14
(And there were seven sons of
one Sceva, a Jew
and prince of the priests, who did so.)
15
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are ye?
16
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them and overcame them and prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17
And this 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, confessing and declaring their deeds.
19
In the same manner many who had practiced vain arts brought their books together and burned them before everyone, and they counted the price of them and found
it fifty thousand
pieces of silver.
20
So the word of God grew mightily and prevailed.
21
After these things were ended, Paul purposed by
the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there, it behooves me to see Rome also.
22
So he sent into Macedonia two of those that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
23
And the same time there arose no small stir about the way.
24
For a certain
man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen,