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Ephesus: the word grows mightily; the riot

For two years in Ephesus the word of the Lord spread through all Asia, magic books burned, and the silversmiths' riot filled the theater with the cry, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians (Acts 19:10, 19, 28).

📖 Acts 19:1–3

1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 3“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.

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Sources: Scripture — Acts 19:1-41
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