Acts 18:21
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21 But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.”(A) Then he set sail from Ephesus.
Acts 18:24
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24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos,(A) a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus.(B) He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures.
Acts 19:1
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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
Acts 19:17
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17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(A) they were all seized with fear,(B) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
Acts 19:26
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26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(A) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(B) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(C)
Acts 19:28
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28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(A)
Acts 19:34-41
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34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(A)
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(B) 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(C) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(D) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(E) 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.
Acts 20:16-38
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16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus(A) to avoid spending time in the province of Asia,(B) for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem,(C) if possible, by the day of Pentecost.(D)
17 From Miletus,(E) Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders(F) of the church. 18 When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you,(G) from the first day I came into the province of Asia.(H) 19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears(I) and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of my Jewish opponents.(J) 20 You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything(K) that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. 21 I have declared to both Jews(L) and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance(M) and have faith in our Lord Jesus.(N)
22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,(O) not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me(P) that prison and hardships are facing me.(Q) 24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me;(R) my only aim is to finish the race(S) and complete the task(T) the Lord Jesus has given me(U)—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.(V)
25 “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom(W) will ever see me again.(X) 26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.(Y) 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.(Z) 28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock(AA) of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers.(AB) Be shepherds of the church of God,[a](AC) which he bought(AD) with his own blood.[b](AE) 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves(AF) will come in among you and will not spare the flock.(AG) 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples(AH) after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years(AI) I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.(AJ)
32 “Now I commit you to God(AK) and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance(AL) among all those who are sanctified.(AM) 33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.(AN) 34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.(AO) 35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
36 When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.(AP) 37 They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him.(AQ) 38 What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again.(AR) Then they accompanied him to the ship.(AS)
Footnotes
- Acts 20:28 Many manuscripts of the Lord
- Acts 20:28 Or with the blood of his own Son
Acts 21:29
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29 (They had previously seen Trophimus(A) the Ephesian(B) in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.)
1 Corinthians 15:32
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32 If I fought wild beasts(A) in Ephesus(B) with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 Isaiah 22:13
1 Corinthians 16:8
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Ephesians 1:1
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1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B)
To God’s holy people(C) in Ephesus,[a](D) the faithful(E) in Christ Jesus:
Footnotes
- Ephesians 1:1 Some early manuscripts do not have in Ephesus.
1 Timothy 1:3
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Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers
3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,(A) stay there in Ephesus(B) so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines(C) any longer
2 Timothy 1:18
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18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day!(A) You know very well in how many ways he helped me(B) in Ephesus.(C)
2 Timothy 4:12
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Revelation 2:1
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To the Church in Ephesus
Footnotes
- Revelation 2:1 Or messenger; also in verses 8, 12 and 18
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