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19 At nangyari, na, samantalang si Apolos ay nasa Corinto, pagkatahak ni Pablo ng mga lupaing matataas ay napasa Efeso, at nakasumpong ng ilang mga alagad:

At sa kanila'y sinabi niya, Tinanggap baga ninyo ang Espiritu Santo nang kayo'y magsisampalataya? At sinabi nila sa kaniya, Hindi, hindi man lamang namin narinig na may ibinigay na Espiritu Santo.

At sinabi niya, Kung gayo'y sa ano kayo binautismuhan? At sinabi nila, Sa bautismo ni Juan.

At sinabi ni Pablo, Nagbabautismo si Juan ng bautismo ng pagsisisi, na sinasabi sa bayan na sila'y magsisampalataya sa darating sa hulihan niya, sa makatuwid baga'y kay Jesus.

At nang kanilang marinig ito, ay nangapabautismo sila sa pangalan ng Panginoong Jesus.

At nang maipatong na ni Pablo sa kanila ang kaniyang mga kamay, ay bumaba sa kanila ang Espiritu Santo; at sila'y nagsipagsalita ng mga wika, at nagsipanghula.

At silang lahat ay may labingdalawang lalake.

At siya'y pumasok sa sinagoga, at nagsalitang may katapangan sa loob ng tatlong buwan, na nangangatuwiran at nanghihikayat tungkol sa mga bagay na nauukol sa kaharian ng Dios.

Datapuwa't nang magsipagmatigas ang ilan at ayaw magsipaniwala, na pinagsasalitaan ng masama ang Daan sa harapan ng karamihan, ay umalis siya sa kanila, at inihiwalay ang mga alagad, na nangangatuwiran araw-araw sa paaralan ni Tiranno.

10 At ito'y tumagal sa loob ng dalawang taon; ano pa't ang lahat ng mga nagsisitahan sa Asia ay nangakarinig ng salita ng Panginoon, ang mga Judio at gayon din ang mga Griego.

11 At gumawa ang Dios ng mga tanging himala sa pamamagitan ng mga kamay ni Pablo:

12 Ano pa't ang mga panyo o mga tapi na mapadaiti sa kaniyang katawan ay dinadala sa mga may-sakit, at nawawala sa kanila ang mga sakit, at nangagsisilabas ang masasamang espiritu.

13 Datapuwa't ilan sa mga Judiong pagalagala na nagsisipagpalayas ng masasamang espiritu, ay nagsipangahas na sambitlain ang pangalan ng Panginoong Jesus sa mga may masasamang espiritu, na nagsisipagsabi, Ipinamamanhik ko sa inyo sa pamamagitan ni Jesus na siyang ipinangangaral ni Pablo.

14 At may pitong anak na lalake ang isang Esceva na Judio, isang pangulong saserdote, na nagsisigawa nito.

15 At sumagot ang masamang espiritu at sa kanila'y sinabi, Nakikilala ko si Jesus, at nakikilala ko si Pablo; datapuwa't sino-sino kayo?

16 At ang taong kinaroroonan ng masamang espiritu ay lumukso sa kanila, at sila'y kaniyang natalo, at nadaig sila, ano pa't nagsitakas sila sa bahay na yaon na mga hubo't hubad at mga sugatan.

17 At nahayag ito sa lahat, sa mga Judio at gayon din sa mga Griego, na nangananahanan sa Efeso; at sinidlan silang lahat ng takot, at pinadakila ang pangalan ng Panginoong Jesus.

18 Marami rin naman sa mga nagsisampalataya na ang nagsidating, na ipinahahayag at isinasaysay ang kanilang mga gawain.

19 At hindi kakaunti sa mga nagsisigamit ng mga kabihasnang magica ay nagsipagtipon ng kanilang mga aklat, at pinagsusunog sa paningin ng lahat; at kanilang binilang ang halaga niyaon, at nasumpungang may limampung libong putol na pilak.

20 Sa gayo'y lumagong totoo ang salita ng Panginoon at nanaig.

21 Pagkatapos nga ng mga bagay na ito, ay ipinasiya ni Pablo sa espiritu, nang matahak na niya ang Macedonia at ang Acaya, na pumaroon sa Jerusalem, na sinasabi, Pagkapanggaling ko roon, ay kinakailangang makita ko naman ang Roma.

22 At nang maisugo na niya sa Macedonia ang dalawa sa nagsisipaglingkod sa kaniya, na si Timoteo at si Erasto, siya rin ay natirang ilang panahon sa Asia.

23 At halos nang panahong yao'y may nangyaring hindi mumunting kaguluhan tungkol sa Daan.

24 Sapagka't may isang taong nagngangalang Demetrio, pandaypilak, na gumagawa ng maliliit na dambanang pilak ni Diana, ay nagbibigay ng hindi kakaunting hanap-buhay sa mga panday;

25 Na sila'y kaniyang tinipon pati ng mga manggagawa ng mga gayong gawa, at sinabi, Mga Ginoo, talastas ninyo na nagsisiyaman tayo sa hanap-buhay na ito.

26 At inyong nakikita at naririnig, na hindi lamang sa Efeso, kundi halos sa buong Asia, ay nakaakit ang Pablong ito at naghiwalay ng maraming mga tao, na sinasabing hindi raw mga dios, ang mga ginagawa ng mga kamay:

27 At hindi lamang may panganib na mawalang kapurihan ang hanapbuhay nating ito; kundi naman ang templo ng dakilang diosa Diana ay mawawalan ng halaga, at hanggang sa malugso ang kadakilaan niya na sinasamba ng buong Asia at ng sanglibutan.

28 At nang marinig nila ito'y nangapuno sila ng galit, at nangagsigawan, na nagsipagsabi, Dakila ang Diana ng mga taga Efeso.

29 At napuno ng kaguluhan ang bayan: at pinagkaisahan nilang lusubin ang dulaan, na sinunggaban si Gayo at si Aristarco, mga lalaking taga Macedonia, na kasama ni Pablo sa paglalakbay.

30 At nang inakala ni Pablo na pasukin ang mga tao, ay hindi siya tinulutan ng mga alagad.

31 At ang ilan din naman sa mga puno sa Asia, palibhasa'y kaniyang mga kaibigan, ay nangagpasugo sa kaniya at siya'y pinakiusapang huwag siyang pumaroon sa dulaan.

32 At ang iba nga'y sumisigaw ng isang bagay, at ang iba'y iba naman: sapagka't ang pulong ay nasa kaguluhan; at hindi maalaman ng karamihan kung bakit sila'y nangagkatipon.

33 At kanilang inilabas si Alejandro sa karamihan, na siya'y itinutulak ng mga Judio sa dakong harap. At inihudyat ang kamay ni Alejandro, at ibig sanang magsanggalang sa harapan ng bayan.

34 Datapuwa't nang matalastas nilang siya'y Judio, ay nangagkaisang lahat na mangagsigawan sa loob halos ng dalawang oras, Dakila ang Diana ng mga Efeso.

35 At nang mapatahimik na ng kalihim-bayan ang karamihan, ay kaniyang sinabi, Kayong mga lalaking taga Efeso, sino sa mga tao ang hindi nakakaalam na ang bayan ng mga Efeso ay tagapagingat ng templo ng dakilang Diana, at ng larawang nahulog mula kay Jupiter?

36 Yamang hindi nga maikakaila ang mga bagay na ito, ay dapat kayong magsitahimik, at huwag magsigawa ng anomang bagay sa madalian.

37 Sapagka't dinala ninyo rito ang mga taong ito, na hindi mga mangloloob sa templo, ni mga mamumusong man sa ating diosa.

38 Kung si Demetrio nga, at ang mga panday na kasama niya, ay mayroong anomang sakdal laban sa kanino man, ay bukas ang mga hukuman, at may mga proconsul: bayaan ninyong mangagsakdal ang isa't isa.

39 Datapuwa't kung may inuusig kayo sa ano pa mang ibang mga bagay, ay mahahatulan sa karaniwang kapulungan.

40 Sapagka't totoong nanganganib tayo na mangasakdal tungkol sa pagkakagulo sa araw na ito, palibhasa'y walang anomang kadahilanan: at tungkol dito ay hindi tayo makapagbibigay sulit tungkol sa pagkakatipong ito.

41 At nang siya'y makapagsalitang gayon, ay pinaalis niya ang kapulungan.

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 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.”

And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?”

So they said, (D)“Into John’s baptism.”

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.”

When they heard this, they were baptized (F)in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had (G)laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and (H)they spoke with tongues and prophesied. Now the men were about twelve in all.

(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. 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

  1. Acts 19:13 NU I
  2. Acts 19:13 adjure, solemnly command
  3. Acts 19:16 M and they overpowered them
  4. Acts 19:16 NU both of them
  5. Acts 19:24 Gr. Artemis
  6. Acts 19:27 NU she be deposed from her magnificence
  7. Acts 19:31 Asiarchs, rulers of Asia, the province
  8. Acts 19:35 Gr. Artemis
  9. Acts 19:35 heaven
  10. Acts 19:37 NU our
  11. Acts 19:38 Lit. matter
  12. Acts 19:40 Or charged with rebellion concerning today

Paul in Ephesus

19 And it happened that while (A)Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed (B)through the inland[a] country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, (C)“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, (D)we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said, (E)“Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into (F)John's baptism.” And Paul said, (G)“John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people (H)to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” On hearing this, (I)they were baptized in[b] the name of the Lord Jesus. And (J)when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and (K)they began speaking in tongues and (L)prophesying. There were about twelve men in all.

And (M)he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them (N)about the kingdom of God. (O)But when some became stubborn and (P)continued in unbelief, speaking evil of (Q)the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.[c] 10 This continued for (R)two years, so that (S)all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

The Sons of Sceva

11 And (T)God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 (U)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and (V)the evil spirits came out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish (W)exorcists (X)undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, (Y)“I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” 14 Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. 15 But the evil spirit answered them, (Z)“Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” 16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all[d] of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and (AA)the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. 18 Also many of those who were now believers came, (AB)confessing and divulging their practices. 19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So the word of the Lord (AC)continued to increase and prevail mightily.

A Riot at Ephesus

21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit (AD)to pass through (AE)Macedonia and Achaia and (AF)go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, (AG)I must also see Rome.” 22 And having sent into Macedonia two of (AH)his helpers, (AI)Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia (AJ)for a while.

23 About that time (AK)there arose no little disturbance concerning (AL)the Way. 24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, (AM)brought no little business to the craftsmen. 25 (AN)These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. 26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, (AO)saying that (AP)gods made with hands are not gods. 27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the (AQ)great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.”

28 When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, (AR)“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29 So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and (AS)Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's (AT)companions in travel. 30 But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him. 31 And even some of the Asiarchs,[e] who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater. 32 (AU)Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33 Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, (AV)motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd. 34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, (AW)“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35 And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from (AX)the sky?[f] 36 Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. 37 For you have brought (AY)these men here who are neither (AZ)sacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess. 38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are (BA)proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. 39 But if you seek anything further,[g] it shall be settled in the regular assembly. 40 For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.” 41 And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:1 Greek upper (that is, highland)
  2. Acts 19:5 Or into
  3. Acts 19:9 Some manuscripts add from the fifth hour to the tenth (that is, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
  4. Acts 19:16 Or both
  5. Acts 19:31 That is, high-ranking officers of the province of Asia
  6. Acts 19:35 The meaning of the Greek is uncertain
  7. Acts 19:39 Some manuscripts seek about other matters