Acts 19
New King James Version
Paul at Ephesus
19 And it happened, while (A)Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through (B)the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2 he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
So they said to him, (C)“We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”
So they said, (D)“Into John’s baptism.”
4 Then Paul said, (E)“John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized (F)in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had (G)laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and (H)they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
8 (I)And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading (J)concerning the things of the kingdom of God. 9 But (K)when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil (L)of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10 And (M)this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Miracles Glorify Christ
11 Now (N)God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 (O)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 (P)Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists (Q)took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, [a]“We [b]exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul (R)preaches.” 14 Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”
16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, [c]overpowered them, and prevailed against [d]them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and (S)fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 And many who had believed came (T)confessing and telling their deeds. 19 Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 (U)So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.
The Riot at Ephesus
21 (V)When these things were accomplished, Paul (W)purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through (X)Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, (Y)I must also see Rome.” 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, (Z)Timothy and (AA)Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.
23 And (AB)about that time there arose a great commotion about (AC)the Way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [e]Diana, brought (AD)no small profit to the craftsmen. 25 He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: “Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade. 26 Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that (AE)they are not gods which are made with hands. 27 So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and [f]her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.”
28 Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!” 29 So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized (AF)Gaius and (AG)Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travel companions. 30 And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him. 31 Then some of the [g]officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater. 32 Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And (AH)Alexander (AI)motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people. 34 But when they found out that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for about two hours, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
35 And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess [h]Diana, and of the image which fell down from [i]Zeus? 36 Therefore, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rashly. 37 For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of [j]your goddess. 38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a [k]case against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. 39 But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly. 40 For we are in danger of being [l]called in question for today’s uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disorderly gathering.” 41 And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
Footnotes
- Acts 19:13 NU I
- Acts 19:13 adjure, solemnly command
- Acts 19:16 M and they overpowered them
- Acts 19:16 NU both of them
- Acts 19:24 Gr. Artemis
- Acts 19:27 NU she be deposed from her magnificence
- Acts 19:31 Asiarchs, rulers of Asia, the province
- Acts 19:35 Gr. Artemis
- Acts 19:35 heaven
- Acts 19:37 NU our
- Acts 19:38 Lit. matter
- Acts 19:40 Or charged with rebellion concerning today
Apostlagärningarna 19
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
De troende i Efesos tar emot den helige Ande
19 Medan Apollos var i Korinth reste Paulus genom landet till Efesos, där han fann flera lärjungar till Johannes döparen.
2 Tog ni emot den helige Ande, när ni började tro? frågade han dem.Nej, svarade de, vi vet inte vad du menar. Vad är den helige Ande?
3 Vad trodde ni på när ni döptes? frågade han.De svarade: Det som Johannes döparen undervisade om.
4 Då förklarade Paulus för dem att Johannes dop var ett uttryck för en önskan att lämna synden och vända sig till Gud, och att de som tog emot hans dop sedan måste fortsätta att tro på Jesus, den som Johannes sa skulle komma senare.
5 Så snart de hörde detta lät de döpa sig i Herren Jesu namn.
6 När Paulus sedan lade sina händer på dem tog de emot den helige Ande, och de talade på främmande språk och profeterade.
7 Tillsammans var det omkring tolv män.
Paulus predikar frimodigt och övertygande i Efesos
8 Sedan gick Paulus till synagogan och predikade frimodigt varje sabbatsdag under tre månader, och förklarade vad han trodde på och varför, och många kom till tro på Jesus genom hans övertygande undervisning.
9 Men några avvisade hans budskap och talade offentligt mot Kristus. Därför lämnade han dem och tog de troende med sig. I stället började han att hålla möten i Tyrannos föreläsningssal, och han undervisade där varje dag.
10 Detta pågick i två års tid, så att alla i provinsen Asien, både judar och greker, fick höra Herrens ord.
11 Och Gud gav Paulus kraft att göra ovanliga under.
12 Till och med när näsdukar eller klädesplagg, som han varit i beröring med, lades på sjuka människor blev de botade, och om de var besatta av onda andar lämnade dessa dem.
13 En grupp judar, som reste från stad till stad och drev ut onda andar, försökte använda sig av Herren Jesu namn. De uttalade bland annat följande besvärjelse: Jag befaller dig vid Jesus, honom som Paulus predikar om, att komma ut!
14 Sju söner till Skevas, en judisk präst, gjorde detta.
15 Men när de prövade det på en man som var besatt av en ond ande, svarade anden: Jag känner Jesus och jag känner Paulus, men vilka är ni?
16 Och han kastade sig över två av dem och slog dem så att de flydde ut ur huset nakna och blodiga.
17 Berättelsen om vad som hade hänt spred sig snabbt till både judar och greker i hela Efesos, och folket i staden fylldes av stor respekt och Herren Jesu namn blev ärat.
18-19 Många av de troende, som tidigare hade praktiserat svart magi, bekände sina handlingar och plockade fram sina besvärjelseböcker och brände dem offentligt. (Någon räknade ut att böckerna var värda ungefär femtio tusen kronor.)
20 Det säger något om makten i Guds ord och allt flera människor trodde på det.
En silversmed i Efesos leder ett uppror mot Paulus
21 Efter alla dessa händelser kände sig Paulus manad av den helige Ande att resa genom Grekland, innan han återvände till Jerusalem. Sedan måste jag resa till Rom, sa han.
22 Han skickade sina två medhjälpare Timotheos och Erastos i förväg till Grekland, men själv stannade han kvar en tid i Turkiet.
23 Vid den tiden blev det oro i Efesos på grund av det som Paulus predikade.
24 Upphovet till det hela var silversmeden Demetrios. Han hade många anställda och tillverkade Dianatempel av silver.
25 Demetrios kallade sina män till ett möte, tillsammans med andra som hade liknande arbeten. Sedan talade han till dem och sa:Mina herrar, den här tillverkningen ger oss goda inkomster.
26 Som ni så väl vet, av vad ni har sett och hört, har den här mannen Paulus övertygat många om att människogjorda gudar inte alls är några gudar. Detta har skadat affärerna, inte bara här i Efesos, utan i hela området.
27 Naturligtvis talar jag inte bara om hur den här situationen kommer att påverka våra affärer och vårt anseende. Jag talar också om möjligheten av att den stora gudinnan Dianas tempel kan komma att förlora sitt anseende, och att Diana kommer att bli glömd, denna mäktiga gudinna som tillbeds inte bara i vår landsdel utan runt hela världen.
28 När de hörde detta blev de mycket ilskna och började ropa: Stor är efesiernas Diana!
29 En väldig folkmassa samlades och snart var hela staden i uppror. Alla rusade till friluftsteatern och drog med sig Paulus reskamrater Gaius och Aristarchos, för att ställa dem inför rätta.
30 Paulus ville då gå in på teatern, men lärjungarna tillät honom inte att göra det.
31 Några av de romerska officerarna i området, som var vänner till Paulus, skickade också ett meddelande till honom och bad honom att inte riskera livet genom att gå in.
32 Inne i teatern ropade alla och skrek, en del si, andra så, allt var en enda stor röra. Och faktum är att de flesta inte ens visste varför de var där.
33 Några judar fick syn på Alexandros i folkhopen och drog fram honom. Han bad dem vara tysta och försökte tala till dem.
34 Men när människorna förstod att han var jude, började de ropa och skrika igen och fortsatte med det i två timmar: Stor är efesiernas Diana, ropade de. Stor är efesiernas Diana!
35 Till slut lyckades borgmästaren lugna dem så pass att han kunde börja tala. Invånare i Efesos, sa han, alla vet att Efesos är centrum för dyrkan av den stora Diana, vars bild föll ner till oss från himlen.
36 Eftersom detta är ett odiskutabelt faktum, så bör ni inte oroa er för vad som än sägs, och ni bör inte göra något förhastat.
37 Ändå har ni fört hit de här männen, som varken har stulit något från hennes tempel eller har smädat henne.
38 Om Demetrios och hans hantverkare har något att anklaga dem för, så har vi domstolar som är i verksamhet, och domarna kan omedelbart ta upp fallet. Låt dem föra saken den lagliga vägen.
39 Och om det finns klagomål i andra frågor, så kan de tas upp i de vanliga domstolssammanträdena.
40 Det finns nämligen en risk att vi får stå till svars inför den romerska regeringen för oroligheterna i dag. Det finns ju ingen orsak till dem! Om Rom kräver en förklaring, så vet inte jag vad jag ska säga.
41 Sedan bad han dem att gå, och de lydde honom och skingrades åt.
Acts 19
New International Version
Paul in Ephesus
19 While Apollos(A) was at Corinth,(B) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.(C) There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit(D) when[a] you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism(E) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”(F) 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(G) 6 When Paul placed his hands on them,(H) the Holy Spirit came on them,(I) and they spoke in tongues[b](J) and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.
8 Paul entered the synagogue(K) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(L) 9 But some of them(M) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(N) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(O) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(P) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(Q) heard the word of the Lord.(R)
11 God did extraordinary miracles(S) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(T) and the evil spirits left them.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(U) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(V) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(W) they were all seized with fear,(X) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[c] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(Y) spread widely and grew in power.(Z)
21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to Jerusalem,(AA) passing through Macedonia(AB) and Achaia.(AC) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(AD) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(AE) Timothy(AF) and Erastus,(AG) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(AH) a little longer.
The Riot in Ephesus
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(AI) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(AJ) 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(AK) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(AL) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(AM) 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AN) 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius(AO) and Aristarchus,(AP) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,(AQ) and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples(AR) would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.(AS) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(AT) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AU)
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(AV) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples(AW) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(AX) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(AY) They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Footnotes
- Acts 19:2 Or after
- Acts 19:6 Or other languages
- Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
- Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit
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