Acts 19:1-22 ▼

1 And it came to pass, while Apollos was in Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples;

2 and he said to them, "Did ye receive the Holy Spirit, after having believed?" And they said to him, "Nay, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit."

3 And he said, "Into what, then, were ye immersed?" And they said, "Into John's immersion."

4 And Paul said, "John immersed with an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him coming after him; that is, on Jesus."

5 And, having heard this , they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus;

6 and, Paul having laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking with tongues, and prophesying.

7 And all the men were about twelve.

8 And, entering into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

9 But, when some were hardening themselves and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he, withdrawing from them, separated the disciples; reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

10 And this continued for two years; so that all those dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

11 And God kept performing special miracles through the hands of Paul;

12 So that there were even carried from his body to the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.

13 But some also of the wandering Jews, exorcists, attempted to name over those having evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus Whom Paul preaches."

14 Now there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish high priest, who did this.

15 And the evil spirit, answering, said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I understand; but who are ye?"

16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and, overcoming them both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who were dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.

18 Many also of those who had believed were coming, confessing, and declaring their practices.

19 A considerable number, moreover, of those who had practiced the curious arts, having brought together the books, were burning them in the presence of all; and they counted the prices of them, and found them fifty thousand pieces of silver.

20 So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed.

21 Now, when these things were ended, Paul purposed in his spirit, after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem; saying, "After I have been there, I must see Rome also."

22 And, having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia.