Acts Chapter 19 verses 1 to 20
It happened that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed
through the upper country, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.
He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you
believed?" They said to him, "No, we haven't even heard that there is
a Holy Spirit."
He said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said,
"Into John's baptism."
Paul said, "John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance,
saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after
him, that is, in Jesus."
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them,
and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
They were about twelve men in all.
He entered into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for a period of three
months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning the Kingdom of
God.
But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way
before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples,
reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia
heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even
handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the
evil spirits went out.
But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to name
over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying,
"We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."
There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did
this.
The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who
are you ?"
The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overpowered
them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and
wounded.
This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus.
Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Many also of those who had believed came, confessing, and declaring
their deeds.
Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together
and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found
it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Insight- While in Ephesus, when Paul had laid his hands on 12 men, the Holy
Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied. God
worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or
aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and evil spirits were cast
out. Paul preached daily in the school of Tyrannus for two years. Many of those
who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the
sight of all. The word of the Lord was established.
Do you believe God can do special miracles for you as he did through
the hands of Apostle Paul?
Prayer- Dear Father in heaven, grant me grace to be steadfast in my
faith and work consistently for you, proclaiming the kingdom of heaven as long
as I live. In Jesus name. Amen.
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