Chapter 19
The Holy Spirit Received at Ephesus
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- While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior… [and] came to Ephesus. [There] he found some disciples
δὲ Ἐγένετο ἐν τὸν Ἀπολλῶ τῷ εἶναι ἐν Κορίνθῳ Παῦλον διελθόντα τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη ἐλθεῖν εἰς Ἔφεσον καὶ εὑρεῖν τινας μαθητάς de Egeneto en ton Apollō tō einai en Korinthō Paulon dielthonta ta anōterika merē elthein eis Epheson kai heurein tinas mathētas — NA/TR · 1
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and asked them, “vvv Did you receive [the] Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No, [they answered]…, “vvv we have not even heard that there is [a] Holy Spirit.
τε εἶπέν πρὸς αὐτούς Εἰ ἐλάβετε Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα πιστεύσαντες Ἀλλ’ δὲ Οἱ πρὸς αὐτόν οὐδ’ ἠκούσαμεν εἰ ἔστιν Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα te eipen pros autous Ei elabete Hagion Pneuma pisteusantes All’ de Hoi pros auton oud’ ēkousamen ei estin Hagion Pneuma — NA/TR · 2
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“Into what, then, were you baptized? [Paul] asked. “- The baptism of John, - they replied.
Εἰς τί οὖν ἐβαπτίσθητε τε Εἶπέν Εἰς τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου δὲ Οἱ εἶπαν Eis ti oun ebaptisthēte te Eipen Eis to baptisma Iōannou de Hoi eipan — NA/TR · 3
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- Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the [One] coming after him, that is, in Jesus.
δὲ Παῦλος Εἶπεν Ἰωάννης ἐβάπτισεν βάπτισμα μετανοίας λέγων τῷ λαῷ ἵνα πιστεύσωσιν εἰς τὸν ἐρχόμενον μετ’ αὐτὸν τοῦτ’ ἔστιν εἰς τὸν Ἰησοῦν de Paulos Eipen Iōannēs ebaptisen baptisma metanoias legōn tō laō hina pisteusōsin eis ton erchomenon met’ auton tout’ estin eis ton Iēsoun — NA/TR · 4
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- On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
δὲ Ἀκούσαντες ἐβαπτίσθησαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ de Akousantes ebaptisthēsan eis to onoma tou Kyriou Iēsou — NA/TR · 5
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And [when] Paul laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
καὶ τοῦ Παύλου ἐπιθέντος τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῖς τὸ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα ἦλθε ἐπ’ αὐτούς τε ἐλάλουν γλώσσαις καὶ ἐπροφήτευον kai tou Paulou epithentos tas cheiras autois to to Hagion Pneuma ēlthe ep’ autous te elaloun glōssais kai eprophēteuon — NA/TR · 6
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- There were about twelve men in all.
δὲ ἦσαν ὡσεὶ δώδεκα οἱ ἄνδρες πάντες de ēsan hōsei dōdeka hoi andres pantes — NA/TR · 7
Paul Ministers in Ephesus
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Then [Paul] went into the synagogue [and] spoke boldly [there] for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
δὲ Εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν ἐπαρρησιάζετο ἐπὶ τρεῖς μῆνας διαλεγόμενος καὶ πείθων τὰ περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ de Eiselthōn eis tēn synagōgēn eparrēsiazeto epi treis mēnas dialegomenos kai peithōn ta peri tēs basileias tou Theou — NA/TR · 8
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But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe vvv vvv [and] publicly maligned the Way, [Paul] took [his] disciples [and] left… [the synagogue] to conduct daily discussions… in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
δέ ὡς τινες ἐσκληρύνοντο καὶ ἠπείθουν ἐνώπιον τοῦ πλήθους κακολογοῦντες τὴν Ὁδὸν ἀφώρισεν τοὺς μαθητάς ἀποστὰς ἀπ’ αὐτῶν διαλεγόμενος καθ’ ἡμέραν ἐν τῇ σχολῇ Τυράννου de hōs tines esklērynonto kai ēpeithoun enōpion tou plēthous kakologountes tēn Hodon aphōrisen tous mathētas apostas ap’ autōn dialegomenos kath’ hēmeran en tē scholē Tyrannou — NA/TR · 9
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- This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in [the province of] Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
δὲ τοῦτο ἐγένετο ἐπὶ δύο ἔτη ὥστε πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν Ἀσίαν Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας τε ἀκοῦσαι τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου de touto egeneto epi dyo etē hōste pantas tous katoikountas tēn Asian Ioudaious kai Hellēnas te akousai ton logon tou Kyriou — NA/TR · 10
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- God did vvv vvv extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
τε ὁ Θεὸς ἐποίει οὐ τὰς τυχούσας Δυνάμεις διὰ τῶν χειρῶν Παύλου te ho Theos epoiei ou tas tychousas Dynameis dia tōn cheirōn Paulou — NA/TR · 11
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so that even handkerchiefs and aprons vvv vvv vvv that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and - evil spirits left… them.
ὥστε καὶ σουδάρια ἢ σιμικίνθια ἀπὸ αὐτοῦ τοῦ χρωτὸς ἀποφέρεσθαι ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀσθενοῦντας καὶ τὰς νόσους ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι τε τά τὰ πονηρὰ πνεύματα ἐκπορεύεσθαι ἀπ’ αὐτῶν hōste kai soudaria ē simikinthia apo autou tou chrōtos apopheresthai epi tous asthenountas kai tas nosous apallassesthai te ta ta ponēra pneumata ekporeuesthai ap’ autōn — NA/TR · 12
Seven Sons of Sceva
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Now [there were] some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you [by] Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.
δέ τινες περιερχομένων Ἰουδαίων τῶν ἐξορκιστῶν καὶ Ἐπεχείρησαν ὀνομάζειν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς ἔχοντας τὰ πονηρὰ τὰ πνεύματα λέγοντες Ὁρκίζω ὑμᾶς τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὃν Παῦλος κηρύσσει de tines perierchomenōn Ioudaiōn tōn exorkistōn kai Epecheirēsan onomazein to onoma tou Kyriou Iēsou epi tous echontas ta ponēra ta pneumata legontes Horkizō hymas ton Iēsoun hon Paulos kēryssei — NA/TR · 13
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- Seven sons vvv of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
δέ ἑπτὰ υἱοὶ τινος Σκευᾶ Ἰουδαίου ἀρχιερέως ἦσαν ποιοῦντες τοῦτο de hepta huioi tinos Skeua Ioudaiou archiereōs ēsan poiountes touto — NA/TR · 14
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But [one day] the evil spirit responded… -, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?
δὲ τὸ τὸ πονηρὸν πνεῦμα ἀποκριθὲν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Τὸν Μὲν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω καὶ ἐπίσταμαι τὸν Παῦλον δὲ τίνες ἐστέ ὑμεῖς de to to ponēron pneuma apokrithen eipen autois Ton Men Iēsoun ginōskō kai epistamai ton Paulon de tines este hymeis — NA/TR · 15
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Then the man with… the evil spirit jumped on them [and] overpowered them all. The attack… was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν ᾧ ἦν τὸ τὸ πονηρὸν πνεῦμα ἐφαλόμενος ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς κατακυριεύσας ἀμφοτέρων ἴσχυσεν κατ’ αὐτῶν ὥστε ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ ἐκείνου τοῦ οἴκου γυμνοὺς καὶ τετραυματισμένους kai ho anthrōpos en hō ēn to to ponēron pneuma ephalomenos ep’ autous katakyrieusas amphoterōn ischysen kat’ autōn hōste ekphygein ek ekeinou tou oikou gymnous kai tetraumatismenous — NA/TR · 16
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- This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. [So] the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
δὲ Τοῦτο ἐγένετο γνωστὸν πᾶσιν τοῖς τε Ἰουδαίοις καὶ Ἕλλησιν κατοικοῦσιν τὴν Ἔφεσον καὶ φόβος ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐμεγαλύνετο de Touto egeneto gnōston pasin tois te Ioudaiois kai Hellēsin katoikousin tēn Epheson kai phobos epepesen epi pantas autous kai to onoma tou Kyriou Iēsou emegalyneto — NA/TR · 17
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Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
πολλοί τῶν πεπιστευκότων τε ἤρχοντο ἐξομολογούμενοι καὶ ἀναγγέλλοντες τὰς αὐτῶν πράξεις polloi tōn pepisteukotōn te ērchonto exomologoumenoi kai anangellontes tas autōn praxeis — NA/TR · 18
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And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought [their] books [and] burned [them] in front of everyone. [When] the value of [the books] was calculated, [the total came to] fifty thousand… drachmas.
δὲ ἱκανοὶ τῶν πραξάντων τὰ περίεργα συνενέγκαντες τὰς βίβλους κατέκαιον ἐνώπιον πάντων καὶ τὰς τιμὰς αὐτῶν συνεψήφισαν καὶ εὗρον πέντε μυριάδας ἀργυρίου de hikanoi tōn praxantōn ta perierga synenenkantes tas biblous katekaion enōpion pantōn kai tas timas autōn synepsēphisan kai heuron pente myriadas argyriou — NA/TR · 19
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So the word of the Lord vvv powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
Οὕτως ὁ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου κατὰ κράτος ηὔξανεν καὶ ἴσχυεν Houtōs ho logos tou Kyriou kata kratos ēuxanen kai ischyen — NA/TR · 20
The Riot in Ephesus
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- After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there, he said, “- I must see Rome as well.
δὲ Ὡς ταῦτα ἐπληρώθη ὁ Παῦλος ἔθετο ἐν τῷ πνεύματι πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα διελθὼν τὴν Μακεδονίαν καὶ Ἀχαΐαν Μετὰ με τὸ γενέσθαι ἐκεῖ εἰπὼν ὅτι με δεῖ ἰδεῖν Ῥώμην καὶ de Hōs tauta eplērōthē ho Paulos etheto en tō pneumati poreuesthai eis Hierosolyma dielthōn tēn Makedonian kai Achaian Meta me to genesthai ekei eipōn hoti me dei idein Rhōmēn kai — NA/TR · 21
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- He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, [while] he stayed for a time in [the province of] Asia.
δὲ ἀποστείλας δύο τῶν αὐτῷ διακονούντων Τιμόθεον καὶ Ἔραστον εἰς τὴν Μακεδονίαν αὐτὸς ἐπέσχεν χρόνον εἰς τὴν Ἀσίαν de aposteilas dyo tōn autō diakonountōn Timotheon kai Eraston eis tēn Makedonian autos epeschen chronon eis tēn Asian — NA/TR · 22
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- About that time there arose vvv a great disturbance about the Way.
δὲ κατὰ ἐκεῖνον τὸν καιρὸν Ἐγένετο οὐκ ὀλίγος τάραχος περὶ τῆς Ὁδοῦ de kata ekeinon ton kairon Egeneto ouk oligos tarachos peri tēs Hodou — NA/TR · 23
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[ It began with] a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing vvv much business to the craftsmen.
γάρ τις ἀργυροκόπος ὀνόματι Δημήτριος ποιῶν ἀργυροῦς ναοὺς Ἀρτέμιδος παρείχετο οὐκ ὀλίγην ἐργασίαν τοῖς τεχνίταις gar tis argyrokopos onomati Dēmētrios poiōn argyrous naous Artemidos pareicheto ouk oligēn ergasian tois technitais — NA/TR · 24
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vvv [Demetrius] assembled [the craftsmen], along with the workmen in related trades. “Men, he said, “you know that this business is our [source of] prosperity.
οὓς συναθροίσας καὶ τοὺς ἐργάτας περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα Ἄνδρες εἶπεν ἐπίστασθε ὅτι ἐκ ταύτης τῆς ἐργασίας ἐστιν ἡμῖν ἡ εὐπορία hous synathroisas kai tous ergatas peri ta toiauta Andres eipen epistasthe hoti ek tautēs tēs ergasias estin hēmin hē euporia — NA/TR · 25
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And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole [province of] Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made [gods]… are no gods [at all].
καὶ θεωρεῖτε καὶ ἀκούετε ὅτι οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας οὗτος ὁ Παῦλος πείσας ἱκανὸν ὄχλον μετέστησεν λέγων ὅτι οἱ γινόμενοι διὰ χειρῶν εἰσὶν οὐκ θεοὶ kai theōreite kai akouete hoti ou monon Ephesou alla schedon pasēs tēs Asias houtos ho Paulos peisas hikanon ochlon metestēsen legōn hoti hoi ginomenoi dia cheirōn eisin ouk theoi — NA/TR · 26
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- [There is] danger not only [that] our business will fall into disrepute, but also [that] the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited… and her majesty deposed— [she] who is worshiped by all [ the province of ] Asia and the [whole] world.
δὲ κινδυνεύει οὐ μόνον τοῦτο τὸ ἡμῖν μέρος ἐλθεῖν εἰς ἀπελεγμὸν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ ἱερὸν τῆς μεγάλης θεᾶς Ἀρτέμιδος λογισθῆναι εἰς οὐθὲν τε καὶ αὐτῆς τῆς μεγαλειότητος μέλλειν καθαιρεῖσθαι ἣν σέβεται ἡ ὅλη Ἀσία καὶ ἡ οἰκουμένη de kindyneuei ou monon touto to hēmin meros elthein eis apelegmon alla kai to hieron tēs megalēs theas Artemidos logisthēnai eis outhen te kai autēs tēs megaleiotētos mellein kathaireisthai hēn sebetai hē holē Asia kai hē oikoumenē — NA/TR · 27
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[When] [the men] heard [this], they were vvv enraged [and] began shouting…, “Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians!
δὲ Ἀκούσαντες καὶ γενόμενοι πλήρεις θυμοῦ ἔκραζον λέγοντες Μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων de Akousantes kai genomenoi plēreis thymou ekrazon legontes Megalē hē Artemis Ephesiōn — NA/TR · 28
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[Soon] the whole city vvv was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
καὶ ἡ τῆς πόλις ἐπλήσθη συγχύσεως τε ὥρμησάν ὁμοθυμαδὸν εἰς τὸ θέατρον συναρπάσαντες Γάϊον καὶ Ἀρίσταρχον Παύλου συνεκδήμους Μακεδόνας kai hē tēs polis eplēsthē synchyseōs te hōrmēsan homothymadon eis to theatron synarpasantes Gaion kai Aristarchon Paulou synekdēmous Makedonas — NA/TR · 29
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- Paul wanted to go before… the assembly, [but] the disciples vvv would not allow him.
δὲ Παύλου βουλομένου εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν δῆμον οἱ μαθηταί οὐκ εἴων αὐτὸν de Paulou boulomenou eiselthein eis ton dēmon hoi mathētai ouk eiōn auton — NA/TR · 30
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- Even some of [Paul’s] friends who were officials of [the province of] Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
δὲ καὶ τινὲς τῶν αὐτῷ φίλοι ὄντες Ἀσιαρχῶν πέμψαντες πρὸς παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν μὴ δοῦναι ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸ θέατρον de kai tines tōn autō philoi ontes Asiarchōn pempsantes pros parekaloun auton mē dounai heauton eis to theatron — NA/TR · 31
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Meanwhile… the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing [and some another], and most [of them] vvv did not [even] know why… they were there.
οὖν μὲν γὰρ ἡ ἐκκλησία ἦν συγκεχυμένη ἄλλο ἔκραζον τι Ἄλλοι καὶ οἱ πλείους οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τίνος ἕνεκα συνεληλύθεισαν oun men gar hē ekklēsia ēn synkechymenē allo ekrazon ti Alloi kai hoi pleious ouk ēdeisan tinos heneka synelēlytheisan — NA/TR · 32
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- The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander {forward} to explain himself, and [he] motioned for silence… so he could make [his] defense to the people.
δὲ τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου προβαλόντων αὐτὸν Ἀλέξανδρον συνεβίβασαν δὲ ὁ Ἀλέξανδρος κατασείσας τὴν χεῖρα ἤθελεν ἀπολογεῖσθαι τῷ δήμῳ de tōn Ioudaiōn ek tou ochlou probalontōn auton Alexandron synebibasan de ho Alexandros kataseisas tēn cheira ēthelen apologeisthai tō dēmō — NA/TR · 33
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But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison… for about two hours -: “Great [is] Artemis of [the] Ephesians!
δὲ ἐπιγνόντες ὅτι ἐστιν Ἰουδαῖός φωνὴ ἐγένετο μία ἐκ πάντων ἐπὶ ὡς δύο ὥρας κραζόντων Μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων de epignontes hoti estin Ioudaios phōnē egeneto mia ek pantōn epi hōs dyo hōras krazontōn Megalē hē Artemis Ephesiōn — NA/TR · 34
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Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd [and] declared, “Men [of] Ephesus, doesn’t… [everyone]… know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of [her image], which fell from heaven?
δὲ ὁ γραμματεὺς Καταστείλας τὸν ὄχλον φησίν Ἄνδρες Ἐφέσιοι γάρ οὐ ἐστιν ἀνθρώπων ὃς γινώσκει τίς τὴν πόλιν Ἐφεσίων οὖσαν νεωκόρον τῆς μεγάλης Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ τοῦ διοπετοῦς de ho grammateus Katasteilas ton ochlon phēsin Andres Ephesioi gar ou estin anthrōpōn hos ginōskei tis tēn polin Ephesiōn ousan neōkoron tēs megalēs Artemidos kai tou diopetous — NA/TR · 35
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Since these things are undeniable, you vvv ought to be calm and vvv not do anything rash.
οὖν τούτων ὄντων ἀναντιρρήτων ὑμᾶς ἐστὶν δέον ὑπάρχειν κατεσταλμένους καὶ μηδὲν πράσσειν προπετὲς oun toutōn ontōn anantirrētōn hymas estin deon hyparchein katestalmenous kai mēden prassein propetes — NA/TR · 36
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For you have brought these men {here}, [though they have] neither robbed [our] temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
γὰρ ἠγάγετε τούτους τοὺς ἄνδρας οὔτε ἱεροσύλους οὔτε βλασφημοῦντας ἡμῶν τὴν θεὸν gar ēgagete toutous tous andras oute hierosylous oute blasphēmountas hēmōn tēn theon — NA/TR · 37
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So if Demetrius and vvv vvv his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, [the] courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another [ there ].
οὖν Εἰ μὲν Δημήτριος καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ τεχνῖται ἔχουσι λόγον πρός τινα ἀγοραῖοι ἄγονται καὶ ἀνθύπατοί εἰσιν ἐγκαλείτωσαν ἀλλήλοις oun Ei men Dēmētrios kai hoi syn autō technitai echousi logon pros tina agoraioi agontai kai anthypatoi eisin enkaleitōsan allēlois — NA/TR · 38
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But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
δέ εἰ ἐπιζητεῖτε τι περαιτέρω ἐπιλυθήσεται ἐν τῇ ἐννόμῳ ἐκκλησίᾳ de ei epizēteite ti peraiterō epilythēsetai en tē ennomō ekklēsia — NA/TR · 39
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For vvv we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s [events], vvv vvv vvv [and] we have… no justification… to account for this commotion.
καὶ γὰρ κινδυνεύομεν ἐγκαλεῖσθαι στάσεως περὶ τῆς σήμερον ὑπάρχοντος οὗ οὐ δυνησόμεθα ἀποδοῦναι μηδενὸς αἰτίου περὶ λόγον περὶ ταύτης τῆς συστροφῆς kai gar kindyneuomen enkaleisthai staseōs peri tēs sēmeron hyparchontos hou ou dynēsometha apodounai mēdenos aitiou peri logon peri tautēs tēs systrophēs — NA/TR · 40
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[After] he had said [this], he dismissed the assembly.
Καὶ εἰπὼν ταῦτα ἀπέλυσεν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν Kai eipōn tauta apelysen tēn ekklēsian — NA/TR · 41