Acts 18:23-19:12

New American Standard Bible

Third Missionary Journey

²³And after spending some time there, he left and passed successively through the ^(A)Galatian region and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴Now a Jew named ^(B)Apollos, an ^(C)Alexandrian by birth, ^[a]an eloquent man, came to ^(D)Ephesus; and he was proficient in the Scriptures. ²⁵This man had been instructed in ^(E)the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was accurately speaking and teaching things about Jesus, being acquainted only with ^(F)the baptism of John; ²⁶and ^[b]he began speaking boldly in the synagogue. But when ^(G)Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained ^(H)the way of God more accurately to him. ²⁷And when he wanted to go across to ^(I)Achaia, ^(J)the brothers encouraged him and wrote to ^(K)the disciples to welcome him; and when he had arrived, he greatly ^[c]helped those who had believed through grace, ²⁸for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, demonstrating ^(L)by the Scriptures that ^(M)Jesus was the ^[d]Christ.

Paul in Ephesus

19 Now it happened that while ^(N)Apollos was in ^(O)Corinth, Paul passed through the ^(P)upper country and came to ^(Q)Ephesus, and found some disciples. ²He said to them, “^(R)Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said to him, “On the contrary, ^(S)we have not even heard if there is a Holy Spirit.” ³And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And they said, “^(T)Into John’s baptism.” ⁴Paul said, “^(U)John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people ^(V)to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” ⁵When they heard this, they were ^(W)baptized ^[e]in the name of the Lord Jesus. ⁶And when Paul had ^(X)laid hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they began ^(Y)speaking with tongues and ^(Z)prophesying. ⁷There were about twelve men in all.

⁸And he entered ^(AA)the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, having discussions and persuading them ^(AB)about the kingdom of God. ⁹But when ^(AC)some were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of ^[f]^(AD)the Way before the ^[g]people, he withdrew from them and took ^(AE)the disciples away with him, and had discussions daily in the school of Tyrannus. ¹⁰This took place for ^(AF)two years, so that all who lived in ^[h]^(AG)Asia heard ^(AH)the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Miracles at Ephesus

¹¹God was performing ^(AI)extraordinary ^[i]miracles by the hands of Paul, ¹²^(AJ)so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and ^(AK)the evil spirits went out.