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Ferrar Fentons 'Holy Bible in Modern English. All spelling, punctuation and formatting maintained through-out. Verse ordering follows the King James version for clarity and necessary organization of the verses.

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MFT ACT 19:1 It was when Apollos was in Corinth that Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came down to Ephesus. There he found some disciples,
MFT ACT 19:2 whom he asked, "Did you receive the holy Spirit when you believed?" "No," they said, "we never even heard of its existence."
MFT ACT 19:3 "Then," said he, "what were you baptized in?" "In John's baptism," they replied.
MFT ACT 19:4 "John," said Paul, "baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus."
MFT ACT 19:5 When they heard this, they had themselves baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,
MFT ACT 19:6 and after Paul laid his hands on them the holy Spirit came upon them, they spoke with 'tongues' and prophesied.
MFT ACT 19:7 They numbered all together about twelve men.
MFT ACT 19:8 Then Paul entered the synagogue and for three months spoke out fearlessly, arguing and persuading people about the Reign of God.
MFT ACT 19:9 But as some grew stubborn and disobedient, decrying the Way in presence of the multitude, he left them, withdrew the disciples, and continued his argument every day from eleven to four in the lecture-room of Tyrannus.
MFT ACT 19:10 This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
MFT ACT 19:11 God also worked no ordinary miracles by means of Paul;
MFT ACT 19:12 people even carried away towels or aprons he had used, and at their touch sick folk were freed from their diseases and evil spirits came out of them.
MFT ACT 19:13 Some strolling Jewish exorcists also undertook to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches!"
MFT ACT 19:14 The seven sons of Sceuas, a Jewish high priest, used to do this.
MFT ACT 19:15 But the evil spirit retorted, "Jesus I know and Paul I know, but you — who are you?"
MFT ACT 19:16 And the man in whom the evil spirit resided leapt at them, overpowered them all, and belaboured them, till they rushed out of the house stripped and wounded.
MFT ACT 19:17 This came to the ears of all the inhabitants of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks; awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
MFT ACT 19:18 Many believers would also come to confess and disclose their magic spells;
MFT ACT 19:19 and numbers who had practised magic arts collected their books and burned them in the presence of all. On adding up the value of them, it was found that they were worth two thousand pounds.
MFT ACT 19:20 Thus did the word of the Lord increase and prevail mightily.
MFT ACT 19:21 After these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must also visit Rome."
MFT ACT 19:22 So he despatched two of his assistants to Macedonia, Timotheus and Erastus, while he himself stayed on awhile in Asia.
MFT ACT 19:23 It was about that time that a great commotion arose over the Way. This was how it happened.
MFT ACT 19:24 By making silver shrines of Artemis a silversmith called Demetrius was the means of bringing rich profit to his workmen.
MFT ACT 19:25 So he got them together, along with the workmen who belonged to similar trades, and said to them: "My men, you know this trade is the source of our wealth.
MFT ACT 19:26 You also see and hear that not only at Ephesus but almost all over Asia this fellow Paul has drawn off a considerable number of people by his persuasions. He declares that hand-made gods are not gods at all.
MFT ACT 19:27 Now the danger is not only that we will have our trade discredited but that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will fall into contempt and that she will be degraded from her majestic glory, she whom all Asia and the wide world worship."
MFT ACT 19:28 When they heard this they were filled with rage and raised the cry, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
MFT ACT 19:29 So the city was filled with confusion. They rushed like one man into the amphitheatre, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were travelling with Paul.
MFT ACT 19:30 (Paul wanted to enter the popular assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
MFT ACT 19:31 Some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, also sent to beg him not to venture into the amphitheatre.)
MFT ACT 19:32 Some were shouting one thing, some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the majority had no idea why they had met.
MFT ACT 19:33 Some of the mob concluded it must be Alexander, as the Jews pushed him to the front. So Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to defend himself before the people;
MFT ACT 19:34 but when they discovered he was a Jew, a roar broke from them all, and for about two hours they shouted, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
MFT ACT 19:35 The secretary of state then got the mob calmed down, and said to them, "Men of Ephesus, who on earth does not know that the city of Ephesus is Warden of the temple of the great Artemis and of the statue that fell from heaven?
MFT ACT 19:36 All this is beyond question. So you should keep calm and do nothing reckless.
MFT ACT 19:37 Instead of that, you have brought these men here who are guilty neither of sacrilege nor of blasphemy against our goddess.
MFT ACT 19:38 If Demetrius and his fellow tradesmen have a grievance against anybody, let both parties state their charges; assizes are held and there are always the proconsuls.
MFT ACT 19:39 Any wider claim must be settled in the legal assembly of the citizens.
MFT ACT 19:40 Indeed there is a danger of our being charged with riot over to-day's meeting; there is not a single reason we can give for this disorderly gathering."
MFT ACT 19:41 With these words he dismissed the assembly.




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AKJV ROM 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?