1    ^noteAnd it came to passe vvhen Apollo vvas at Corinth, that Paul hauing gone through the higher partes came to Ephesus, and found certaine disciples:

2   and he said to them, Haue you receiued the holy Ghost, beleeuing? But they said to him, Nay, neither haue vve heard Whether there be a holy Ghost.

3   But he said, In vvhat then vvere you baptized? Vvho said, ^note In Iohns baptisme.

4   And Paul said: ^note Iohn baptized the people vvith the baptisme of penance, saying: That they should beleeue in him that vvas to come after him, that is to say, ^note in Iesvs.

5   Hearing these things, they vvere baptized in the name of our Lord Iesvs.

6   And vvhen Paul had ^note imposed hands on them, the holy Ghost came vpon them, and they spake vvith tongues, and prophecied.

7   And all the men vvere about tvvelue.

8   And entring in to the synagogue, he spake confidently for three moneths, disputing and exhorting of the kingdom of God. &cross4;

9   But vvhen certaine vvere indûrate, and beleeued not, il-speaking the vvay of our Lord before the multitude, departing from them, he separated the disciples, daily disputing in the schole of one Tyrannus.

10   An this vvas done for the space of tvvo yeres, so that al vvhich dvvelt in Asia, heard the vvord of our Lord, Ievves and Gentils.

11   And God vvrought by the hand of Paul miracles not common:

12   so that there vvere also brought from his body 09Q0929 napkins or handkerchefs vpon the sicke, and the diseases departed from them, and the vvicked spirits vvent out.

13   And certaine also of the Iudaical exorcists that vvent about, assaied to inuocate vpon them that had euil spirits, the name of our Lord Iesvs, saying, I adiure you by Iesvs vvhom Paul preacheth.

14   And there vvere certaine sonnes of Sceua a Ievve, cheefe priest, seuen, that did this.

15   But the vvicked spirit ansvvering, said to them, Iesvs I knovv, and09Q0930 Paul I knovv: but you, vvhat are ye?

16   And the man in vvhom the vvicked spirit vvas, leaping vpon them, and mastring ^note both, preuailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and vvounded.

17   And this vvas made notorious to al the Ievves and the Gentiles that dvvelt at Ephesus: and feare fel vpon al them, and the name of our Lord Iesvs vvas magnified.

18   And many of them that beleeued, came confessing and declaring ^note their deedes.

19   And many of them that had folovved09Q0931 curious things, brought together their09Q0932 bookes, and burnt them before al: and counting the prices of them, they found the money to be fiftie thousand pence. ^note

20   So mightely increased the vvord of God and vvas confirmed.

21   And vvhen these things vvere ended, Paul purposed in the Spirit, vvhen he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to goe to Hierusalem, saying, After I shall haue been there, I must see ^note Rome also.

22   And sending into Macedonia tvvo of them that ministred vnto him, Timothee and Erastus, him self remained for a time in Asia.

23   And at that time there vvas made no litle trouble about

the vvay of our Lord.

24   For one named Demetrius, a siluersmith, that made siluer ^{note note} temples of Diána, procured to the artificers no smal gaine:

25   vvhom calling together and them that vvere the same kinde of vvorkemen, he said, Sirs, you knovv that our gaine is of this occupation:

26   and you see, and heare that this same Paul by persuasion hath auerted a great multitude not only of Ephesus, but almost of al Asia, saying, That they are not gods vvhich be made by handes.

27   And not only vnto vs is this part in danger to be reproued, but also the temple of great Diana shal be reputed for nothing, yea & her maiestie shal begin to be destroied, vvhom al Asia & the vvorld vvorshippeth.

28   Hearing these things, they vvere replenished vvith anger, and cried out saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

29   And the vvhole citie vvas filled vvith confusion, & they ranne violently vvith one accord into the theátre, catching Gaius and Aristarchus Macedonians, Paules companions.

30   And vvhen Paul vvould haue entred in to the people, the disciples did not permit him.

31   And certaine also of the Princes of Asia that vvere his frendes, sent vnto him, desyring that he vvould not adu&ebar;ture him self into the theátre:

32   and others cried an other thing. For the assemblie vvas confuse, & the more part knevv not for vvhat cause they vvere assembled.

33   And of the multitude they drevv forth Alexander, the Ievves thrusting him forvvard. But Alexander vvith his hand desiring silence, vvould haue giuen the people satisfaction.

34   Vvhom as soone as they perceiued to be a Ievve, there vvas made one voice of al, almost for the space of tvvo houres crying out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

35   And vvhen the Scribe had appeased the multitudes, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, for vvhat man is there that knovveth not the citie of the Ephesians to be a vvorshipper of great Diana, & ^{note note} Iupiters childe?

36   Forasmuch therfore as these things can not be gainsaid, you must be quieted, and doe nothing rashly.

37   For you haue brought these men, being neither sacrilegious, nor blaspheming your Goddesse.

38   But if Demetrius and the artificers that are vvith him, haue matter to say against any man, there are Courtes kept in the common place, & there are Proconsuls, let them accuse one an other.

39   And if you aske any other matter: it may be resolued in a lavvful assemblie.

40   For vve are in danger also to be accused for this daies sedition:

vvhereas there is no man guilty by vvhom vve may giue an account of this concourse. And vvhen he had said these things, he dimissed the assemblie.

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