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tongues, and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for
around three months, disputing and persuading the things
concerning the malchut of vuvh.
9 But when some were hardened, and believed not, but
spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed
from them, and separated the talmidim, and they held
midrash daily in the yeshiva of Tyrannus.
10 And this continued for around two years; so that all
those who dwelt in Asia Minor heard the word of the
Master gauvh, Yahudim, Greeks and Arameans.
11 And vuvh worked special nisim by the hands of Shaul:
12 So that even from the clothes on his body were
brought to the sick handkerchiefs, or aprons, and the
diseases departed from them, the shadim went out from
them, and the insane were restored.
13 Then certain roving Yahudim, exorcists, took it upon
themselves to call out over those who had shadim in the
Name of the Master gauvh, saying, We adjure you by
gauvh who Shaul proclaims.
14 And there were seven sons of Skeua, a Yahudi, and the
head of the roving exorcist priests, who did the same
thing.
15 And the evil shad answered and said, gauvh I know,
and Shaul I know; but who are you?
16 And the man in whom the evil ruach was leaped on
them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so
that they fled out of that bayit naked, beaten and
wounded.
17 And this was known to all the Yahudim and Greeks
5356 also dwelling at Ephsiyah; and fear fell on them all,
and the Name of the Savior gauvh was magnified.
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and
showed their s.a.tanic deeds.
19 Many of them also who used magic brought their
books together, and burned them before all men: and they
counted the price of the books, and found it fifty thousand
pieces of silver.
20 So mightily grew the word of vuvh and prevailed.
21 After these things were ended, Shaul purposed in the
Ruach, when he had passed through Makedonia and
Achayah, to go to Yahrushalayim, saying, After I have
been there, I must also see Romiyah.
22 So he sent into Makedonia two of them that attended
to him, Timtheous and Erastos; but he himself stayed in
Asia Minor for a while.
23 At the same time there arose a big stir about the Way.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith,
who made silver shrines for Artemis the pagan mighty
one, brought no small gain to the craftsmen;
25 When he called together the shrine makers, and said,
Sirs, you know that by this craft we have our wealth.
26 Moreover you see and hear, that not only at Ephsiyah,
but almost throughout all of Asia Minor, this Shaul has
persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they
are not mighty ones which we make with our hands:
27 So that not only our livelihood is in danger to come to
nothing; but also that the shrine of the great female
mighty one Artemis should be despised, and her
magnificence should be destroyed, whom all in Asia
Minor and the olam worships.
28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of
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wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the
Ephesians.
29 And the entire city was filled with confusion: and
having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Makedonia,
Shaul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one
accord into the theatre.
30 And when Shaul would have entered into the mob, the
talmidim did not allow him.
31 And certain of the officials of Asia Minor, who were
his chaverim, sent for him, desiring that he would not risk
his chayim in the theatre.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for
the mob was confused; and most did not know why they
had come together.
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the
Yahudim putting him forward. And Alexander motioned
for silence with his hand, and would have made his
defense to the people.
34 But when they knew that he was a Yahudi, all with
one voice for about two hours cried out, Great is Artemis
of the Ephesians.
35 And when the mayor had quieted the people, he said,
You men of Ephsiyah, what man is there that knows not
how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the
great female mighty one Artemis, and her image which
fell down from Zeus in heaven?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against,
you should be quiet, do nothing in haste.
37 For you have brought here these men, who are neither
robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your female
mighty one.
38 Therefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen who are
with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are
open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one
another.
39 But if you inquire anything concerning any other
matters, it shall be determined in a lawful court.
40 For we are in danger to be called to an account for this
day’s riot, there being no reason we can give to account
for this mob scene.
41 And when he had spoken, he dismissed the crowd.
And after the uproar had ceased, Shaul called to him
the talmidim, and embraced them, and departed to go into
Makedonia.
2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given
them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
3 And there he stayed three months. And when the
unbelieving Yahudim lay in wait for him, as he was about
to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through
Makedonia.
4 And there accompanied him into Asia Minor Sopater
from Berea; and from Tesloniqyah, Aristarchos and
Secundos; and Gaios from Derbe, and Timtheous; and
from Asia Minor, Tuchicos and Trophimos.
5 These going on ahead waited for us at Troas.
6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of
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and came to them at Troas in five
days; where we stayed seven days.
7 And after havdalah, when the talmidim stayed together
to break lechem, Shaul proclaimed to them, ready to
depart the next day; and continued his speech until
midnight.