1It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

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1 Corinthians 16:12, 1 Corinthians 16:12, 1 Corinthians 1:12, Acts 18:19, Acts 18:21

2He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They said to him, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

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Galatians 3:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19, John 7:39, Galatians 3:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19

3He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John's baptism."

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Acts 18:25, Acts 18:25, Acts 8:16, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Matthew 28:19

4Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus."

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Acts 1:5, Acts 1:5, Acts 11:16, John 1:29, John 1:34

5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Acts 8:12, Acts 8:16, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:16, Acts 2:38

6When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

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Acts 6:6, Acts 6:6, Acts 2:4, Acts 2:4, Mark 16:17

7They were about twelve men in all.

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8He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

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Acts 1:3, Acts 1:3, Acts 28:23, Acts 28:23, Acts 9:20

9But 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.

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Acts 19:23, Acts 19:23, Acts 9:2, Acts 9:2, Acts 14:4

10This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

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Acts 20:31, Acts 20:31, 2 Timothy 1:15, 2 Timothy 1:15, 1 Corinthians 1:22

11God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,

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Acts 5:12, Acts 5:12, Romans 15:18, Romans 15:19, Mark 16:17

12so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.

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Acts 5:15, Acts 5:15, 2 Kings 13:20, 2 Kings 13:21, Mark 16:17

13But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

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Matthew 12:27, Matthew 12:27, Mark 9:38, Mark 9:38, Luke 11:19

14There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

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15The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"

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Acts 16:17, Acts 16:18, Acts 16:17, Acts 16:18, Mark 1:34

16The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

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Luke 8:29, Mark 5:3, Mark 5:4, Luke 8:29, Mark 5:3

17This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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2 Thessalonians 1:12, 2 Thessalonians 1:12, Acts 5:5, Acts 5:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:1

18Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.

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Romans 10:10, Romans 10:10, Psalms 32:5, Matthew 3:6, Psalms 32:5

19Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

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Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 2:21, Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 2:21, Genesis 35:4

20So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

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Acts 6:7, Acts 12:24, Acts 6:7, Acts 12:24, 2 Thessalonians 3:1

21Now after these things had ended, Paul determined 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."

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Acts 20:22, Acts 20:22, Acts 20:16, Acts 20:16, Acts 23:11

22Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

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2 Timothy 4:20, Romans 16:23, 2 Timothy 4:20, Romans 16:23, Acts 19:10

23About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.

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Acts 19:9, Acts 24:22, Acts 19:9, Acts 24:22, 2 Corinthians 1:8

24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

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1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10, Acts 16:16

25whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

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Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8, Acts 16:19, Hosea 12:7, Hosea 12:8

26You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.

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Acts 17:29, 1 Corinthians 8:4, Acts 17:29, 1 Corinthians 8:4, Isaiah 44:10

27Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence, whom all Asia and the world worships."

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Zephaniah 2:11, Zephaniah 2:11, 1 Timothy 6:5, 1 Timothy 6:5, Revelation 13:3

28When they heard this they were filled with anger, and began to shout, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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Revelation 17:13, Revelation 13:4, Revelation 17:13, Revelation 13:4, Acts 21:28

29The city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.

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Acts 20:4, Acts 20:4, Colossians 4:10, Acts 27:2, Philemon 1:24

30When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples did not allow him.

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Acts 21:39, Acts 21:39, 2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Samuel 18:3, Acts 17:22

31Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

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Acts 19:10, Acts 19:10, Proverbs 16:7, Acts 21:12, Acts 16:6

32Some therefore shouted one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them did not know why they had come together.

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Acts 21:34, Acts 21:34, Acts 19:40, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 11:9

33They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.

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Acts 12:17, Acts 12:17, 1 Timothy 1:20, 2 Timothy 4:14, 1 Timothy 1:20

34But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours shouted, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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Acts 19:28, Acts 19:28, Revelation 13:4, Acts 16:20, Matthew 6:7

35When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, "You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

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2 Thessalonians 2:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:10, 2 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Timothy 4:2

36Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

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Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 14:29, Acts 5:35, Acts 5:39, Proverbs 25:8

37For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.

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2 Corinthians 6:3, Romans 2:22, 2 Corinthians 6:3, Romans 2:22, 1 Corinthians 10:32

38If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

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Acts 13:7, Acts 13:7, Acts 18:14, 1 Corinthians 6:1, Acts 18:14

39But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

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40For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we would not be able to give an account of this commotion."

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1 Kings 1:41, Acts 21:31, Acts 21:38, Acts 20:1, Matthew 26:5

41When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

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Ecclesiastes 9:17, Psalms 65:7, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 15:2, 2 Corinthians 1:8