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1 # And <1161> it came to pass <1096> (5633), that, while Apollos <625> was <1511> (5750) <1722> at <1722> Corinth <2882>, Paul <3972> having passed <1330> (5631) through the upper <510> coasts <3313> came <2064> (5629) to <1519> Ephesus <2181>: and <2532> finding <2147> (5631) certain <5100> disciples <3101>,
2 He said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> them <846>, <1487> Have ye received <2983> (5627) the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> since ye believed <4100> (5660)? And <1161> they said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> him <846>, <235> We have <191> <0> not so much as <3761> heard <191> (5656) whether <1487> there be any <2076> (5748) Holy <40> Ghost <4151>.
3 And <5037> he said <2036> (5627) unto <4314> them <846>, Unto <1519> what <5101> then <3767> were ye baptized <907> (5681)? And <1161> they said <2036> (5627), Unto <1519> John's <2491> baptism <908>.
4 Then <1161> said <2036> (5627) Paul <3972>, John <2491> verily <3303> baptized <907> (5656) with the baptism <908> of repentance <3341>, saying <3004> (5723) unto the people <2992>, that <2443> they should believe <4100> (5661) on <1519> him which should come <2064> (5740) after <3326> him <846>, that is <5123> (5748), on <1519> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>.
5 When <1161> they heard <191> (5660) this, they were baptized <907> (5681) in <1519> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>.
6 And <2532> when Paul <3972> had laid <2007> <0> his hands <5495> upon <2007> (5631) them <846>, the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> came <2064> (5627) on <1909> them <846>; and <5037> they spake <2980> (5707) with tongues <1100>, and <2532> prophesied <4395> (5707).
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7 And <1161> all <3956> the men <435> were <2258> (5713) about <5616> twelve <1177>.
8 # And <1161> he went <1525> (5631) into <1519> the synagogue <4864>, and spake boldly <3955> (5711) for the space <1909> of three <5140> months <3376>, disputing <1256> (5740) and <2532> persuading <3982> (5723) the things concerning <4012> the kingdom <932> of God <2316>.
9 But <1161> when <5613> divers <5100> were hardened <4645> (5712), and <2532> believed not <544> (5707), but spake evil <2551> (5723) of that way <3598> before <1799> the multitude <4128>, he departed <868> (5631) from <575> them <846>, and separated <873> (5656) the disciples <3101>, disputing <1256> (5740) daily <2596> <2250> in <1722> the school <4981> of one <5100> Tyrannus <5181>.
10 And <1161> this <5124> continued <1096> (5633) by the space <1909> of two <1417> years <2094> ; so <5620> that all <3956> they which dwelt in <2730> (5723) Asia <773> heard <191> (5658) the word <3056> of the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, both <5037> Jews <2453> and <2532> Greeks <1672>.
11 And <5037> God <2316> wrought <4160> (5707) special <3756> <5177> (5631) miracles <1411> by <1223> the hands <5495> of Paul <3972>:
12 So <2532> <5620> that from <575> his <846> body <5559> were brought <2018> (5745) unto <1909> the sick <770> (5723) handkerchiefs <4676> or <2228> aprons <4612>, and <2532> the diseases <3554> departed <525> (5745) from <575> them <846>, and <5037> the evil <4190> spirits <4151> went <1831> (5738) out of <575> them <846>.
13 # Then <1161> certain <5100> of <575> the vagabond <4022> (5740) Jews <2453>, exorcists <1845> , took upon them <2021> (5656) to call <3687> (5721) over <1909> them which had <2192> (5723) evil <4190> spirits <4151> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, saying <3004> (5723), We adjure <3726> (5719) you <5209> by Jesus <2424> whom <3739> Paul <3972> preacheth <2784> (5719).
14 And <1161> there were <2258> (5713) seven <2033> sons <5207> of one Sceva <4630> <5100> , a Jew <2453>, and chief of the priests <749>, which did <4160> (5723) so <5124>.
15 And <1161> the evil <4190> spirit <4151> answered <611> (5679) and said <2036> (5627) , Jesus <2424> I know <1097> (5719), and <2532> Paul <3972> I know <1987> (5736); but <1161> who <5101> are <2075> (5748) ye <5210>?
16 And <2532> the man <444> in <1722> whom <3739> the evil <4190> spirit <4151> was <2258> (5713) leaped <2177> (5740) on <1909> them <846>, and <2532> overcame <2634> (5660) them <846> , and prevailed <2480> (5656) against <2596> them <846>, so <5620> that they fled <1628> (5629) out of <1537> that <1565> house <3624> naked <1131> and <2532> wounded <5135> (5772).
17 And <1161> this <5124> was <1096> (5633) known <1110> to all <3956> the Jews <2453> and <5037> Greeks <1672> also <2532> dwelling <2730> (5723) at Ephesus <2181>; and <2532> fear <5401> fell <1968> (5627) on <1909> them <846> all <3956>, and <2532> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> was magnified <3170> (5712).
18 And <5037> many <4183> that believed <4100> (5761) came <2064> (5711), and confessed <1843> (5734), and <2532> shewed <312> (5723) their <846> deeds <4234>.
19 Many <2425> of them also <1161> which used <4238> (5660) curious arts <4021> brought <4851> <0> their books <976> together <4851> (5631), and burned them <2618> (5707) before <1799> all <3956> men : and <2532> they counted <4860> (5656) the price <5092> of them <846>, and <2532> found <2147> (5627) it fifty <4002> thousand <3461> pieces of silver <694>.
20 So <3779> mightily <2596> <2904> grew <837> (5707) the word <3056> of God <2962> and <2532> prevailed <2480> (5707).
21 # After <1161> <5613> these things <5023> were ended <4137> (5681), Paul <3972> purposed <5087> (5639) in <1722> the spirit <4151>, when he had passed through <1330> (5631) Macedonia <3109> and <2532> Achaia <882>, to go <4198> (5738) to <1519> Jerusalem <2419>, saying <2036> (5631), After <3754> <3326> I <3165> have been <1096> (5635) there <1563>, I <3165> must <1163> (5748) also <2532> see <1492> (5629) Rome <4516>.
22 So <1161> he sent <649> (5660) into <1519> Macedonia <3109> two <1417> of them that ministered <1247> (5723) unto him <846>, Timotheus <5095> and <2532> Erastus <2037>; but he himself <846> stayed <1907> (5627) in <1519> Asia <773> for a season <5550>.
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23 And <1161> <2596> the same <1565> time <2540> there arose <1096> (5633) no <3756> small <3641> stir <5017> about <4012> that way <3598>.
 - KAIROS - TIME
24 For <1063> a certain <5100> man named <3686> Demetrius <1216>, a silversmith <695>, which made <4160> (5723) silver <693> shrines <3485> for Diana <735>, brought <3930> (5710) no <3756> small <3641> gain <2039> unto the craftsmen <5079>;
25 Whom <3739> he called together <4867> (5660) with the workmen <2040> of <4012> like occupation <5108> , and <2532> said <2036> (5627), Sirs <435>, ye know <1987> (5736) that <3754> by <1537> this <5026> craft <2039> we have <2076> (5748) our <2257> wealth <2142>.
26 Moreover <2532> ye see <2334> (5719) and <2532> hear <191> (5719), that <3754> not <3756> alone <3440> at Ephesus <2181>, but <235> almost <4975> throughout all <3956> Asia <773>, this <3778> Paul <3972> hath persuaded <3982> (5660) and turned away <3179> (5656) much <2425> people <3793>, saying <3004> (5723) that <3754> they be <1526> (5748) no <3756> gods <2316>, which <3588> are made <1096> (5740) with <1223> hands <5495>:
27 So <1161> that not <3756> only <3440> this <5124> our <2254> craft <3313> is in danger <2793> (5719) to be set <2064> (5629) at <1519> nought <557>; but <235> also <2532> that the temple <2411> of the great <3173> goddess <2299> Diana <735> should be despised <1519> <3762> <3049> (5683), and <1161> <2532> her <846> magnificence <3168> should <3195> (5721) be destroyed <2507> (5745), whom <3739> all <3650> Asia <773> and <2532> the world <3625> worshippeth <4576> (5736).
28 And <1161> when they heard <191> (5660) these sayings, they were <1096> (5637) full <4134> of wrath <2372>, and <2532> cried out <2896> (5707), saying <3004> (5723), Great <3173> is Diana <735> of the Ephesians <2180>.
29 And <2532> the whole <3650> city <4172> was filled <4130> (5681) with confusion <4799>: and <5037> having caught <4884> (5660) Gaius <1050> and <2532> Aristarchus <708>, men of Macedonia <3110>, Paul's <3972> companions in travel <4898>, they rushed <3729> (5656) with one accord <3661> into <1519> the theatre <2302>.
30 And <1161> when <1014> <0> Paul <3972> would <1014> (5740) have entered <1525> (5629) in <1519> unto the people <1218>, the disciples <3101> suffered <1439> (5707) him <846> not <3756>.
31 And <1161> <2532> certain <5100> of the chief of Asia <775>, which were <5607> (5752) his <846> friends <5384>, sent <3992> (5660) unto <4314> him <846>, desiring <3870> (5707) him that he would <1325> <0> not <3361> adventure <1325> (5629) himself <1438> into <1519> the theatre <2302>.
32 Some <243> therefore <3767> <3303> cried <2896> (5707) one thing <5100>, and some another <243>: for <1063> the assembly <1577> was <2258> (5713) confused <4797> (5772); and <2532> the more part <4119> knew <1492> (5715) not <3756> wherefore <5101> <1752> they were come together <4905> (5715).
33 And <1161> they drew <4264> (5656) Alexander <223> out of <1537> the multitude <3793>, the Jews <2453> putting <4261> <0> him <846> forward <4261> (5660) (5625) <4261> (5723). And <1161> Alexander <223> beckoned <2678> (5660) with the hand <5495>, and would <2309> (5707) have made his defence <626> (5738) unto the people <1218>.
34 But <1161> when they knew <1921> (5631) that <3754> he was <2076> (5748) a Jew <2453> , all <3956> <1096> (5633) with <1537> one <3391> voice <5456> about <5613> the space <1909> of two <1417> hours <5610> cried out <2896> (5723), Great <3173> is Diana <735> of the Ephesians <2180>.
35 And <1161> when the townclerk <1122> had appeased <2687> (5660) the people <3793>, he said <5346> (5748), Ye men <435> of Ephesus <2180>, what <5101> <1063> man <444> is there <2076> (5748) that <3739> knoweth <1097> (5719) not <3756> how that the city <4172> of the Ephesians <2180> is <5607> (5752) a worshipper <3511> of the great <3173> goddess <2299> Diana <735>, and <2532> of the image which fell down from Jupiter <1356>?
36 Seeing <5607> (5752) then <3767> that these things <5130> cannot be spoken against <368>, ye <5209> ought <1163> (5752) <2076> (5748) to be <5225> (5721) quiet <2687> (5772), and <2532> to do <4238> (5721) nothing <3367> rashly <4312>.
37 For <1063> ye have brought hither <71> (5627) these <5128> men <435>, which are neither <3777> robbers of churches <2417>, nor yet <3777> blasphemers <987> (5723) of your <5216> goddess <2299>.
38 Wherefore <3303> <3767> if <1487> Demetrius <1216>, and <2532> the craftsmen <5079> which are with <4862> him <846>, have <2192> (5719) a matter <3056> against <4314> any man <5100>, the law <60> is open <71> (5743), and <2532> there are <1526> (5748) deputies <446>: let them implead <1458> (5720) one another <240>.
39 But <1161> if <1487> ye enquire <1934> (5719) any thing <5100> concerning <4012> other matters <2087>, it shall be determined <1956> (5701) in <1722> a lawful <1772> assembly <1577>.
40 For <1063> <2532> we are in danger <2793> (5719) to be called in question <1458> (5745) for <4012> this day's <4594> uproar <4714>, there being <5225> (5723) no <3367> cause <158> whereby <4012> <3739> we may <1410> (5695) give <591> (5629) an account <3056> of this <5026> concourse <4963>.
41 And <2532> when he had <2036> <0> thus <5023> spoken <2036> (5631), he dismissed <630> (5656) the assembly <1577>.