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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 19
Paul confers the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands—He
preaches and works many miracles—Sons of Sceva fail to cast out devils
by exorcism—Worshippers of Diana raise a tumult against Paul.
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1 AND it came to pass, that,
while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper
acoasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye
baptized?a And they said, Unto
aJohn's baptism.
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3a Unto what then were ye
baptized? Yes, proper and acceptable baptism must be performed by
proper authority esle it is of no effect, being that there is no real true
baptism but by and through the proper authority as give by and in God and
God's priesthood. Any other baptism is NOT and the only one and true baptism
must then be performed upon that person as they stand as not being baptised.
Yet there is also another point which is mentioned here. 'Unto what were ye
baptized?' In the early restored church a number were so baptized by authority
before the church was organized and had it legal entity upon the earth. Thus
the earlier baptisms were not unto membership is the church but merely unto
Christ. So it was in John's baptism, He performed a baptism unto Christ but
not unto Christ's church which had not yet been established unto Christ's
administration did take effect. Thus the early saints in both instances would
have to be 'rebaptized' or baptized again unto to membership in Christ's
Church and Kingdom even after their enitial baptims unto Christ. Today in the
church the Baptism in the Church stands both as being baptised unto Chrirst
and unto Christ's Church or Kingdom on earth.
When John the Baptist taught, he taught that there would be one come who was
greater than he that would not only baptize them with water unto Christ as
did John, but one that would baptize them both with 'water and spirit'. That
Spirit is the Holy Ghost, but it is to be noted that under Christ they would
be both baptized with 'water' again as will as with the Spirit, and this was
unto membership in Christ's Church and Kingdom which Christ would establish.
And of all who are so baptised by 'water and spirit' unto the baptism of
Christ, so is givne the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, who will guide them in all
things whatsoever they must do to obtain eternal life.
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4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of
arepentance, saying unto the people, that they should
believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
5 When they heard this, they were
abaptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them,
the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with atongues,
and prophesied.
7 And all the men were about twelve.
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8 And he went into the asynagogue,
and spake boldly for the space of three months, bdisputing
and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.
9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
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11 And God wrought special
amiracles by the hands of Paul:
12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick
ahandkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from
them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
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13 ¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews,
aexorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil
spirits the bname of the Lord Jesus, saying, We
cadjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
15 And the aevil spirit answered
and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
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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.
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18 And many that believed came, and
aconfessed, and shewed their deeds.
19 Many of them also which used curious
aarts brought their books together, and burned them before
all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty
thousand pieces of silver.
20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
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21 ¶ After these things were ended, Paul purposed
in the aspirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and
Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see
bRome.
22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
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23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a
silversmith, which made silver shrines for aDiana, brought
no small gain unto the craftsmen;
25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
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26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
27 So that not only this our acraft
is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great
goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed,
whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
28 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
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29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and
having caught Gaius and aAristarchus, men of Macedonia,
Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
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31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the
Jews putting him forward. And aAlexander beckoned with the
hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
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34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
35 And when the townclerk had
aappeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus,
what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a
bworshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the
image which fell down from cJupiter?
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36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken
against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing
arashly.
37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which
are with him, have a matter against any man, athe law is
open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
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39 But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
40 For we are in danger to be called in question for
this day's auproar, there being no cause whereby we may
give an account of this concourse.
41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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