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So Paul remained in Corinth for a year and six months, teaching among them the Message of God.

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But when Gallio became Proconsul of Greece, the Jews with one accord made a dead set at Paul, and brought him before the court.

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But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might reasonably have listened to you Jews.

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But since these are questions about words and names and your Law, you yourselves must see to them. I refuse to be a judge in such matters."

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Then the people all set upon Sosthenes, the Warden of the synagogue, and beat him severely in front of the court. Gallio did not concern himself in the least about this.

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After remaining a considerable time longer in Corinth, Paul took leave of the brethren and set sail for Syria; and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had shaved his head at Cenchreae, because he was bound by a vow.

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They put in at Ephesus, and there Paul left his companions behind. As for himself, he went to the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.

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When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,

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but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.

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Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria, a man of great learning and well versed in the Scriptures.

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He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Priscilla and Aquila, after hearing him, took him home and explained God's way to him more accurately.

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Then, as he had made up his mind to cross over into Greece, the brethren wrote to the disciples in Corinth begging them to give him a kindly welcome. Upon his arrival he rendered valuable help to those who through grace had believed;

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During the stay of Apollos in Corinth, Paul, after passing through the inland districts, came to Ephesus, where he found a few disciples.

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"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you first believed?" he asked them. "No," they replied, "we did not even hear that there is a Holy Spirit."

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"Into what then were you baptized?" he asked. "Into John's baptism," they replied.

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"John," he said, "administered a baptism of repentance, bidding the people believe on One who was to come after him; namely, on Jesus."

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On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;

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They numbered in all about twelve men.

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Afterwards he went into the synagogue. There for three months he continued to preach fearlessly, explaining in words which carried conviction the truths which concern the Kingdom of God.

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But some grew obstinate in unbelief and spoke evil of the new faith before all the congregation. So Paul left them, and, taking with him those who were disciples, held discussions daily in Tyrannus's lecture-hall.

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This went on for two years, so that all the inhabitants of the province of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, heard the Lord's Message.

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But there were also some wandering Jewish exorcists who undertook to invoke the name of Jesus over those who had the evil spirits, saying, "I command you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches."

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There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew of high-priestly family, who were doing this.

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"Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"

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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.

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