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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, Explain This Verse
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He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. Explain This Verse
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And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Explain This Verse
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Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. Explain This Verse
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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Explain This Verse
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And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. Explain This Verse
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And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. Explain This Verse
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But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. Explain This Verse
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And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. Explain This Verse
11.
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: Explain This Verse
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So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Explain This Verse
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Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. Explain This Verse
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And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. Explain This Verse
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And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? Explain This Verse
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And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. Explain This Verse
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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. Explain This Verse
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And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Explain This Verse
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Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. Explain This Verse
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After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. Explain This Verse
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So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. Explain This Verse
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And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. Explain This Verse
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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; Explain This Verse
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Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Explain This Verse
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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, which are made with hands: Explain This Verse
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So that not only this our 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. Explain This Verse
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And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. Explain This Verse
29.
And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. Explain This Verse
30.
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. Explain This Verse
31.
And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. Explain This Verse
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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. Explain This Verse
33.
And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. Explain This Verse
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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. Explain This Verse
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And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? Explain This Verse
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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. Explain This Verse
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For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. Explain This Verse
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Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. Explain This Verse
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But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. Explain This Verse
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For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. Explain This Verse
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And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. Explain This Verse