1It fortuned, while Apollos was at Corinthum, that Paul passed over(thorow) the upper coasts, and came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples
2and said unto them: have ye received the holy ghost after(since) ye believed? And they said unto him: No, neither have we heard if(no we have not heard whether) there be any holy ghost or no.
3And he said unto them: wherewith were ye then baptised? And they said: With John's baptism.
4Then said Paul: John verily baptised 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.
5When they heard that, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesu,(Iesus.)
6and when Paul laid his hands upon them, (and) the holy ghost came on them. And they spake with tongues and prophesied;
7(and) All the men were about twelve.
8And he went into the synagogue, and behaved himself boldly for the space of three months, disputing, and giving them exhortations of the kingdom of God.
9When divers waxed hard hearted, and believed not, but spake evil of the way of the Lord (,and that) before the multitude: he departed from them; And severed(separated) the disciples away; And taught(disputed) daily in the school of one called Tirannus.
10And this continued by the space of two years: So that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesu, both jews and greeks.
11And God wrought not small miracles by the hands of Paul.
12So that from his body were brought unto the sick, napkins or partlets, and the diseases and evil spirits departed from them.(and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.)
13(Then) Certain of the vagabond jews exorcists,(conjurers) took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus saying: We adjure you by Jesu whom Paul preacheth.
14(And) There were seven sons of one Sceva a ruler of the synagogue(a Jew and chief of the priests) which 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 wicked devil(evil spirit) was, ran on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the(that) house naked and wounded.
17(And) This was known to all the jews and greeks also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and fear came on them all. And they magnified the name of the Lord Jesus.
18And many that believed came, and confessed and shewed their works.
19Many of them which used curious crafts, brought their books and burned them before all men, and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand silverlings.
20So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed.
21After these things were ended Paul purposed in the spirit, to pass over(take journey thorow) Macedonia and Acaia, and to go to Jerusalem saying: After I have been there I must also see Rome.
22So sent he into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him: Timotheus and Erastus: but he himself remained in Asia. For a season.
23The same time there arose no little a do about that way.
24For a certain man named Demetrius, a goldsmith,(silversmith) which made silver shrines for Diana, was not a little beneficial(small vantage) unto the craftsmen:
25which he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said: Sirs ye know that by this craft we have vantage.
26Moreover ye see and hear that not alone at Ephesus: but almost thorow out all Asia, this Paul entiseth,(hath persuaded) and turned away much people saying: that they be not gods which are made with hands:
27so that not only this our craft cometh into peril to be set at nought: but that also the temple of (the) great (goddess) Diana should be despised. And her majesty(magnificence) should be destroyed, which all Asia, and the world worshippeth.
28When they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
29And all the city was on a roar, and they rushed into the common hall(open place) with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarcus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions.
30When Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
31Certain also of the chief of Asia which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not press into the common hall.
32Some cried one thing, and some another and the congregation was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
33Some of the company drew forth Alexander (the jews thrusting him forwards) Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have given the people an answer.
34When they knew that he was a jew, there arose a shout almost for the space of two hours of all men crying, great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35When the town clerk had ceased the people he said: ye men of Ephesus: what man is it that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which came from heaven.(heavenly image?)
36Seeing then that no man saith here against, ye ought to be content, and to do nothing rashly;(without advisement)
37For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet despisers(blasphemers) of your goddess.
38Wherefore if Demetrius and the craftsmen which are with him, have any saying to(ought to say unto) any man, the law is open, and there are rulers, let them accuse one another.
39If ye go about any other thing, it may be determined in a lawful congregation.
40For we are in jeopardy to be accused of this day's business.(uproar) Forasmuch as there is no cause whereby we may give a reckoning of this concourse of people.(and yet is there no man guilty, of whom we might give a reckoning of this uproar)
41And when he had thus spoken, he let the congregation depart.