1And it came to pass that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper borders {coasts} came to Ephesus and, finding certain disciples, 2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there is {be} any Holy Spirit. 3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him Who should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied. 7And all the men were about twelve.

8And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9But when some {divers} were hardened, and believed not, but spoke evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul, 12So 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.

13Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus, Whom Paul preacheth. 14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, who did so. 15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16And 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. 17And 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. 18And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. 19Many of them also who used magical {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. 20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

21After 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. 22So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

23And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; 25Whom he called together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 26Moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands; 27So 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. 28And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29And 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. 30And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples permitted {suffered} him not. 31And certain of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, beseeching {desiring} him that he would not venture into the theatre. 32Some, therefore, cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused {in confusion} ; and the greater {more} part knew not for what reason they were come together. 33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defense unto the people. 34But 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. 35And when the town-clerk had quieted {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? 36Seeing, then, that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 37For ye have brought here {hither} these men, who are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 38Wherefore, if Demetrius, and the craftsmen who are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies; let them accuse one another. 39But if ye inquire {enquire} anything concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. 40For 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. 41And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.