Acts 19

Twelve Disciples of John the Baptist

1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples # 19:1 Ac 18:1,24; 1Co 1:12; 3:5–6 2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? ” # 19:2 Ac 8:15–17; 10:44–45

“No,” they told him, “we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” # 19:2 Jn 7:39; Ac 8:16; 11:16

3“Into what then were you baptized? ” he asked them.

“Into John’s baptism,” they replied. # 19:3 Ac 18:25

4Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, # 19:4 Lk 3:3; Ac 13:24 telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.” # 19:4 Mt 3:11; Jn 1:7,27; Ac 13:24–25

5When they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6And when Paul had laid his hands on # 19:6 Ac 6:6; 8:17 them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues # 19:6 Or other languages and to prophesy. # 19:6 Mk 16:17; Ac 2:4; 10:46 7Now there were about twelve men in all.

In the Lecture Hall of Tyrannus

8Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly over a period of three months, arguing and persuading them about the kingdom of God. # 19:8 Ac 1:3; 9:20; 28:23 9But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples, and conducted discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. # 19:9 Ac 9:2; 11:26; 14:4; 19:23,30 10This went on for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, # 19:10 Ac 14:1; 18:4; 19:17; 20:21; 1Co 1:24 heard the word of the Lord. # 19:10 Ac 19:8,22,26–27; 20:31

Demonism Defeated at Ephesus

11God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands, 12so that even facecloths or aprons # 19:12 Or sweat cloths that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them. # 19:11–12 Ac 5:15; 8:13

13Now some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches! ” # 19:13 Mt 12:27; Mk 9:38; Lk 11:19 14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this. 15The evil spirit answered them, “I know Jesus, and I recognize Paul — but who are you? ” 16Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded. 17When this became known to everyone who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks, they became afraid, and the name of the Lord Jesus # 19:17 Ac 8:16; 19:5,13; 21:13; 1Co 6:11; Col 3:17 was held in high esteem. # 19:17 Ac 5:5,11; 18:19

18And many who had become believers came confessing and disclosing their practices, 19while many of those who had practiced magic # 19:19 Is 3:3; Ezk 13:18–20 collected their books and burned them in front of everyone. So they calculated their value and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20In this way the word of the Lord spread and prevailed. # 19:20 Ac 6:6–7; 12:24

The Riot in Ephesus

21After these events, Paul resolved by the Spirit # 19:21 Or in his spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem. “After I’ve been there,” he said, “It is necessary for me to see Rome as well.” # 19:21 Ac 16:9; 18:12; 20:16,22; Rm 15:24–25,28 22After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, # 19:22 Rm 16:23; 2Tm 4:20 he himself stayed in Asia for a while. # 19:22 Ac 13:5; 16:1,23; 19:10; 2Tm 4:20

23About that time there was a major disturbance about the Way. # 19:23 Ac 9:2; 2Co 1:8 24For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen. 25When he had assembled them, as well as the workers engaged in this type of business, he said, “Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this business. 26You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods. # 19:26 Dt 4:28; Ps 115:4; Is 44:10–20; Jr 10:3; Ac 17:29; 1Co 8:4; Rv 9:20 27Not only do we run a risk that our business may be discredited, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be despised and her magnificence come to the verge of ruin — the very one all of Asia and the world worship.”

28When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! ” 29So the city was filled with confusion, and they rushed all together into the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius # 19:29 Rm 16:23; 1Co 1:14 and Aristarchus, # 19:29 Ac 20:4; 27:2; Col 4:10; Phm 24 Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions. 30Although Paul wanted to go in before the people, the disciples did not let him. 31Even some of the provincial officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent word to him, pleading with him not to venture # 19:31 Lit not to give himself into the amphitheater. 32Some were shouting one thing and some another, # 19:32 Ac 21:34 because the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33Some Jews in the crowd gave instructions to Alexander # 19:33 Or thought it was about Alexander after they pushed him to the front. Motioning with his hand, Alexander wanted to make his defense to the people. # 19:32–33 Ac 12:17; 21:34 34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! ”

35When the city clerk had calmed the crowd down, he said, “People of Ephesus! What person is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple guardian of the great # 19:35 Other mss add goddess Artemis, and of the image that fell from heaven? 36Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you must keep calm and not do anything rash. 37For you have brought these men here who are not temple robbers or blasphemers of our # 19:37 Other mss read your goddess. 38So if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. # 19:37–38 Ac 13:7; Rm 2:22 39But if you seek anything further, it must be decided in a legal assembly. 40In fact, we run a risk of being charged with rioting # 19:40 Mt 26:5; 27:24; Ac 17:5 for what happened today, since there is no justification that we can give as a reason for this disturbance.” 41After saying this, he dismissed the assembly.

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Gevurot Meyruach Hakodesh 19

1And it came about while Rav Apollos was in Corinth that Rav Sha'ul traveled through the upper regions and arrived at Ephesus, finding some of#19:1 Moshiachʼs talmidim there. 2And Rav Sha'ul said to them, Did you receive the Ruach Hakodesh when you came to emunah? But they said to Rav Sha'ul, But we never heard that there is a Ruach Hakodesh! 3And Rav Sha'ul said, Into what then were you given tevilah? And they said, Into the tevilah of Yochanan. 4And Rav Sha'ul said, Yochanan gave a tevilah of teshuva to the people, saying that they should have emunah in Hu HaBah,#19:4 Moshiach the one coming after him, that is, in Yehoshua.#19:4 Lk 3:16 5And having heard this, they were given Moshiachʼs tevilah of teshuva in haShem of the Moshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua. 6And when Rav Sha'ul placed his hands upon them, the Ruach Hakodesh came upon them, and they were speaking in leshonot and they were speaking devarim hanevu'ah. 7And the anashim were about sheneym asar in number.

8And having joined the minyan at the shul, Rav Sha'ul was speaking with ometz lev during the course of shloshah chodashim, debating and persuading concerning the things of the Malchut Hashem. 9But when some unbelievers in the shul were being hardened and were disobeying, speaking Chillul Hashem of the Derech Hashem before the multitude, Rav Sha'ul withdrew from them. Rav Sha'ul took the Moshiachʼs talmidim and yom yom was saying shiurim in the [Messianic] yeshiva of Tyrannus. 10And this happened over a period of two years with the intended result that all the ones inhabiting#19:10 the Roman Province of Asia heard the dvar Hashem, both Yehudim and Yevanim.

11And gevaltike moftim and niflaot Hashem effected at the hands of Rav Sha'ul, 12so that when a handkerchief or an apron touched the skin of Rav Sha'ul and was brought to the cholim, the machlot (sicknesses) and the shedim (demons) left them. 13And some traveling Jewish exorcists attempted to use haShem of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua over the ones possessed of ruchot ra'ot, saying, I exorcize and cast you out by the Yehoshua whom Rav Sha'ul preaches! 14And there were doing this very thing shivat banim of a certain Skeva, a Jewish “Kohen Gadol.” 15And in reply the ruach hara'ah (the shed, demon) said to them, I am acquainted with Yehoshua, I have da'as of Sha'ul, but, you, who are you?! 16And the ish in whom was the ruach hara'ah leaped upon them and subdued all [shivah] of them, and overpowered them, so that they fled, naked and wounded, from the bais. 17And this became known to all the Yehudim and also the Yevanim inhabiting Ephesus, and pachad (terror) fell upon all of them, and they were exalting haShem of Adoneinu Yehoshua. 18And many of the ones having come to emunah were making vidduy of their ma'asim, disclosing them. 19And a number of the ones who had practiced kishshuf (magic, sorcery) brought together their occult sfarim and were burning them publicly; and they added up the price of these occult sfarim, and they found it to be fifty thousand silver pieces. 20So the dvar Hashem, the Besuras HaGeulah, was growing with ko'ach and was prevailing.

21And when these things were fulfilled, Rav Sha'ul resolved in his ruach to travel through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Yerushalayim, saying After I have gone there, it is necessary for me also to see Rome. 22So Rav Sha'ul sent to Macedonia two of the mesharetim (ministers, servants) with him — Timotiyos and Erastus, while he stayed a little while longer in#19:22 the Province of Asia.

23Now during that time there was no small disturbance concerning the Derech Hashem. 24For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silversmith and maker of silver idol shrines for Artemis, was providing no small revach (profit) for the craftsmen. 25Demetrius also assembled the craftsmen occupied with that trade and he said, Anashim, you have da'as that our prosperity is from this trade, 26And you see and hear that not only here in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Rav Sha'ul has persuaded and drawn away a large multitude saying, Elilim made with human hands are not Elohim.#19:26 Dt 4:28; Ps 115:4; Isa 44:10-20; Jer 10:3-5 27And this is not only a danger to us, that our part, our trade, will fall into disrepute, but also the temple of the elah hagedolah Artemis may be considered as nothing, and also may be about to suffer the loss of her majesty, which all Asia and the Olam Hazeh worship.

28And having listened and having become full of ka'as, the idol makers were crying out, saying, Gedolah is Artemis of the Ephesians! 29And the city was filled with tohu, and they rushed with one impulse into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Macedonians and traveling fellow po'alim of Rav Sha'ul. 30And Rav Sha'ul desired to enter into the crowd in the theater, but the talmidim were not allowing him. 31And also some of the Asiarchs who were his chaverim, sent to him, begging him not to venture into the theater. 32Then some began shouting one thing, some another, in the theater, for the kahal was in confusion, and most had no da'as of the purpose of the kahal (assembly). 33And from the multitude Alexander was pushed forward by Yehudim and some prompted him with shouts, while Alexander waved his hand, wanting to defend himself to the kahal. 34But having known what the man was, that he was a Yehudi, all in the theater shouted in unison for lav davka two hours crying out, Gedolah is Artemis of the Ephesians.

35And the town clerk, when he had restrained the crowd, said, Anashim, citizens of Ephesus, who indeed is there among Bnei Adam who does not have da'as that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the tzelem (image) that fell from Shomayim? 36Since these things are undeniable, it is necessary for you to calm down and to do nothing reckless. 37For you brought these anashim here who are neither temple robbers nor speakers of evil against our religion. 38Therefore, if Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a tainah (grievance) against anyone, the civil courts are in session and there are proconsuls. Let it be there that they bring charges against one another. 39And if you seek anything further, let your settlement be obtained in the lawful assembly. 40For indeed we are in danger of being indicted for an intifadah (uprising) today, for there is no justification we can render to excuse this disorder and commotion. 41And having said these things, the town clerk dismissed the kahal (assembly).

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