019:014 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew of high-priestly family,
who were doing this.
019:015 "Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have
heard of, but who are you?"
019:016 And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them,
over-mastered them both, and treated them with such violence,
that they fled from the house stripped of their clothes and wounded.
019:017 All the people of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks, came to know
of this. There was widespread terror, and they began to hold
the name of the Lord Jesus in high honour.
019:018 Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been,
019:019 and not a few of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together and burnt them in the presence of all. The total value was reckoned and found to be 50,000 silver coins.
019:020 Thus mightily did the Lord's Message spread and triumph!
019:021 When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem. "After that," he said, "I must also see Rome."
019:022 But he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia,
while he himself remained for a while in Roman Asia.
019:023 Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about
the new faith.