Acts 19 ISV NLT Parallel

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1It was while Apollos was in Corinth that Paul passed through the inland districts and came to Ephesus. He found a few disciples there

1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions until he reached Ephesus, on the coast, where he found several believers.

2and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

2“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” he asked them. “No,” they replied, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

3He then asked, "Then into what were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

3“Then what baptism did you experience?” he asked. And they replied, “The baptism of John.”

4Then Paul said, "John baptized when they repented, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."

4Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.”

5On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

5As soon as they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

6When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in foreign languages and to prophesy.

6Then when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in other tongues and prophesied.

7There were about twelve men in all.

7There were about twelve men in all. Paul Ministers in Ephesus

8He went into the synagogue and spoke there boldly for three months, holding discussions and persuading those who heard him about the kingdom of God.

8Then Paul went to the synagogue and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God.

9But when some people became stubborn, refused to believe, and slandered the Way in front of the people, Paul left them, taking his disciples away with him, and held daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

9But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

10This went on for two years, so that all who lived in Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

10This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.

11God continued to do extraordinary miracles through Paul.

11God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.

12When handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched his skin were taken to the sick, their diseases left them and evil spirits went out of them.

12When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their diseases, and evil spirits were expelled.

13Then some Jews who went around trying to drive out demons attempted to use the name of the Lord Jesus on those who had evil spirits, saying, "I command you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

13A group of Jews was traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying, “I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!”

14Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this.

14Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.

15But the evil spirit told them, "Jesus I know, and I am getting acquainted with Paul, but who are you?"

15But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?”

16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them, got the better of them, and so violently overpowered all of them that they fled out of the house naked and bruised.

16Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered.

17When this became known to everyone living in Ephesus, Jews and Greeks alike, they all became terrified, and the name of the Lord Jesus began to be held in high honor.

17The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.

18Many who became believers kept coming to confess and talk about what they had been doing.

18Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.

19Moreover, many people who had practiced occult arts gathered their books and burned them in front of everybody. They estimated their value and found them to have been worth 50,000 silver coins.

19A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.

20In that way the word of the Lord kept spreading and triumphing.

20So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.

21After these things had happened, Paul decided to go through Macedonia and Achaia and then to go on to Jerusalem. "After I have gone there," he told them, "I must also see Rome."

21Afterward Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before going to Jerusalem. “And after that,” he said, “I must go on to Rome!”

22Then he sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself stayed in Asia a while longer.

22He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia. The Riot in Ephesus

23Now about that time a great commotion broke out concerning the Way.

23About that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way.

24By making silver shrines of Artemis, a silversmith named Demetrius provided a large income for skilled workers.

24It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy.

25He called a meeting of these men and others who were engaged in similar trades and said, "Men, you well know that we get a good income from this business.

25He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows: “Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business.

26You also see and hear that, not only in Ephesus, but almost all over Asia, this man Paul has won over and taken away a large crowd by telling them that gods made by human hands are not gods at all.

26But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!

27There is a danger not only that our business will lose its reputation but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be brought into disrepute and that she will be robbed of her majesty that brought all Asia and the world to worship her."

27Of course, I’m not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I’m also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis—this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world—will be robbed of her great prestige!”

28When they heard this, they became furious and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

28At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

29The city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed into the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's fellow travelers from Macedonia.

29Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

30Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but the disciples wouldn't let him.

30Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn’t let him.

31Even some officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message urging him not to risk his life in the theater.

31Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater.

32Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, since the crowd was confused, and most of them didn't know why they were meeting.

32Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn’t even know why they were there.

33Some of the crowd concluded it was because of Alexander, since the Jews had pushed him to the front. So Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.

33The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward and told him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak.

34But when they found out that he was a Jew, they all started to shout in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

34But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35When the city recorder had quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who in the world doesn't know that this city of Ephesus is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of the statue that fell down from heaven?

35At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. “Citizens of Ephesus,” he said. “Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.

36Since these things cannot be denied, you must be quiet and not do anything reckless.

36Since this is an undeniable fact, you should stay calm and not do anything rash.

37For you have brought these men here, although they neither rob temples nor blaspheme our goddess.

37You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess.

38So if Demetrius and his workers have a charge against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They should accuse one another there.

38“If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a case against them, the courts are in session and the officials can hear the case at once. Let them make formal charges.

39But if you want anything else, it must be settled in the regular assembly,

39And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly.

40because we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, and there is no good reason we can give to justify this commotion."

40I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is no cause for all this commotion. And if Rome demands an explanation, we won’t know what to say.”

41After saying this, he dismissed the assembly.

41 Then he dismissed them, and they dispersed.

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