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In Corinth Paul Teaches The Gentiles For 18 Months
18 After these things, having departed from Athens, he went to Corinth. 2 And having found a certain Jew— Aquila by name, a Pontian by nationality, having recently come from Italy because Claudius[a] had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome— and Priscilla his wife, he went to them. 3 And because of being the same-trade, he was staying with them and working— for they were tent-makers by trade. 4 And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuading Jews and Greeks. 5 But when both Silas and Timothy came[b] down from Macedonia, Paul was occupying-himself with the word[c], solemnly-testifying to the Jews that the Christ is Jesus. 6 But while they were opposing and blaspheming, he said to them, having shaken-out his garments, “Your blood be upon your head; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles”. 7 And having passed on from there, he entered into the house of a certain one worshiping God—Titius Justus by name— whose house was bordering[d] on the synagogue. 8 And Crispus, the synagogue-official, believed in the Lord with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians hearing were believing and being baptized. 9 And the Lord said to Paul during the night through a vision, “Do not be afraid, but be speaking and do not be silent— 10 because I am with you, and no one will set-upon you to harm you; because there is a large people for Me in this city”. 11 And he sat for a year and six months[e], teaching the word of God among them.
Paul Is Brought Before The Proconsul By The Jews. Gallio Refuses To Intervene
12 Now while Gallio[f] was being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with-one-accord rose-up-against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat, 13 saying that “This one is persuading[g] people to worship God contrary to the Law”. 14 And Paul being about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were some crime or evil villainy, O Jews, I would have borne-with you in accordance with reason— 15 but since it is issues about talk[h] and names[i] and your Law, see to it yourselves. I am not willing to be a judge of these things”. 16 And he drove them away from the judgment-seat. 17 And having all taken-hold-of Sosthenes, the synagogue-official, they were striking him in front of the judgment seat. And none of these[j] things was-a-concern to Gallio.
In Ephesus, Paul Prepares Them For a Future Visit And Then Returns Home To Antioch
18 And Paul, having stayed-on considerable days longer, having said-good-bye to the brothers, was sailing-off to Syria— and Priscilla and Aquila with him— having sheared his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow[k]. 19 And they came to Ephesus. And those[l] ones he left-behind there[m]. And he himself, having entered into the synagogue, reasoned with the Jews. 20 And while they were asking him to stay for more time, he did not consent. 21 But having said-goodbye, and having said, “I will return again to you, God willing”, he put-to-sea from Ephesus. 22 And having come down to Caesarea, having gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch[n].
Paul Embarks On a Third Journey. Priscilla And Aquila Update Apollos
23 And having done some time there, he went forth[o], going successively through the Galatian region[p] and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. 24 Now a certain Jew— Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by nationality, an eloquent man— came to Ephesus, being powerful in the Scriptures. 25 This one had been instructed as to the way of the Lord. And boiling in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, knowing-about only the baptism of John. 26 And this one began to speak-boldly in the synagogue. And having heard him, Priscilla and Aquila took him aside and explained the way of God to him more-accurately. 27 And he wanting to go to Achaia, the brothers, having urged him forward, wrote to the disciples to welcome him; who, having arrived, greatly helped the ones having believed through grace. 28 For he was vigorously[q] refuting the Jews in public, showing through the Scriptures that the Christ is Jesus.
Paul Arrives In Ephesus. He Baptizes Some Disciples of Apollos
19 And it came about during Apollos’s being in Corinth that Paul, having gone through the upper regions, came down to Ephesus and found some disciples. 2 And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit, having believed?” And the ones said to him, “But we did not even hear if [r] the Holy Spirit is given”. 3 And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” And the ones said, “Into John’s baptism”. 4 And Paul said, “John baptized a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus”. 5 And having heard it, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And Paul having laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking in tongues and prophesying. 7 And all the men were [totaling] about twelve.
Paul Ministers In Ephesus For Over Two Years, Teaching And Doing Miracles
8 And having entered into the synagogue, he was speaking-boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were becoming-hardened, and were disobeying, speaking-evil-of the Way before the assembly— having departed from them, he separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school[s] of Tyrannus. 10 And this took place for two[t] years, so that all the ones dwelling-in Asia heard the word of the Lord— both Jews and Greeks. 11 And God was doing not the ordinary[u] miracles by the hands of Paul— 12 so that handkerchiefs or aprons[v] were even being carried-forth[w] from his skin to the ones being sick, and the diseases were being released from them, and the evil spirits were going out.
Even Some Non-Believing Priests Tried To Utilize Paul’s Power
13 And even some of the Jewish exorcists[x] going-around attempted to name the name of the Lord Jesus over the ones having the evil spirits, saying, “I make you swear[y] by the Jesus Whom Paul is proclaiming”. 14 Now there were seven sons of a certain Sceva[z], a Jewish chief priest, doing this. 15 But having responded, the evil spirit said to them, “I know Jesus and know-about Paul, but who are you?” 16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit— having leaped on them, having subdued[aa] all[ab] of them— prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and having been wounded. 17 And this became known to all the ones dwelling-in Ephesus— both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all.
Jesus Was Being Magnified And The Word of The Lord Was Prevailing
18 And the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. And many of the ones having believed were coming, confessing-out[ac] and declaring[ad] their [evil] practices. 19 And many of the ones having practiced sorceries, having brought-together their books, were burning them up in the presence of everyone. And they calculated-up the prices of them, and found it to be fifty thousand silver-coins[ae]. 20 Thus in accordance with the might[af] of the Lord, the word was growing and prevailing.
Paul Decides To Return To Jerusalem And Then Go To Rome. He Sends Timothy Ahead
21 Now when these[ag] things were completed, Paul put[ah] in his spirit that, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, he should be going to Jerusalem, having said that “After I come-to-be there, I must also see Rome”. 22 And having sent-out two of the ones ministering with him to Macedonia— Timothy and Erastus— he himself held-on in Asia for a time.
There Is a Big Uproar In Ephesus Over a Decline In The Sale of Idols Due To Paul
23 Now about that time, no small disturbance took place concerning the Way. 24 For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith making silver shrines[ai] of Artemis[aj], was bringing-about no small business for the craftsmen— 25 whom having assembled-together, and the workers with respect to such things, he said, “Men, you know that prosperity for us is from this business. 26 And you are seeing and hearing that this Paul— having persuaded people not only from Ephesus, but from almost all Asia— turned-away a considerable crowd, saying that the gods being made with hands are not gods. 27 But not only is-there-a-danger for us that this[ak] part may come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted for nothing, and that she whom all Asia and the world worships may even be about to be torn-down[al] from her majesty”.
Amid The City-Wide Confusion, Friends of Paul Are Seized
28 And having heard it, and having become full of rage, they were crying-out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29 And the city was filled with confusion. And they rushed with-one-accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus— Macedonian fellow-travelers of Paul. 30 And while Paul was wanting to enter into the public-assembly, the disciples were not letting him. 31 And even some of the Asian-officials[am]— being friends with him, having sent to him— were urging him not to give himself to the theater. 32 Then indeed, other ones were crying-out another[an] thing. For the assembly was confused, and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together. 33 And some from the crowd gave-instructions-to[ao] Alexander— the Jews having put him forward. And Alexander, having waved his hand, was intending to speak-a-defense to the public-assembly. 34 But having recognized that he was a Jew, one voice came[ap] from everyone— crying-out for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
The Town Mayor Calms And Dismisses The Crowd
35 And the town-mayor[aq], having calmed the crowd, says, “Men, Ephesians, who indeed is there of mankind who does not know the city of the Ephesians as being temple-keeper[ar] of the great Artemis, and of the image fallen-from-heaven[as]? 36 These things then being undeniable, you must continue-being calmed[at] and doing nothing reckless— 37 for you brought here these men being neither temple-robbers nor ones blaspheming our goddess. 38 So indeed if Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, courts are being led[au], and there are proconsuls. Let them bring-a-charge against one another. 39 Now if you are seeking-for anything further[av], it will be settled in the lawful assembly. 40 For indeed we are in-danger-of being charged with a riot because of today— there being no cause[aw] for it— in relation to which[ax] we will not be able to render an account for this gathering”. 41 And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
After The Uproar, Paul Departs For Jerusalem Through Macedonia And Greece
20 And after the uproar ceased, Paul— having sent for the disciples and having encouraged them, having said-farewell— went forth to proceed[ay] to Macedonia. 2 And having gone[az] through those regions, and having encouraged them with much speaking, he came to Greece[ba]. 3 And having done three[bb] months there, a plot having been made against him by the Jews while he was about to put-to-sea for Syria— he became of a mind that he should be returning through Macedonia[bc]. 4 And Sopater, son of Pyrrhus, a Berean, was accompanying him; and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; and Gaius, a Derbean; and Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus, Asians. 5 But these[bd], having gone ahead, were awaiting us[be] in Troas. 6 And we sailed-off from Philippi after the days of the Feast of Unleavened-Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we spent seven days.
While Paul Is Speaking In Troas, Eutychus Falls To His Death, And Is Raised
7 And on the first day of the week, we having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was speaking to them, being about to go away on the next day. And he was extending the message until midnight. 8 And there were many lamps in the upper-room where we had been gathered-together. 9 And a certain young-man, Eutychus by name, sitting on the window [sill], was being carried-away by a deep sleep while Paul was speaking further. Having been carried-away by the sleep, he fell down from the third floor, and was picked-up dead. 10 But having gone down, Paul fell upon him, and having embraced him, said, “Do not be thrown-into-a-commotion, for his life is in him!” 11 And Paul [bf] having gone up, and having broken the bread and eaten and having conversed for a considerable time, until daybreak— in this manner he departed. 12 And they brought the boy [along][bg] alive. And they were not moderately comforted.
In His Hurry To Reach Jerusalem By Pentecost, Paul Sails By Ephesus To Miletus
13 And we, having gone ahead to the ship, put-to-sea for Assos, intending from there to pick-up Paul. For thus having arranged it, he was intending to go-on-foot[bh]. 14 And as he was meeting us in Assos, having picked him up, we came to Mitylene. 15 And having sailed-away from there on the following day, we arrived opposite Chios. And on another day we crossed-over to Samos. And on the next day, we came to Miletus. 16 For Paul had determined to sail-by Ephesus so that it might not happen to him that he lose-time in Asia. For he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem— if it might be possible for him— the day of Pentecost.
Paul Exhorts Elders From Ephesus: You Know How I Served The Lord Among You
17 But having sent from Miletus[bi] to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the church. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know, from the first day from which I set-foot in Asia, how I was[bj] with you the whole time— 19 serving the Lord with all humblemindedness and tears and trials (the ones having happened to me by the plots of the Jews); 20 how[bk] I in no way drew-back from the things being profitable[bl] so as not to declare them to you and teach you in public and from house-to-house, 21 while solemnly-testifying both to Jews and to Greeks as to the repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. 22 And now, behold— having been bound in my spirit[bm], I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will meet[bn] me in it, 23 except that the Holy Spirit is solemnly-warning me in each city, saying that imprisonment and afflictions are awaiting me. 24 But I am making my life of no account[bo] as to value to myself so-as to finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus— to solemnly-testify to the good-news about the grace of God.
Take Heed To Yourselves And To Shepherd The Flock. For Wolves Are Coming
25 “And now, behold— I know that you all, among whom I went-about proclaiming the kingdom, will no longer see[bp] my face. 26 Therefore, I am bearing-witness to you on this very day that I am clean of the blood of everyone. 27 For I did not draw back so as not to declare the whole purpose[bq] of God to you. 28 Take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit placed[br] you as overseers— to shepherd the church of God which He obtained with His own[bs] blood. 29 I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 And men will rise-up from you yourselves, speaking things having been perverted, that they might be drawing-away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore keep-watching, remembering that night and day for three years I did not cease admonishing each one of you with tears. 32 And as to the things now, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace being able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all the ones having been sanctified.
I Did Not Serve You For Money
33 “I coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one. 34 You know that these hands served my own needs, and the people being with me. 35 In all respects, I showed you that laboring in this manner, it-is-necessary[bt] to help the ones being weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus— that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to be giving than to be receiving’”.
Paul Departs Amid Prayer And Weeping
36 And having said these things, having put-down his knees with them all, he prayed. 37 And there was much weeping from everyone. And having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him, 38 suffering-pain especially over the statement which he had spoken— that they were no longer going see his face. And they were accompanying him to the ship.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing