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Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 20:18-21 NASB
And when they had come to him, he said to them,serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through athe plots of the Jews;how I adid not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house,solemnly atestifying to both Jews and Greeks of brepentance toward God and cfaith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
May 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 20:13-17 NASB
But awe, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day following we came to aMiletus.For Paul had decided to sail past aEphesus so that he would not have to spend time in bAsia; for he was hurrying cto be in Jerusalem, if possible, don the day of Pentecost.From Miletus he sent to aEphesus and called to him bthe elders of the church.
May 4
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Matthew 28:11-17 NASB
Now while they were on their way, some of athe guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,and said, "You are to say, 'His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep.'"And if this should come to athe governor's ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble."And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely aspread among the Jews, and is bto this day.But the eleven disciples proceeded ato Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but asome were doubtful.
May 1
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:41 NASB
After saying this he dismissed the assembly.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:39-40 NASB
"But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the lawful assembly."For indeed we are in danger of being accused of a riot in connection with today's events, since there is no real cause for it, and in this connection we will be unable to account for this disorderly gathering."
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:35-38 NASB
After quieting the crowd, the town clerk said, "Men of aEphesus, what man is there after all who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image which fell down from heaven?"So, since these are undeniable facts, you ought to keep calm and to do nothing rash."For you have brought these men here who are neither arobbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess."So then, if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against any man, the courts are in session and aproconsuls are available; let them bring charges against one another.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:32-34 NASB
aSo then, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in confusion and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.Some of the crowd concluded it was Alexander, since the Jews had put him forward; and having amotioned with his hand, Alexander was intending to make a defense to the assembly.But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a single outcry arose from them all as they shouted for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:31 NASB
Also some of the Asiarchs who were friends of his sent to him and repeatedly urged him not to venture into the theater.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:30 NASB
And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, athe disciples would not let him.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:29 NASB
The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, dragging along aGaius and bAristarchus, Paul's traveling ccompanions from dMacedonia.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:28 NASB
When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the aEphesians!"
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:20-23 NASB
So athe word of the Lord bwas growing mightily and prevailing.Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the Spirit to ago to Jerusalem bafter he had passed through cMacedonia and dAchaia, saying, "After I have been there, eI must also see Rome."And having sent into aMacedonia two of bthose who ministered to him, cTimothy and dErastus, he himself stayed in eAsia for a while.About that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning athe Way.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:15-19 NASB
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?"And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in aEphesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified.Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand apieces of silver.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:11-14 NASB
God was performing aextraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,aso that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and bthe evil spirits went out.But also some of the Jewish aexorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:9-10 NASB
This took place for atwo years, so that all who lived in bAsia heard cthe word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.But when asome were becoming hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of bthe Way before the people, he withdrew from them and took away cthe disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:6-7 NASB
And when Paul had alaid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began bspeaking with tongues and cprophesying.There were in all about twelve men.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:5 NASB
When they heard this, they were abaptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:1-4 NASB
It happened that while aApollos was at bCorinth, Paul passed through the cupper country and came to dEphesus, and found some disciples.He said to them, "aDid you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, bwe have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit."And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "aInto John's baptism."Paul said, "aJohn baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people bto believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:26-27 NASB
"You see and hear that not only in aEphesus, but in almost all of bAsia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that cgods made with hands are no gods at all."Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of aAsia and bthe world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence."
Apr 27
Vicki Stephens-Parent
highlighted Acts 19:24-25 NASB
For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, awas bringing no little business to the craftsmen;these he gathered together with the workmen of similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that our prosperity depends upon this business.
Apr 27