Acts 19:14-25

¹⁴And there were seven sons of Scevas, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

¹⁵And the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I knew, and Paul I well know; but who are ye?

¹⁶And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them both, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁷And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁸And many of the believers came, confessing and declaring their practices.

¹⁹Many also of those who had practised magical arts 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.

²⁰So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily.

²¹And when these things were ended, Paul resolved to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

²²And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

²³And about that time there arose no small tumult concerning the faith.

²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, made silver shrines of Diana, and brought no small gain to the craftsmen.

²⁵And having called them together, with the workmen of like occupation, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth;