Деяния Апостолов 19

1 Бысть же внегда быти аполлосу в коринфе, павел, прошед вышния страны, прииде во ефес, и обрет некия ученики,2 рече к ним: аще убо Дух свят прияли есте веровавше? Они же реша к нему: но ниже аще Дух святый есть, слышахом.3 Рече же к ним: во что убо крестистеся? Они же рекоша: во иоанново крещение.4 Рече же павел: иоанн убо крести крещением покаяния, людем глаголя, да во грядущаго по нем веруют, сиречь во Христа Иисуса.5 Слышавше же крестишася во имя Господа Иисуса,6 и возложшу павлу на ня руце, прииде Дух святый на ня, глаголаху же языки и пророчествоваху.7 Бяше же всех мужей яко дванадесять.8 Вшед же в сонмище, дерзаше, не обинуяся три месяцы беседуя и уверяя, яже о Царствии Божии.9 И егда нецыи ожесточахуся и пряхуся, злословяще путь Господень пред народом, отступль от них отлучи ученики, по вся дни стязаяся во училищи мучителя некоего.10 Сие же бысть два лета, яко всем живущым во асии слышати слово Господа Иисуса, жидом же и еллином.11 Силы же не просты творяше Бог рукама павловыма,12 яко и на недужныя наносити от (пота) тела его главотяжы и убрусцы, и исцелитися им от недуг, и духом лукавым исходити от них.13 Начаша же нецыи от скитающихся иудей заклинателей именовати над имущими духи лукавыя имя Господа Иисуса, глаголюще: заклинаем вы Иисусом, егоже павел проповедует.14 Бяху же нецыи сынове скевы иудеанина архиереа седмь, иже сие творяху.15 Отвещав же дух лукавый рече: Иисуса знаю и павла свем, вы же кто есте?16 И скачя на них человек, в немже бе дух лукавый, и одолев им, укрепися на них, якоже нагим и ураненым избежати от храма онаго.17 Сие же бысть разумно всем живущым во ефесе иудеем же и еллином, и нападе страх на всех их, и величашеся имя Господа Иисуса:18 мнози же от веровавших прихождаху, исповедающе и сказующе дела своя:19 доволни же от сотворших чародеяния, собравше книги своя, сожигаху пред всеми: и сложиша цены их и обретоша сребра пять тем.20 Сице крепко слово Господне растяше и крепляшеся.21 И якоже скончашася сия, положи павел в дусе, прошед македонию и ахаию, ити во Иерусалим, рек, яко бывшу ми тамо, подобает ми и рим видети.22 Послав же в македонию два от служащих ему, тимофеа и ераста, сам же пребысть время во асии.23 Бысть же во время оно молва не мала о пути Господни:24 димитрий бо некто именем, среброковачь, творяй храмы сребряны артемиде, подаяше хитрецем делание не мало,25 ихже собрав и ины сицевых вещей делатели, рече: мужие, весте, яко от сего делания доволство житию нашему есть:26 и видите и слышите, яко не токмо ефес, но мало не всю асию павел сей препрев, обрати мног народ, глаголя, яко не суть бози, иже руками человеческими бывают:27 не токмо же сия беду приемлет наша часть, еже бы во обличение не приити, но дабы и великия богини артемиды храм ни во чтоже не вменился, имать же разоритися и величество ея, юже вся асиа и вселенная почитает.28 Слышавше же и бывше исполнени ярости, вопияху глаголюще: велика артемида ефесская.29 И исполнися град весь мятежа: устремишася же единодушно на позорище, восхищше гаиа и аристарха македоняны, други павловы.30 Павлу же хотящу внити в народ, не оставляху его ученицы:31 нецыи же от асийских началник, суще ему друзи, пославше к нему, моляху не вдати себе в позор.32 Друзии же убо ино нечто вопияху: бе бо собрание смущено, и множайшии от них не ведяху, чесо ради собрашася.33 От народа же избраша александра, изведшым его иудеем. Александр же, помаав рукою, хотяше отвещати народу.34 Разумевше же, яко иудеанин есть, глас бысть един от всех, яко на два часа вопиющих: велика артемида ефесская.35 Утишив же книжник народ, рече: мужие ефесстии, кто бо есть человек, иже не весть, яко ефесский град служитель есть великия богини артемиды и диопета?36 без всякаго убо прекословия сим сице сущым, потребно есть вам безмолвным быти и ничтоже безчинно творити:37 приведосте бо мужей сих, ни храм (артемидин) окрадших, ниже богиню вашу хулящих:38 аще убо димитрий и иже с ним художницы имут к кому слово, суды суть и анфипати суть: да поемлют друг на друга:39 аще ли же что о иных ищете, в законнем собрании разрешится:40 ибо бедствуем порицаеми быти о крамоле днешней, ни единей вине сущей, о нейже возможем воздати слово стремления сего. И сия рек распусти собравшийся народ.

Acts 19

Disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus

1 Whilet Apollos was in Corinth,s Paul went through the inlandt regionst and came to Ephesus.s Het found some disciples theret2 and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?”t They replied,t “No, we have not event heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”3 So Pault said, “Into what then were you baptized?” “Into John’s baptism,” they replied.t4 Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him,s that is, in Jesus.”5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,6 and when Paul placedt his hands on them, the Holy Spirit cames upon them, and they began to speakt in tongues and to prophesy.t

7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.)s

Paul Continues to Minister at Ephesus

8 So Pault enteredt the synagogues and spoke out fearlesslyt for three months, addressingt and convincingt them about the kingdom of God.s9 But whent some were stubbornt and refused to believe, revilingt the Ways before the congregation, he leftt them and took the disciples with him,t addressingt them every dayt in the lecture hallt of Tyrannus.

10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia,ts both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.s

The Seven Sons of Sceva

11 God was performing extraordinaryt miracles by Paul’s hands,12 so that when even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his bodyt were broughtt to the sick, their diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.t13 But some itinerantt Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the namet of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed byt evil spirits, saying, “I sternly warns you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”14 (Now seven sons of a man namedt Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.)s15 But the evil spirit replied to them,t “I know about Jesust and I am acquainted witht Paul, but who are you?”s16 Then the man who was possessed byt the evil spirit jumped ont them and beat them all into submission.t He prevailedt against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus,s both Jews and Greeks; fear came overt them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.t18 Many of those who had believed came forward,t confessing and making their deeds known.ts19 Large numberst of those who had practiced magict collected their bookst and burned them up in the presence of everyone.t Whent the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.t

20 In this way the word of the Lords continued to grow in powert and to prevail.s

A Riot in Ephesus

21 Now after all these things had taken place,t Paul resolvedt to go to Jerusalem,s passing through Macedonias and Achaia.s He said,t “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”ss

22 So after sendingt two of his assistants,t Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia,s he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.t
23 Att that timet a great disturbancet took place concerning the Way.s24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrinest of Artemis,s brought a great dealt of businesss to the craftsmen.25 He gatheredt theset together, along with the workmen in similar trades,s and said, “Men, you know that our prosperityt comes from this business.26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuadedt and turned awayt a large crowd,t not only in Ephesuss but in practically all of the province of Asia,t by sayingt that gods made by hands are not gods at all.ts

27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute,t but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemiss will be regarded as nothing,t and she whom all the province of Asiat and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.”ts
28 Whent they heardt this they became enragedt and began to shout,t “Great is Artemiss of the Ephesians!”29 Thet city was filled with the uproar,t and the crowdt rushed to the theaters together,t dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.30 But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly,t the disciples would not let him.31 Even some of the provincial authoritiest who were his friends sentt a messaget to him, urging him not to venturet into the theater.32 So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.t33 Some of the crowd concludedt it was aboutt Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front.t Alexander, gesturingt with his hand, was wanting to make a defenses before the public assembly.t34 But when they recognizedt that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison,t “Great is Artemiss of the Ephesians!” for about two hours.s35 After the city secretaryt quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, what persont is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keepert of the temple of the great Artemiss and of her image that fell from heaven?ts36 So because these factst are indisputable,t you must keep quiett and not do anything reckless.t37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robberst nor blasphemers of our goddess.s38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaintt against someone, the courts are opent and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.t39 But if you want anything in addition,t it will have to be settledt in a legal assembly.t40 Fort we are in danger of being charged with riotingt today, since there is no cause we can give to explaint this disorderly gathering.”t

41 Aftert he had saidt this,t he dismissed the assembly.s