The gift of ACTS XIX. the Holy Ghost. z Ro. 12. 11. a ch. 19. 3. & 17. 3. Lu. 24. 27. 1 Co. 15.3, 4. the Holy Ghost since ye be- of the Lord; and A. D. 60. |ceived 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing c by scriptures that Jesus wast Christ. CHAP. XIX. & 6. 1. 37. ch. 8. 16. Jno. 7. 39. e ch. 1.5. & 11. 16. 4 Then said Paul, John e verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were baptized fin the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had glaid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with 27. 30. tongues, and prophesied. Ma. 3, 11. the f ch. 8. 16. 1 AND it came to pass, that, while Apollosa was at Corinth, Paul having passed through b the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye re ch. 2. 4. & 10. 46. 1 Co. 12.8. i ch. 17. 2. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 i And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers were hardened, and ACTS XIX. The Jewish believed not, but A. D. 60. spake evil m of that way before the mul- m ver. 23. titude, he departed from them, and se ch. 9. 2. & 22. 4. & 24. 14. parated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyran nus. 2 Ki. 4.29. ch. 20. 31. ch. 4. 3. Mar.16.20. Ro. 15. 18. 10 And this con-p ch. 5. 15. tinued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11 And • God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: r Ma. 12. 27. Mar. 9. 38. Lu. 9.49. ch. 2. 43. & 5. 5. 11. Lu. 1.65. & 7. 16. t Ma. 3. 6. u ch. 6. 7. & 12. 24. x Ro. 15.25. Ga. 2, 1. y ch. 20. 22. 12 p So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, ver. 13and the diseases de-* "Bok parted from them, orns, an exand the evil spirits orcist, is one who impels. went out of them. another, as 13 q Then certain in the name of the vagabond Jews, of God, to exorcists, took upon the confesthem to call over them truth, or to which had evil spirits any action. the name of the Lord-opkie, I Jesus, saying, We adjure, is adjure you by Jesus used for comwhom Paul preach-manding intereth. posing the 14 And there were authority of seven sons of one sion of the God. 1 Th. 5.27." Sceva, a Jew, and Mar. 5. 7. chief of the Priests,-See Scott. which did so. evil exorcists rebuked. 15 And the spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18 And many that believed came, and confessed, tand shewed their deeds. 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 " So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. 21 x After these things were ended, Paul y purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Ac Demetrius exciteth ACTS XIX haia, to go to Jeru-p salem, saying, after I have been there, z I must also see Rome. 22 So he sent into A. D. 59 z ch. 18. 21. Ro. 15. 24. 23. Macedonia two of a ch. 13. 5. thema that minister-b Ro. 16. 23. ed unto him, Timo-] 2 Ti. 4. 20. theus and b Erastus; e 2 Co. 1. 8. but he himself stayed a ch. 9. 2. in Asia for a season. ech. 16. 16. 23 And the same time there arose no f Ps. 115. 4. small stir about d that Is. 44. 10. way. 20. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver. shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; h the people. nought: but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. 28 And when they heard these sayings, 19. they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and hav Je. 10. 3. 1 Co. 8. 4. Ro. 16.23. & 27. 2. Col. 4. 10. Ph. 24. 25 Whom he called together with the ver. 24workmen of like oc- Naus, temcupation, and said, ples; i. e. Sirs, ye know that by Models, or this craft we have our wealth. representa tions in mi- 26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not temple of alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Diana. The of Moloch, Asia, this Paul hath Acts 7. 43, persuaded and turned which the away much people, carried about saying that be no gods, are made hands: Israelites they in the wil with seem to have been of the same kind as in Diana's at 27 So that not only this our craft is danger to be set ing caught g Gains 30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. 32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not where fore they were come| together. A. D. 59. 2 Ti. 4. 14. appeaseth them. metrius, and the craftsmen which are 33 And they drew i 1 Ti. 1. 20. with him, have a Alexander out of the matter against any multitude, the Jews k ch. 12. 17. man, the law is putting him forward. + Gr. the open, and there are implead one another. 39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. And i Alexander temple-keep-deputies: let them beckoned k with the er. hand, and would havet Or, the made his defence un-court days to the people. are kept." 34 But when they Or, ordinary. knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is * Diana of the Ephesians. a 1 Co. 16. 5. 1 Ti. 1. 3. Je. 5. 26. 2 Co. 11. 35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephe-ver. 34sus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is at worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image building, which fell down from Jupiter? 26. The temple erected to this goddess, was raised at the expence of all Asia; it was 230 years being beau tified by 127 36 Seeing then that columns, these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. and also de37 For ye have Constantine, brought hither these though there men, which are nei- are remains ther robbers of of it to this churches, nor yet day, it being blasphemers of your a Turkish now used as goddess. 38 Wherefore if De mosque. 40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. 41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assem. bly. CHAP. XX. 1 AND after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, 3 And there abode three months. And when b the Jews laid wait for him as he Paul raiseth was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. ACTS XX. Eutychus to life. 4 And there accom-a panied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Se cundus; and d Gaius e ch. 16. 1. f Ep. 6. 21. len into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. 2 Ti. 4. 12. Tit. 3. 12. 10 And Paul went down, and a fell on him, and embracing Trouble of Derbe, and Ti-g ch. 21. 29. him said, motheus; and of A-. 2 Ti. 4. 20. not yourselves; for sia, Tychicus and b Ex. 12. 14, his life is in him. Trophimus g. 5 These going before tarried for us at Troas. 6 And we sailed away from Philippi after h the days of unleavened bread, 15. 11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 2 Co. 2. 12. 2 Ti. 4. 13. 1 Co. 16. 2. Re. 1. 10 ch. 2. 42. 46. 1 Co.10.16. & 11. 20. m ch. 1. 13. n 1 Ki.17.21. 2 K.4. 34. o Ma. 9. 24. and came unto them i. e. To ce 12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. 13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, came together to lebrate the there intending to break bread*, Paul eucharist, or take in Paul: for so preached unto them, the Lord's had he appointed, ready to depart on Supper. The minding himself to the morrow; and con- primitive Christians go afoot. tinued his speech un-administered til midnight. 14 And when he the eucharist met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene. 15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the |