[1] And it came to pass, that, while Apollos at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, [2] He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, not so much as heard whether Holy Ghost. [3] And he said Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. [4] Then said Paul, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, on Jesus. [5] When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. [6] And when Paul his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. [7] And all the men about [8] 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 believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. [10] And continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord both Jews and Greeks. [11] And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: [12] So that from his body unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits out of them. [13] Then certain the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. [14] And seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did [15] And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who [16] And the man in whom the evil spirit leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. [17] And 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, and shewed their deeds. [19] Many of them also which used curious arts 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] After were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to saying, After have been there, must also Rome. [22] So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.