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ACTS 19:1
Acts 19:1
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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
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ACTS 19:2
Acts 19:2
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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
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ACTS 19:3
Acts 19:3
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And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye
baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. |
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ACTS 19:4
Acts 19:4
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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. |
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ACTS 19:5
Acts 19:5
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When they heard this, they were baptized in
the name of the Lord Jesus. |
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ACTS 19:6
Acts 19:6
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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. |
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ACTS 19:7
Acts 19:7
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And all the men were about twelve. |
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ACTS 19:8
Acts 19:8
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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. |
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ACTS 19:9
Acts 19:9
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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. |
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ACTS 19:10
Acts 19:10
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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. |
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ACTS 19:11
Acts 19:11
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And God wrought special miracles by the hands
of Paul: |
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ACTS 19:12
Acts 19:12
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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. |
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ACTS 19:13
Acts 19:13
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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. |
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ACTS 19:14
Acts 19:14
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And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew,
and chief of the priests, which did so. |
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ACTS 19:15
Acts 19:15
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And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus
I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? |
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ACTS 19:16
Acts 19:16
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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. |
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ACTS 19:17
Acts 19:17
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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. |
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ACTS 19:18
Acts 19:18
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And many that believed came, and confessed,
and shewed their deeds. |
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ACTS 19:19
Acts 19:19
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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. |
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ACTS 19:20
Acts 19:20
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So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. |
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ACTS 19:21
Acts 19:21
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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. |
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ACTS 19:22
Acts 19:22
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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. |
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ACTS 19:23
Acts 19:23
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And the same time there arose no small stir
about that way. |
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ACTS 19:24
Acts 19:24
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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; |
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ACTS 19:25
Acts 19:25
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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. |
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ACTS 19:26
Acts 19:26
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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: |
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ACTS 19:27
Acts 19:27
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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. |
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ACTS 19:28
Acts 19:28
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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. |
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ACTS 19:29
Acts 19:29
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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. |
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ACTS 19:30
Acts 19:30
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And when Paul would have entered in unto the
people, the disciples suffered him not. |
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ACTS 19:31
Acts 19:31
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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. |
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ACTS 19:32
Acts 19:32
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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. |
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ACTS 19:33
Acts 19:33
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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. |
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ACTS 19:34
Acts 19:34
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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. |
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ACTS 19:35
Acts 19:35
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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? |
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ACTS 19:36
Acts 19:36
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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken
against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. |
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ACTS 19:37
Acts 19:37
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For ye have brought hither these men, which
are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. |
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ACTS 19:38
Acts 19:38
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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. |
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ACTS 19:39
Acts 19:39
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But if ye enquire any thing concerning other
matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. |
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ACTS 19:40
Acts 19:40
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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. |
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ACTS 19:41
Acts 19:41
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And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the
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