Verse 41
Acts 19:41
World English Bible, British Edition
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When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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Chapter 19 Context
1
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country,
came to Ephesus and fou...
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2
He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
They said to him, “No, we have...
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3
He said, “Into what then were you baptised?”
They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
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4
Paul said, “John indeed baptised with the baptism of repentance,
saying to the people that they shou...
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5
When they heard this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord
Yashua (Jesus).
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6
When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and
they spoke with other languag...
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7
They were about twelve men in all.
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8
He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of
three months, reasoning and persuadin...
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9
But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of
the Way before the multitude, he depar...
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10
This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard
the word of the Lord Yashua...
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11
God (Elohim) worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
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12
so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body
to the sick, and the diseases d...
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13
But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke
over those who had the evil...
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14
There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did
this.
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15
The evil spirit answered, “Yashua (Jesus) I know, and Paul I know, but
who are you?”
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16
The man in whom the evil spirit was leapt on them, overpowered them,
and prevailed against them, so...
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17
This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus.
Fear fell on them all, and the...
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18
Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring
their deeds.
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19
Many of those who practised magical arts brought their books together
and burnt them in the sight of...
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20
So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
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21
Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit,
when he had passed through Macedoni...
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22
Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy
and Erastus, he himself stayed in As...
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23
About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
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24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines
of Artemis, brought no litt...
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25
whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and
said, “Sirs, you know that by thi...
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26
You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all
Asia, this Paul has persuaded...
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27
Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but
also that the temple of the gr...
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28
When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried
out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ep...
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The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one
accord into the theatre, having s...
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30
When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow
him.
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Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged
him not to venture into the...
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32
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly
was in confusion. Most of them di...
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33
They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward.
Alexander beckoned with h...
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But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a
time of about two hours cried ou...
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35
When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You
men of Ephesus, what man is there who d...
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Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet
and to do nothing rash.
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For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples
nor blasphemers of your godd...
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If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter
against anyone, the courts a...
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39
But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in
the regular assembly.
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40
For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot,
there being no cause. Concerni...
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41
When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.