Acts 19 Parallel Bible

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1	AND it came to pass, that while Apol’los was at Cor’inth, Paul traveled through the northern countries and came to Eph'e-sus, and inquired of the disciples whom he found there,	And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.	While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
2	Have you received the Holy Spirit since you were converted? They answered and said to him, We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.	And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”	and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3	Then he said to them, By what baptism then were you baptized? They said, By the baptism of John.	And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”	So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?” “John’s baptism,” they replied.
4	Then said Paul, John verily baptized the people with the baptism of repentance, saying unto them that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, Jesus Christ.	And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.”	Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5	When they heard these things, they were baptized in the name of our LORD Jesus Christ.	On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.	On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6	And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke in divers tongues, and prophesied.	And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.	When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7	And there were in all twelve persons.	There were about twelve men in all.	There were about twelve men in all.
8	Then Paul entered into the synagogue, and spoke openly for a period of three months, persuading the people concerning the kingdom of God.	And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.	Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
9	But some of them were stubborn, and they disputed and cursed the way of God in the presence of the assembly. Then Paul withdrew, and separated the disciples from them, and he spoke to them daily in the school of a man named Ty-ran’us.	But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.	But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
10	And this continued for two years until all who dwelt in Asia Minor, both Jews and Arameans (Syrians), heard the word of God.	This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.	This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.
11	And God wrought great miracles by the hands of Paul:	And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,	God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,
12	So that even when, of the clothes on his body, pieces of garments were brought and laid upon the sick, diseases were cured, and even the insane were restored.	so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them.	so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
13	Now certain Jews, who went about exorcising evil spirits, invoked the name of our LORD Jesus over those who were possessed, saying, We adjure you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches.	Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”	Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.”
14	And there were seven sons of one Sce’va, a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did this.	Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.	Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15	And the insane man answered and said to them, Jesus I recognize and Paul I know; but who are you?	But the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?”	One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?”
16	Then the insane man leaped on them, and overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so they fled out of that house naked and wounded.	And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.	Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17	And this became known to all the Jews and Arameans (Syrians) who dwelt at Eph'esus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of our LORD Jesus Christ was magnified.	And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled.	When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
18	And many of them that believed came, and told their faults, and confessed what they had done.	Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices.	Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done.
19	Many magicians also gathered together their books and brought them and burned them before the presence of the people; and they counted the price of them, and it amounted to fifty thousand pieces of silver.	And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver.	A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
20	So mightily grew the faith of God and greatly increased in numbers.	So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.	In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
21	When these things had been accomplished, Paul made up his mind to travel through all of Mac-e-do’ni-a and A-cha’ia, and then to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.	Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”	After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”
22	So he sent to Mac-e-do’ni-a two men of those who had ministered to him, Ti-mo’theus and E-ras’tus; but he himself stayed in Asia Minor for some time.	And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.	He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.
23	And at that time there was a great uprising against those who followed in the way of God.	About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way.	About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
24	There was here a silversmith named Deme’tri- us, who made silver shrines for Ar’temis, thus greatly enriching the craftsmen of his trade.	For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.	A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there.
25	He called together all the craftsmen of his trade, with the workmen of like occupation, and said to them: Men, you know that all of our earnings are derived from this craft.	These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.	He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.
26	You also hear and see that not only the Ephe’si- ans, but almost throughout all Asia Minor, this Paul has persuaded, and turned away many people simply by saying that gods made by the hands of men are not gods,	And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods.	And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.
27	So that not only is this craft doomed, but also the temple of the great goddess Ar’temis will be disregarded, and the goddess of all Asia Minor, even she whom all peoples worship, will be despised.	And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.”	There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
28	And when they heard these things they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Ar’te-mis of the E-phe’si-ans.	When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”	When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29	And the whole city was in tumult: and they rushed together to the theatre, and there seized and carried along with them Ga’ius and Ar-is-tar’chus, Mac-e-do’ni-ans, members of Paul’s escort.	So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s companions in travel.	Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together.
30	And Paul wanted to go into the theatre, but the disciples stopped him.	But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him.	Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.
31	And likewise some of the chiefs of Asia Minor, because they were his friends, sent to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the theatre.	And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater.	Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32	Now the multitude in the theatre was greatly confused; some cried one thing, and some another; and many of them did not know why they had assembled together.	Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.	The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.
33	And the Jews who were there appointed a Jew named Al-ex-an’der. And when he rose up, he gestured with his hand and would have addressed the people.	Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.	The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.
34	But when they knew he was a Jew, all of them cried out with one voice for about two hours, Great is Ar’te-mis of the E-phe’si-ans.	But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”	But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35	The mayor of the city finally quieted them, saying, Men of Eph'e-sus, who among men does not know that the city of the Ephe’si- ans is the seat of great Ar’te-mis and her image that fell from heaven.	And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky?	The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
36	Since, therefore, no man can contradict this, you should keep quiet, and do nothing hastily.	Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.	Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash.
37	For you have brought these men here who have neither robbed temples nor have they reviled our goddess.	For you have brought these men here who are neither sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess.	You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.
38	But if De-me’tri-us and the men of his trade have a case against any man, behold there is a proconsul in the city; let the craftsmen come forward and settle with one another in the court.	If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.	If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges.
39	But if you want something else, it must be determined in a lawful assembly.	But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.	If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40	For even now we are in danger of being charged with sedition, for we cannot give an answer concerning this day’s meeting, because we have assembled for no reason, and have been tumultuous without a cause.	For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.”	As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.”
41	And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.	And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.	After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
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