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Handelingen 19
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Paulus in Efeze

19 Terwijl Apollos in Korinte was, reisde Paulus door de noordelijke gebieden. Zo kwam hij ook in Efeze. Daar vond hij een aantal leerlingen. 2 Hij vroeg aan hen: "Hebben jullie de Heilige Geest ontvangen toen jullie in Jezus gingen geloven?" Ze antwoordden: "We wisten niet eens dat er een Heilige Geest is." 3 Toen vroeg hij: "Hoe zijn jullie dan gedoopt?" Zei zeiden: "Met de doop van Johannes." 4 Maar Paulus zei: "Johannes' doop betekende dat je wilde gaan leven zoals God het wil. En Johannes zei tegen de mensen dat ze moesten geloven in de Man die na hem kwam. Dat is dus Jezus Christus." 5 Toen ze dat hoorden, lieten ze zich dopen in de naam van de Heer Jezus. 6 En toen Paulus hun de handen oplegde, kwam de Heilige Geest over hen. Ze begonnen in nieuwe talen van de Geest te spreken en te profeteren. 7 Het waren ongeveer twaalf mannen.

8 Paulus ging ook naar de synagoge en sprak daar drie maanden lang, vol geloof en zonder vrees. Hij probeerde de mensen te overtuigen dat ze in het Koninkrijk van God moesten gaan geloven. 9 Maar sommige mensen bleven koppig en eigenwijs. Ze wilden niet gehoorzamen aan wat hij hun leerde. Tegen de mensen die naar Paulus luisterden, bleven ze slechte dingen zeggen over de weg van God. Daarom ging Paulus bij hen weg en nam de leerlingen mee. Met hen sprak hij elke dag in de zaal van Tyrannus. 10 Dat bleef hij twee jaar lang doen. Zo hoorden alle Joden en Grieken in Asia het woord van de Heer.

11 En God deed heel bijzondere wonderen door Paulus. 12 De mensen brachten zelfs Paulus' zakdoeken en hoofddoeken naar de zieken toe. Als die op de zieken werden gelegd, werden de zieken gezond en gingen duivelse geesten uit hen weg.

De zonen van Sceva

13 Er waren ook een paar rondreizende Joden die duivelse geesten uit mensen wegjoegen. Ze waren op een keer zo brutaal om daarvoor de naam van de Heer Jezus te gebruiken. Ze zeiden: "Ik beveel je bij de Jezus over wie Paulus het heeft, om uit deze man weg te gaan!" 14 Het waren de zeven zonen van Sceva die dat deden. Sceva was een Joodse leider van de priesters. 15 Maar de duivelse geest antwoordde: "Jezus ken ik. Van Paulus heb ik gehoord. Maar wie zijn jullie?" 16 En de man in wie de duivelse geest zat, sprong op hen af en gaf hun ervan langs. Hij was zóveel sterker dan zij, dat ze zonder kleren en gewond uit dat huis moesten vluchten. 17 Alle Joden en Grieken die in Efeze woonden, hoorden ervan. En ze kregen diep ontzag voor Jezus en ze prezen Hem.

De tovenaars

18 Heel veel mensen die in Jezus waren gaan geloven, kwamen naar Paulus en vertelden wat ze voor verkeerde dingen hadden gedaan. 19 Een paar mannen die vroeger aan toverij hadden gedaan, brachten hun toverboeken bij elkaar en verbrandden ze. Iedereen kwam kijken. Er werd geschat dat die boeken ongeveer 50.000 zilverstukken waard waren geweest.

20 Zo groeide het woord van de Heer snel en werd steeds sterker.

21 Hierna maakte Paulus plannen om door Macedonië en Achaje naar Jeruzalem te reizen. Hij zei: "En als ik in Jeruzalem ben geweest, moet ik ook naar Rome gaan." 22 Hij stuurde twee van zijn helpers, Timoteüs en Erastus, alvast naar Macedonië. Maar zelf bleef hij nog een tijd in Asia.

De zilversmid Demetrius

23 Rond die tijd ontstond er een grote rel rond het goede nieuws. 24 Want er was een zilversmid, Demetrius, die zilveren tempeltjes maakte. Die tempeltjes waren een afbeelding van de tempel van de godin Artemis in Efeze. Veel mensen verdienden goed aan de verkoop van die tempeltjes. 25 Demetrius riep die mensen en de andere zilversmeden bij elkaar en zei: "Mannen, jullie weten dat we door dit werk rijk zijn geworden. 26 Nu zien en horen jullie wat deze Paulus doet. Hij heeft een hele grote groep mensen omgepraat om niet meer in onze godin Artemis te geloven. Dat doet hij niet alleen in Efeze, maar in heel Asia. Hij zegt dat goden die door mensen worden gemaakt geen goden zijn. 27 Nu wordt Artemis nog in heel Asia en in de hele wereld als godin aanbeden. Maar door hem lopen we het gevaar dat ons beroep straks niet meer meetelt. Door hem zal over enige tijd de tempel van de grote godin Artemis niet meer belangrijk zijn en zal Artemis niet langer beroemd zijn!"

28 Toen ze dit hoorden, werden ze woedend. Ze begonnen te schreeuwen: "De Artemis van Efeze is geweldig!" 29 De hele stad raakte in rep en roer en stormde als één man naar het plein. Ze sleurden Gajus en Aristarchus mee. Dat waren reisgenoten van Paulus uit Macedonië. 30 Paulus wilde er naartoe gaan, maar de leerlingen hielden hem tegen. 31 Hij werd zelfs door een paar bestuurders van Asia gewaarschuwd om niet naar het plein te gaan. Ze waren met Paulus bevriend en zeiden hem dat het er te gevaarlijk voor hem was.

De rel op het plein

32 Op het plein riep de één dit, de ander dat. De hele vergadering was één grote verwarring. De meeste mensen wisten niet eens waarvoor ze waren gekomen. 33 De Joden duwden Alexander naar voren om het woord te doen. Alexander wenkte met zijn hand om de mensen stil te krijgen. Hij wilde een toespraak beginnen tot het volk, om uit te leggen waarom ze naar het plein waren gekomen. 34 Maar toen de mensen merkten dat hij een Jood was, begonnen ze te schreeuwen: "De Artemis van Efeze is geweldig!" Dat deden ze twee uur lang. 35 Toen wist de schrijver van de stad de mensen weer rustig te krijgen. Hij zei namelijk: "Mannen van Efeze! De hele wereld weet dat de stad Efeze de bewaker is van de tempel van de machtige Artemis en van het beeld dat uit de hemel is gevallen. 36 Niemand twijfelt daaraan. Daarom moeten jullie je rustig houden en geen overhaaste dingen gaan doen. 37 Jullie hebben zomaar deze mannen gearresteerd. Maar ze zijn geen tempelrovers en ze hebben onze godin niet beledigd. 38 Als Demetrius en andere zilversmeden iets tegen hen hebben, moeten ze naar de rechter gaan. Jullie weten dat er rechtszittingen zijn en bestuurders. Laten ze daar dan naartoe gaan om deze mensen te beschuldigen. 39 Als jullie verder nog iets willen, moet daarover in een officiële vergadering worden beslist. 40 Want nu lopen we het gevaar dat we door de Romeinen worden beschuldigd van een opstand. Want we kunnen helemaal geen goede reden opgeven waarom er vandaag zo'n rel is." Met die woorden sloot hij de vergadering.

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Acts 19
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19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples: 2 and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether [a]the Holy Spirit was given. 3 And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism. 4 And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus. 5 And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And they were in all about twelve men.

8 And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. 11 And God wrought special [b]miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out. 13 But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this. 15 And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I [c]know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. 19 And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.

21 Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

23 And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [d]Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen; 25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth. 26 And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands: 27 and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess [e]Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and [f]the world worshippeth. 28 And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is [g]Diana of the Ephesians. 29 And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel. 30 And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31 And certain also of the [h]Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre. 32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 33 [i]And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defence unto the people. 34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is [j]Diana of the Ephesians. 35 And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great [k]Diana, and of the image which fell down from [l]Jupiter? 36 Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash. 37 For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. 38 If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, [m]the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another. 39 But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. 40 For indeed we are in danger to be [n]accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause for it: and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse. 41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:2 Or, there is a Holy Spirit
  2. Acts 19:11 Greek powers.
  3. Acts 19:15 Or, recognize
  4. Acts 19:24 Greek Artemis.
  5. Acts 19:27 Greek Artemis.
  6. Acts 19:27 Greek the inhabited earth.
  7. Acts 19:28 Greek Artemis.
  8. Acts 19:31 That is, officers having charge of festivals etc. in the Roman province of Asia.
  9. Acts 19:33 Or, And some of the multitude instructed Alexander
  10. Acts 19:34 Greek Artemis.
  11. Acts 19:35 Greek Artemis.
  12. Acts 19:35 Or, heaven
  13. Acts 19:38 Or, court days are kept
  14. Acts 19:40 Or, accused of riot concerning this day
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Acts 19
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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 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

  1. Acts 19:2 Or after
  2. Acts 19:6 Or other languages
  3. Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
  4. Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit
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