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The seven sons of a certain Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were trying to do this on a man

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Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

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Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.

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Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were doing this.

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when the evil spirit talked back: "I know Jesus and I've heard of Paul, but who are you?"

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One day the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"

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And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"

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But when they tried it on a man possessed by an evil spirit, the spirit replied, "I know Jesus, and I know Paul. But who are you?"

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Then the possessed man went berserk--jumped the exorcists, beat them up, and tore off their clothes. Naked and bloody, they got away as best they could.

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Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

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

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And he leaped on them and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and badly injured.

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It was soon news all over Ephesus among both Jews and Greeks. The realization spread that God was in and behind this. Curiosity about Paul developed into reverence for the Master Jesus.

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When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

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This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.

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Many of those who thus believed came out of the closet and made a clean break with their secret sorceries.

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Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.

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And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.

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Many who became believers confessed their sinful practices.

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All kinds of witches and warlocks came out of the woodwork with their books of spells and incantations and made a huge bonfire of them. Someone estimated their worth at fifty thousand silver coins.

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A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.

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Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver.

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A number of them who had been practicing magic brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.

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In such ways it became evident that the Word of the Master was now sovereign and prevailed in Ephesus.

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In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.

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So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.

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So the message about the Lord spread widely and had a powerful effect.

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After all this had come to a head, Paul decided it was time to move on to Macedonia and Achaia provinces, and from there to Jerusalem. "Then," he said, "I'm off to Rome. I've got to see Rome!"

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After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. "After I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also."

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When these things were accomplished, Paul purposed 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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Afterward Paul felt impelled by the Holy Spirit to go over to Macedonia and Achaia before returning to Jerusalem. "And after that," he said, "I must go on to Rome!"

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He sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, on to Macedonia while he stayed for a while and wrapped things up in Asia.

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He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.

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So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.

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He sent his two assistants, Timothy and Erastus, on ahead to Macedonia while he stayed awhile longer in the province of Asia.

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But before he got away, a huge ruckus occurred over what was now being referred to as "the Way."

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About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

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And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way.

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But about that time, serious trouble developed in Ephesus concerning the Way.

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A certain silversmith, Demetrius, conducted a brisk trade in the manufacture of shrines to the goddess Artemis, employing a number of artisans in his business.

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A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in no little business for the craftsmen.

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For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no small profit to the craftsmen.

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It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy.

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He rounded up his workers and others similarly employed and said, "Men, you well know that we have a good thing going here--

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He called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: "Men, you know we receive a good income from this business.

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He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: "Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade.

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He called the craftsmen together, along with others employed in related trades, and addressed them as follows: "Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business.

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and you've seen how Paul has barged in and discredited what we're doing by telling people that there's no such thing as a god made with hands. A lot of people are going along with him, not only here in Ephesus but all through Asia province.

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And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

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Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are not gods which are made with hands.

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As you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren't gods at all. And this is happening not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!

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"Not only is our little business in danger of falling apart, but the temple of our famous goddess Artemis will certainly end up a pile of rubble as her glorious reputation fades to nothing. And this is no mere local matter--the whole world worships our Artemis!"

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There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty."

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So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship."

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Of course, I'm not just talking about the loss of public respect for our business. I'm also concerned that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will lose its influence and that Artemis--this magnificent goddess worshiped throughout the province of Asia and all around the world--will be robbed of her prestige!"

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That set them off in a frenzy. They ran into the street yelling, "Great Artemis of the Ephesians!

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When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"

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At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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Great Artemis of the Ephesians!" They put the whole city in an uproar, stampeding into the stadium, and grabbing two of Paul's associates on the way, the Macedonians Gaius and Aristarchus.

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Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater.

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So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's travel companions.

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A crowd began to gather, and soon the city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia.

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Paul wanted to go in, too, but the disciples wouldn't let him.

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Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.

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And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him.

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Paul wanted to go in, but the believers wouldn't let him.

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Prominent religious leaders in the city who had become friendly to Paul concurred: "By no means go near that mob!"

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Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

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Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater.

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Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater.

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Some were yelling one thing, some another. Most of them had no idea what was going on or why they were there.

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The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.

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Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

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Inside, the people were all shouting, some one thing and some another. Everything was in confusion. In fact, most of them didn't even know why they were there.

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As the Jews pushed Alexander to the front to try to gain control, different factions clamored to get him on their side. But he brushed them off and quieted the mob with an impressive sweep of his arms.

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The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.

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And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.

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Alexander was thrust forward by some of the Jews, who encouraged him to explain the situation. He motioned for silence and tried to speak in defense.

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But the moment he opened his mouth and they knew he was a Jew, they shouted him down: "Great Artemis of the Ephesians! Great Artemis of the Ephesians!"-on and on and on, for over two hours.

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But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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But when they found out that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for about two hours, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"

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But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they started shouting again and kept it up for two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians! Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

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Finally, the town clerk got the mob quieted down and said, "Fellow citizens, is there anyone anywhere who doesn't know that our dear city Ephesus is protector of glorious Artemis and her sacred stone image that fell straight out of heaven?

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The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

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And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: "Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

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At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak. "Citizens of Ephesus," he said. "Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.

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Since this is beyond contradiction, you had better get hold of yourselves. This is conduct unworthy of Artemis.

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Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and not do anything rash.

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Therefore, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rashly.

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Since this is an indisputable fact, you shouldn't be disturbed, no matter what is said. Don't do anything rash.

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These men you've dragged in here have done nothing to harm either our temple or our goddess.

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You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.

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

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You have brought these men here, but they have stolen nothing from the temple and have not spoken against our goddess.

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"So if Demetrius and his guild of artisans have a complaint, they can take it to court and make all the accusations they want.

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If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges.

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Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a case against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.

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If Demetrius and the craftsmen have a case against them, the courts are in session and the judges can take the case at once. Let them go through legal channels.

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If anything else is bothering you, bring it to the regularly scheduled town meeting and let it be settled there.

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If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

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But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly.

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And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly.

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There is no excuse for what's happened today. We're putting our city in serious danger. Rome, remember, does not look kindly on rioters."

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As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it."

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For we are in danger of being called in question for today's uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disorderly gathering."

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I am afraid we are in danger of being charged with rioting by the Roman government, since there is no cause for all this commotion. And if Rome demands an explanation, we won't know what to say."

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With that, he sent them home.

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After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

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And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

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Then he dismissed them, and they dispersed.