 1 the great Diana, Μεγάλη ή "Αρτεμις.

companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

30 And when Paul 30. And Paul was willing to have come among would have entered them, with an intention to give them an account of in unto the people, the faith of Christ contrary to these idol worships of the disciples suffer- theirs; but the Christians that were there persuaded 31 And certain of him to the contrary.

ed him not.

13

that he would not

13 the [f] chief of 31. And some of the præfects of the games or Asia, which were his sports there, which being consecrated to their gods friends, sent unto were intrusted to the charge of the priests, were so him, 1 desiring him kind to him, that, knowing the purpose of the people adventure himself to cast him to the wild beasts, they sent to him to into the theatre. keep close, and not to come out among the people as he 32 Some therefore meant, ver. 30, lest if they took him they should carry cried one thing, and him (as it seems they meant, see note [d] 1 Cor. xv.)

some another: for

the assembly was

h

and cast him to wild beasts on the theatre. confused; and the a great hubbub and confusion there was; and the more part knew not more part— wherefore they were come together.

33 14 And they drew 33. And some of the popular officers brought out Alexander out of the Alexander, a Jewish professor of the faith, and the multitude, the Jews Jews examined and questioned him, believing (pro[g] putting him forward. And Alexan- bably) that he would excuse himself, and lay the fault der beckoned with upon Paul; and he made a sign with his hand that the hand,and would he would gladly make his own apology, and give them have made his de- an account of the whole matter.

fence unto the peo

ple.

voice about the space

appeased the people,

34 But when they 34. But the heathens of Ephesus knowing that he knew that he was a was a Jew, and supposing that he was for Paul's way, Jew, all with one and that derogatory to Diana, (though the truth is, he of two hours cried meant to clear himself, and lay the blame on Paul, for out, Great is Diana which he is said to have done him much injury, of the Ephesians. 1 Tim. i. 19, and 2 Tim. iv. 14,) they would not per35 16 And when the mit him to be heard, but cried for two hours' space, [] townclerk had Diana, the great Diana, the goddess of the Ephesians! he said, Ye men of 35. And the register of their games composed and Ephesus, what man quieted the people with this oration: Everybody knows is there that know- that Ephesus, among the cities of Greece, hath the eth not how that the honour to be called the chief officer in the worship of city of the Ephesians 17 is [i]a worshipper Diana, to whom it belongs to preserve and adorn her of the great goddess temple, and the temple that encloses that image that Diana, and of the fell down out of heaven from Jupiter,' (so much talked imagewhich fell down of among the heathens).

from Jupiter?

12 the Asian priests being friendly to him. 13 advised him, παρεκάλουν. of the multitude brought forth Alexander, the Jews examining him. make apology, ἤθελεν ἀπολογεῖσθαι.

17 is the sacrist.

14 And some 15 was willing to

16 And the register stilled the people, and said.