1 εγενετο δε εν τω τον απολλω ειναι εν κορινθω παυλον διελθοντα τα ανωτερικα μερη ελθειν εις εφεσον· και ευρων μαθητας τινας 2 ειπεν προς αυτους· ει πνευμα αγιον ελαβετε πιστευσαντες; οι δε ειπον προς αυτον· αλλ ουδε ει πνευμα αγιον εστιν ηκουσαμεν. 3 ειπεν τε προς αυτους· εις τι ουν εβαπτισθητε; οι δε ειπον· εις το ιωαννου βαπτισμα. 4 ειπεν δε παυλος· ιωαννης μεν εβαπτισεν βαπτισμα μετανοιας, τω λαω λεγων εις τον ερχομενον μετ αυτον ινα πιστευσωσιν, τουτ εστιν εις τον ιησουν χριστον. 5 ακουσαντες δε εβαπτισθησαν εις το ονομα του κυριου ιησου. 6 και επιθεντος αυτοις του παυλου τας χειρας ηλθεν το πνευμα το αγιον επ αυτους, ελαλουν τε γλωσσαις και προεφητευον. 7 ησαν δε οι παντες ανδρες ωσει δεκαδυο. 8 εισελθων δε εις την συναγωγην επαρρησιαζετο επι μηνας τρεις διαλεγομενος και πειθων τα περι της βασιλειας του θεου. 9 ως δε τινες εσκληρυνοντο και ηπειθουν κακολογουντες την οδον ενωπιον του πληθους, αποστας απ αυτων αφωρισεν τους μαθητας, καθ ημεραν διαλεγομενος εν τη σχολη τυραννου τινος. 10 τουτο δε εγενετο επι ετη δυο, ωστε παντας τους κατοικουντας την ασιαν ακουσαι τον λογον του κυριου [ιησου], ιουδαιους τε και ελληνας. 11 δυναμεις τε ου τας τυχουσας εποιει ο θεος δια των χειρων παυλου, 12 ωστε και επι τους ασθενουντας επιφερεσθαι απο του χρωτος αυτου σουδαρια η σιμικινθια και απαλλασσεσθαι απ αυτων τας νοσους, τα τε πνευματα τα πονηρα εξερχεσθαι απ αυτων. 13 επεχειρησαν δε τινες απο των περιερχομενων ιουδαιων εξορκιστων ονομαζειν επι τους εχοντας τα πνευματα τα πονηρα το ονομα του κυριου ιησου λεγοντες· ορκιζομεν υμας τον ιησουν ον ο παυλος κηρυσσει. 14 ησαν δε τινες υιοι σκευα ιουδαιου αρχιερεως επτα οι τουτο ποιουντες. 15 αποκριθεν δε το πνευμα το πονηρον ειπεν· τον ιησουν γινωσκω και τον παυλον επισταμαι· υμεις δε τινες εστε; 16 και εφαλλομενος επ αυτους ο ανθρωπος, εν ω ην το πνευμα το πονηρον, και κατακυριευσας αυτων ισχυσεν κατ αυτων, ωστε γυμνους και τετραυματισμενους εκφυγειν εκ του οικου εκεινου. 17 τουτο δε εγενετο γνωστον πασιν ιουδαιοις τε και ελλησιν τοις κατοικουσιν την εφεσον, και επεπεσεν φοβος επι παντας αυτους, και εμεγαλυνετο το ονομα του κυριου ιησου· 18 πολλοι τε των πεπιστευκοτων ηρχοντο εξομολογουμενοι και αναγγελλοντες τας πραξεις αυτων. 19 ικανοι δε των τα περιεργα πραξαντων συνενεγκαντες τας βιβλους κατεκαιον ενωπιον παντων· και συνεψηφισαν τας τιμας αυτων και ευρον αργυριου μυριαδας πεντε. 20 ουτως κατα κρατος ο λογος του κυριου ηυξανεν και ισχυεν. 21 ως δε επληρωθη ταυτα, εθετο ο παυλος εν τω πνευματι διελθων την μακεδονιαν και αχαιαν πορευεσθαι εις ιερουσαλημ, ειπων οτι μετα το γενεσθαι με εκει δει με και ρωμην ιδειν. 22 αποστειλας δε εις την μακεδονιαν δυο των διακονουντων αυτω, τιμοθεον και εραστον, αυτος επεσχεν χρονον εις την ασιαν. 23 εγενετο δε κατα τον καιρον εκεινον ταραχος ουκ ολιγος περι της οδου. 24 δημητριος γαρ τις ονοματι, αργυροκοπος, ποιων ναους αργυρους αρτεμιδος παρειχετο τοις τεχνιταις εργασιαν ουκ ολιγην· 25 ους συναθροισας και τους περι τα τοιαυτα εργατας ειπεν· ανδρες, επιστασθε οτι εκ ταυτης της εργασιας η ευπορια ημων εστιν, 26 και θεωρειτε και ακουετε οτι ου μονον εφεσου, αλλα σχεδον πασης της ασιας ο παυλος ουτος πεισας μετεστησεν ικανον οχλον, λεγων οτι ουκ εισιν θεοι οι δια χειρων γινομενοι. 27 ου μονον δε τουτο κινδυνευει ημιν το μερος εις απελεγμον ελθειν, αλλα και το της μεγαλης θεας αρτεμιδος ιερον εις ουθεν λογισθηναι, μελλειν τε και καθαιρεισθαι την μεγαλειοτητα αυτης, ην ολη η ασια και η οικουμενη σεβεται. 28 ακουσαντες δε και γενομενοι πληρεις θυμου εκραζον λεγοντες· μεγαλη η αρτεμις εφεσιων. 29 και επλησθη η πολις ολη της συγχυσεως, ωρμησαν τε ομοθυμαδον εις το θεατρον συναρπασαντες γαιον και αρισταρχον μακεδονας, συνεκδημους παυλου. 30 του δε παυλου βουλομενου εισελθειν εις τον δημον ουκ ειων αυτον οι μαθηται· 31 τινες δε και των ασιαρχων, οντες αυτω φιλοι, πεμψαντες προς αυτον παρεκαλουν μη δουναι εαυτον εις το θεατρον. 32 αλλοι μεν ουν αλλο τι εκραζον· ην γαρ η εκκλησια συγκεχυμενη, και οι πλειους ουκ ηδεισαν τινος ενεκεν συνεληλυθεισαν. 33 εκ δε του οχλου προεβιβασαν αλεξανδρον, προβαλλοντων αυτον των ιουδαιων· ο δε αλεξανδρος κατασεισας την χειρα ηθελεν απολογεισθαι τω δημω. 34 επιγνοντες δε οτι ιουδαιος εστιν, φωνη εγενετο μια εκ παντων, ως επι ωρας δυο κραζοντων· μεγαλη η αρτεμις εφεσιων. 35 καταστειλας δε ο γραμματευς τον οχλον φησιν· ανδρες εφεσιοι, τις γαρ εστιν ανθρωπος ος ου γινωσκει την εφεσιων πολιν νεωκορον ουσαν της μεγαλης θεας αρτεμιδος και του διοπετους; 36 αναντιρρητων ουν οντων τουτων δεον εστιν υμας κατεσταλμενους υπαρχειν και μηδεν προπετες πρασσειν. 37 ηγαγετε γαρ τους ανδρας τουτους ουτε ιεροσυλους ουτε βλασφημουντας την θεαν υμων. 38 ει μεν ουν δημητριος και οι συν αυτω τεχνιται εχουσιν προς τινα λογον, αγοραιοι αγονται και ανθυπατοι εισιν, εγκαλειτωσαν αλληλοις. 39 ει δε τι περι ετερων επιζητειτε, εν τη εννομω εκκλησια επιλυθησεται. 40 και γαρ κινδυνευομεν εγκαλεισθαι στασεως περι της σημερον, μηδενος αιτιου υπαρχοντος περι ου δυνησομεθα αποδουναι λογον της συστροφης ταυτης. 41 και ταυτα ειπων απελυσεν την εκκλησιαν.
Acts · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
People & places in this chapter
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People
Alexander
A Jew pushed forward by the crowd at Ephesus who motioned for silence to make a defense but was shouted down.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:33
Aristarchus
A Thessalonian who traveled with Paul, was seized in the Ephesus riot, sailed with him to Rome, and is called Paul's fellow prisoner.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4; Acts 27:2
Demetrius
A silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis and stirred up the riot against Paul at Ephesus.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:24; Acts 19:38
Erastus
Named as the city treasurer who sends greetings in Romans, as a helper Paul sent into Macedonia with Timothy, and as one who stayed at Corinth; these are probably the same man.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:22; Romans 16:23; 2 Timothy 4:20
Gaius
A Macedonian traveling companion of Paul, seized with Aristarchus in the riot at Ephesus.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:29
Sceva
A Jewish chief priest whose seven sons tried to cast out demons in the name of Jesus whom Paul preaches, and were overpowered.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:14
Tyrannus
Paul taught daily in his lecture hall at Ephesus for two years.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:9
Places
Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Corinth
Corinth straddled the isthmus linking mainland Greece to the Peloponnese — a hub of commerce and immorality. Paul founded the church here; a Roman bema traditionally linked to his hearing before…
Cited in the guide: Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1
Ephesus
The chief city of Roman Asia, famed for the temple of Artemis. Paul's long ministry sparked the silversmiths' riot; the city is also the first addressed in Revelation.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:1; Acts 19:28; Revelation 2:1
Jerusalem
Set high in the Judean hills (~2,500 ft), Jerusalem was David's royal city, the site of the First and Second Temples, and the stage for Jesus' passion and the church's birth at Pentecost.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:6-9; Luke 19:41; Acts 1:8
Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Rome
The empire's heart. Paul wrote his great letter to the church here before arriving in chains, then ministered under guard while awaiting trial before Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 28:16; Romans 1:7; Acts 19:21
Miletus
Cross references (38)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 18:23–28; Acts 18:1; 1 Corinthians 16:12; Acts 18:19–21; 1 Corinthians 1:12
- 2 1 Corinthians 6:19; Galatians 3:5; Acts 11:15–17; John 7:39; 1 Samuel 3:7
- 3 Acts 18:25; Matthew 3:1–17; Acts 8:16; Luke 3:1–38; 1 Corinthians 12:13
- 4 Acts 1:5; John 1:29–34; Acts 11:16; Luke 3:16–18; John 1:27
- 5 Acts 8:12; Acts 8:16; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 10:2; Romans 6:3–4
- 6 Acts 2:4; Acts 6:6; Mark 16:17; 1 Timothy 5:22; 1 Corinthians 14:1–25
- 8 Acts 28:23; Acts 1:3; Jude 3; Acts 9:20–22; Acts 14:1
- 9 Acts 19:23; Acts 9:2; Acts 18:6–8; Acts 14:4; 2 Peter 2:12
- 10 Acts 20:31; 2 Timothy 1:15; Romans 10:18; Acts 16:6; Galatians 3:28
- 11 Acts 5:12; Mark 16:17–20; Romans 15:18–19; Hebrews 2:4; Galatians 3:5
- 12 Acts 5:15; 2 Kings 13:20–21; Mark 16:17; 2 Kings 4:29–31
- 13 Matthew 12:27; Mark 9:38; Luke 11:19; Acts 8:18–19; Luke 9:49
- 15 Acts 16:17–18; Mark 1:34; Luke 4:33–35; Mark 5:9–13; Mark 1:24
- 16 Mark 5:3–4; Luke 8:29; Mark 5:15; Luke 8:35
- 17 2 Thessalonians 1:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Philippians 1:20; Acts 13:12; Acts 5:5
- 18 Romans 10:10; Psalm 32:5; Matthew 3:6; Leviticus 16:21; Leviticus 26:40
- 19 Acts 13:8; Exodus 32:20; Deuteronomy 7:25–26; Genesis 35:4; Isaiah 2:20–21
- 20 Acts 6:7; Acts 12:24; Isaiah 55:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:1
- 21 Acts 20:22; Acts 20:16; Acts 23:11; Galatians 2:1; Acts 18:21
- 22 Romans 16:23; 2 Timothy 4:20; Acts 18:5; Acts 19:29; Acts 19:10
- 23 Acts 24:22; Acts 19:9; Acts 9:2; Acts 24:14; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10
- 24 1 Timothy 6:9–10; Acts 16:16; Acts 19:27–28; Acts 19:34–35; Acts 16:19
- 25 Hosea 12:7–8; Acts 16:19; Revelation 18:11–19; Hosea 4:8; 2 Peter 2:3
- 26 1 Corinthians 8:4; Acts 17:29; Isaiah 44:10–20; Acts 14:15; Deuteronomy 4:28
- 27 Zephaniah 2:11; 1 Timothy 6:5; Revelation 13:3; Acts 19:21; 1 John 5:19
- 28 Revelation 17:13; Revelation 13:4; Psalm 2:2; Revelation 12:12; Isaiah 41:5–7
- 29 Acts 20:4; Philemon 24; Colossians 4:10; Acts 27:2; Romans 16:23
- 30 Acts 21:39; Acts 17:22–31; 2 Samuel 21:17; Acts 14:14–18; 2 Samuel 18:2–3
- 31 Acts 19:10; Acts 16:6; Proverbs 16:7; Acts 21:12
- 32 Acts 21:34; Acts 19:29; Matthew 11:7–9; Luke 7:24–26; Acts 19:40
- 33 Acts 12:17; 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14; Acts 26:1–2; Acts 21:40–22:1
- 34 Acts 19:28; Acts 16:20; Revelation 13:4; Matthew 6:7; Acts 19:26
- 35 2 Thessalonians 2:10–11; 1 Timothy 4:2; Ephesians 2:12; Acts 14:12–13; Acts 18:19
- 36 Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 25:8; Acts 5:35–39
- 37 Romans 2:22; 2 Corinthians 6:3; 1 Corinthians 10:32; Acts 25:8
- 38 Acts 13:7; Acts 18:14; 1 Corinthians 6:1; Deuteronomy 17:8
- 40 Acts 17:5–8; Matthew 26:5; 1 Kings 1:41; Acts 20:1; Acts 21:31
- 41 Psalm 65:7; Ecclesiastes 9:17; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10; Proverbs 15:1–2
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
(a) See him in every place forcing his way into the synagogue, and in this manner departing thence. For in every place, he wished to have the occasion given him by them. (c) He wished to separate the disciples thence, and to have the beginning for ceasing to assemble with them, given by (the Jews) themselves.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
because certain who had the baptism of John were commanded by Paul to be baptized, for they had not the baptism of Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… John, but "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God." And elsewhere too he saith, "John verily preached a baptism of repentance," (he saith not "of remission,") "that they should believe on Him that should come after him." For when the sacrifice was not yet offered, neither had the spirit yet come down, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
How shall I worthily recount the mighty deeds which were wrought at Ephesus through Paul, by the Holy Ghost?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… be a setter forth of strange gods:" this the Athenians; but the Ephesians, with what tumult would they have slain the Apostles, when in the theatre, for their goddess Diana, they made such an uproar, as to be shouting, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" Amidst which waves and roaring of the sea, feared not they who to that refuge …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)