Acts 19 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Paul in Ephesus

1 Now it happened ^G1096 that while ^G1722 Apollos ^G625 was at Corinth ^G2882, Paul ^G3972 passed ^G1330 through ^G1330 the upper ^G510 regions ^G3313 and came ^G2064 to Ephesus ^G2181 and found ^G2147 some ^G5100 disciples ^G3101.

2 And he said ^G3004 to them, “Did you receive ^G2983 the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 when you believed ^G4100?” And they said to him, “No ^G3761, we have not even ^G3761 heard ^G191 if ^G1487 the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 is ^G2076 being received.” 3 And he said ^G3004, “Into what ^G5101 then ^G3767 were you baptized ^G907?” And they said ^G3004, “Into John’s ^G2491 baptism ^G908.” 4 Then Paul ^G3972 said ^G3004, “John ^G2491 baptized ^G907 with the baptism ^G908 of repentance ^G3341, telling ^G3004 the people ^G2992 to believe ^G4100 in Him who was coming ^G2064 after ^G3326 him, that is, in Jesus ^G2424.” 5 And when they heard ^G191 this, they were baptized ^G907 [fn]in the name ^G3686 of the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424. 6 And when Paul ^G3972 had laid ^G2007 his hands ^G5495 upon ^G2007 them, the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151 came ^G2064 on them, and they began speaking ^G2980 with tongues ^G1100 and prophesying ^G4395. 7 Now there were in all ^G3956 about ^G5616 twelve ^G1427 men ^G435.

8 And after he entered ^G1525 the synagogue ^G4864, he continued speaking ^G3955 out ^G3955 boldly ^G3955 for three ^G5140 months ^G3376, reasoning ^G1256 and persuading ^G3982 them about ^G4012 the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316. 9 But when ^G5613 some ^G5100 were becoming ^G4645 hardened ^G4645 and were not ^G544 believing ^G544, speaking ^G2551 evil ^G2551 of ^G2551 the Way ^G3598 before ^G1799 the multitude ^G4128, he left ^G868 them and took ^G873 away ^G873 the disciples ^G3101, reasoning ^G1256 daily ^G2596 G2250 in the school ^G4981 of Tyrannus ^G5181. 10 This ^G3778 took ^G1096 place ^G1096 for two ^G1417 years ^G2094, so ^G5620 that all ^G3956 who lived ^G2730 in [fn]Asia ^G773 heard ^G191 the word ^G3056 of the Lord ^G2962, both ^G5037 Jews ^G2453 and Greeks ^G1672.

Miracles in Ephesus

11 And God ^G2316 was doing ^G4160 extraordinary ^G5177 [fn]miracles ^G1411 by the hands ^G5495 of Paul ^G3972,

12 so ^G5620 that cloths ^G4676 or ^G2228 aprons ^G4612 were even ^G2532 carried ^G667 from his body ^G5559 to the sick ^G770, and the diseases ^G3554 left ^G525 them and the evil ^G4190 spirits ^G4151 went ^G1607 out ^G1607. 13 But also ^G2532 some ^G5100 of the Jewish ^G2453 exorcists ^G1845, who went ^G4022 from ^G4022 place ^G4022 to ^G4022 place ^G4022, attempted ^G2021 to invoke ^G3687 over ^G1909 those ^G3588 who had ^G2192 the evil ^G4190 spirits ^G4151 the name ^G3686 of the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424, saying ^G3004, “I implore ^G3726 you by Jesus ^G2424 whom ^G3739 Paul ^G3972 preaches ^G2784.” 14 Now seven ^G2033 sons ^G5207 of one ^G5100 named Sceva ^G4630, a Jewish ^G2453 chief ^G749 priest ^G749, were doing ^G4160 this ^G3778. 15 And the evil ^G4190 spirit ^G4151 answered ^G611 and said ^G3004 to them, “I recognize ^G1097 Jesus ^G2424, and I know ^G1987 about ^G1987 Paul ^G3972, but who ^G5101 are you?” 16 And the man ^G444, in whom ^G3739 was the evil ^G4190 spirit ^G4151, leaped ^G2177 on them, subdued ^G2634 all ^G297 of them, and utterly ^G2480 prevailed ^G2480 against them, so ^G5620 that they fled ^G1628 out of that house ^G3624 naked ^G1131 and wounded ^G5135. 17 And this ^G3778 became ^G1096 known ^G1110 to all ^G3956, both ^G5037 Jews ^G2453 and Greeks ^G1672, who lived ^G2730 in Ephesus ^G2181; and fear ^G5401 fell ^G1968 upon them all ^G3956 and the name ^G3686 of the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 was being magnified ^G3170. 18 Also ^G5037, many ^G4183 of those ^G3588 who had believed ^G4100 kept coming ^G2064, confessing ^G1843 and disclosing ^G312 their practices ^G4234. 19 And many ^G2425 of those ^G3588 who practiced ^G4238 magic ^G4021 brought ^G4851 their books ^G976 together ^G4851 and were burning ^G2618 them in ^G1799 the ^G1799 sight ^G1799 of ^G1799 everyone ^G3956; and they counted ^G4860 up the price ^G5092 of them and found ^G2147 it fifty ^G3461 G4002 thousand ^G3461 [fn]pieces ^G694 of silver ^G694. 20 So ^G3779 [fn]the word ^G3056 of the Lord ^G2962 was growing ^G837 mightily ^G2904 and prevailing ^G2480.

Riots in Ephesus

21 Now ^G1161 after ^G5613 these ^G3778 things ^G3778 were finished ^G4137, Paul ^G3972 purposed ^G5087 in the [fn]Spirit ^G4151 to go ^G4198 to Jerusalem ^G2414 after he had passed ^G1330 through ^G1330 Macedonia ^G3109 and Achaia ^G882, saying ^G3004, “After ^G3326 I have been ^G1096 there ^G1563, I must ^G1163 also ^G2532 see ^G3708 Rome ^G4516.”

22 And having sent ^G649 into Macedonia ^G3109 two ^G1417 of those ^G3588 who ministered ^G1247 to him, Timothy ^G5095 and Erastus ^G2037, he himself ^G846 stayed ^G1907 in [fn]Asia ^G773 for a while ^G5550.

23 Now about ^G2596 that time ^G2540 there occurred ^G1096 no ^G3756 small ^G3641 disturbance ^G5017 concerning ^G4012 the Way ^G3598. 24 For a man ^G5100 named ^G3686 Demetrius ^G1216, a silversmith ^G695, who made ^G4160 silver ^G693 shrines ^G3485 of [fn]Artemis ^G735, was bringing ^G3930 no ^G3756 little ^G3641 [fn]business ^G2039 to the craftsmen ^G5079; 25 these ^G3739 he gathered ^G4867 together ^G4867 with the workers ^G2040 of similar ^G5108 trades, and said ^G3004, “Men ^G435, you know ^G1987 that our prosperity ^G2142 is ^G2076 from ^G1537 this ^G3778 business ^G2039. 26 And you see ^G2334 and hear ^G191 that not only ^G3440 in Ephesus ^G2181, but in almost ^G4975 all ^G3956 of Asia ^G773, this ^G3778 Paul ^G3972 has persuaded ^G3982 and turned ^G3179 away ^G3179 a considerable ^G2425 crowd ^G3793, saying ^G3004 that things made ^G1096 with hands ^G5495 are not ^G3756 gods ^G2316. 27 And not only ^G3440 is ^G2793 there danger ^G2793 that this ^G3778 trade ^G3313 of ours ^G1473 fall ^G2064 into disrepute ^G557, but also ^G2532 that the temple ^G2413 of the great ^G3173 goddess ^G2299 [fn]Artemis ^G735 be considered ^G3049 as worthless ^G3762 and that she, whom ^G3739 all ^G3650 of Asia ^G773 and the [fn]world ^G3625 worship ^G4576, is even ^G2532 about ^G3195 to be brought ^G2507 down ^G2507 from her majesty ^G3168.”

28 When they heard ^G191 this and were filled ^G4134 with rage ^G2372, they began crying ^G2896 out ^G2896, saying ^G3004, “Great ^G3173 is [fn]Artemis ^G735 of the Ephesians ^G2180!” 29 And the city ^G4172 was filled ^G4130 with the confusion ^G4799, and they rushed ^G3729 [fn]with one ^G3661 accord ^G3661 into the theater ^G2302, dragging ^G4884 along ^G4884 Gaius ^G1050 and Aristarchus ^G708, Paul’s ^G3972 traveling ^G4898 companions ^G4898 from Macedonia ^G3110. 30 And when Paul ^G3972 wanted ^G1014 to go ^G1525 into the [fn]assembly ^G1218, the disciples ^G3101 would not let ^G1439 him. 31 Also ^G2532 some ^G5100 of the [fn]Asiarchs ^G775 who were friends ^G5384 of his sent ^G3992 to him and repeatedly urged ^G3870 him not to [fn]venture ^G1325 G1438 into the theater ^G2302. 32 So ^G3767 then ^G3767, some ^G243 were shouting ^G2896 one ^G3303 thing and some ^G243 another ^G243, for the [fn]meeting ^G1577 was in ^G4797 confusion ^G4797 and the majority ^G4183 did not know ^G6063 [fn]for what ^G5101 reason ^G6025 they had come ^G4905 together ^G4905. 33 And some of the crowd ^G3793 [fn]concluded ^G4822 it was Alexander ^G223, since the Jews ^G2453 had put ^G4261 him forward ^G4261; and having motioned ^G2678 with his hand ^G5495, Alexander ^G223 was intending ^G2309 to make ^G626 a ^G626 defense ^G626 to the [fn]assembly ^G1218. 34 But when they recognized ^G1921 that he was a Jew ^G2453, a single cry ^G5456 arose ^G1096 from them all ^G3956 as they shouted ^G2896 for about ^G5613 two ^G1417 hours ^G5610, “Great ^G3173 is Artemis ^G735 of the Ephesians ^G2180!” 35 Now after calming ^G2687 the crowd ^G3793, the city ^G1122 clerk ^G1122 *said ^G5346, “Men ^G435 of Ephesus ^G2181, what ^G5101 man ^G444 is there after ^G1063 all ^G1063 who ^G3739 does not know ^G1097 that the city ^G4172 of the Ephesians ^G2180 is guardian ^G3511 of ^G3511 the ^G3511 temple ^G3511 of the great ^G3173 Artemis ^G735 and of the image which ^G1356 fell ^G1356 down ^G1356 from heaven ^G1356? 36 So ^G3767, since these ^G3778 are undeniable ^G368 facts ^G368, you ought ^G1163 to keep ^G5225 calm ^G2687 and to do ^G4238 nothing ^G3367 rash ^G4312. 37 For you have brought ^G71 these ^G3778 men ^G435 here who are neither ^G3777 robbers ^G2417 of temples ^G2417 nor ^G3777 blasphemers ^G987 of our goddess ^G2299. 38 So ^G3767 then ^G3767, if ^G1487 Demetrius ^G1216 and the craftsmen ^G5079 who are with him have ^G2192 a complaint ^G3056 against ^G4314 anyone ^G5100, the courts ^G60 are in ^G71 session ^G71 and [fn]proconsuls ^G446 are available; let them bring ^G1458 charges ^G1458 against ^G1458 one ^G240 another ^G240. 39 But if ^G1487 you want ^G1934 anything ^G5100 beyond ^G6071 this, it shall be settled ^G1956 in the [fn]lawful ^G1772 meeting ^G1577. 40 For indeed ^G2532 we are ^G2793 in ^G2793 danger ^G2793 of being accused ^G1458 of a riot ^G4714 in ^G4012 connection ^G4012 with ^G4012 today’s ^G4594 events, since there is no ^G3367 cause ^G159 for ^G4012 which ^G3739 we can ^G1410 give ^G591 as an account ^G3056 for this ^G3778 disorderly ^G4963 gathering ^G4963.” 41 After saying ^G3004 this ^G3778 he dismissed ^G630 the meeting ^G1577.