And he entered (A)the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, having discussions and persuading them (B)about the kingdom of God. But when (C)some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of [a](D)the Way before the [b]people, he withdrew from them and took (E)the disciples away with him, and had discussions daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10 This took place for (F)two years, so that all who lived in [c](G)Asia heard (H)the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Miracles at Ephesus

11 God was performing (I)extraordinary [d]miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 (J)so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and (K)the evil spirits went out. 13 But also some of the Jewish (L)exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to [e]use the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, “I order you in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches!” 14 Now there were seven sons of [f]Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, doing this. 15 But the evil spirit responded and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know of Paul, but who are you?” 16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit, pounced on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 This became known to all who lived in (M)Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. 18 Also many of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices. 19 And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they added up the prices of [g]the books and found it to be fifty thousand [h](N)pieces of silver. 20 So [i](O)the word of the Lord (P)was growing and prevailing mightily.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:9 See John 14:6
  2. Acts 19:9 Lit multitude
  3. Acts 19:10 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
  4. Acts 19:11 Or works of power
  5. Acts 19:13 I.e., as an incantation
  6. Acts 19:14 Lit some Sceva
  7. Acts 19:19 Lit them
  8. Acts 19:19 Prob. Greek drachmas; a drachma was a day’s wages for a laborer
  9. Acts 19:20 Or according to the power of the Lord the word was growing

Paul entered the synagogue(A) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(B) But some of them(C) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(D) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(E) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(F) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(G) heard the word of the Lord.(H)

11 God did extraordinary miracles(I) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(J) and the evil spirits left them.

13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(K) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(L) 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,(M) they were all seized with fear,(N) 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.[a] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(O) spread widely and grew in power.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.