Bible Verses About Paul

Having heard these things, they were full of anger and cried out, saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

And the whole city was filled with confusion. And having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

And some also of the rulers of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, desiring that he would not venture himself into the theatre.

Now some cried one thing, some another. For the assembly was confused: and the greater part knew not for what cause they were come together.

And they drew forth Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews thrusting him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand for silence, would have given the people satisfaction,

But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for the space of about two, hours, cried out: Great is Diana of the Ephesians!

And when the town clerk had appeased the multitudes, he said: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great Diana and of Jupiter's offspring?

For as much therefore as these things cannot be contradicted, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly.

For you have brought hither these men, who are neither guilty of sacrilege nor of blasphemy against your goddess.

But if Demetrius and the craftsmen that are with him have a matter against any man, the courts of justice are open: and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.

And if you inquire after any other matter, it may be decided in a lawful assembly.

For we are even in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no man guilty (of whom we may give account) of this concourse. And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

And after the tumult was ceased, Paul calling to him the disciples and exhorting them, took his leave and set forward to go into Macedonia.

And when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece:

Where, when he had spent three months, the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria. So he took a resolution to return through Macedonia.

And there accompanied him Sopater, the son of Pyrrhus, of Berea: and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus: and Gaius of Derbe and Timothy: and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

These, going before, stayed for us at Troas.

But we sailed from Philippi after the days of the azymes and came to them to Troas in five days, where we abode seven days.

And on the first day of the week, when we were assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, being to depart on the morrow. And he continued his speech until midnight.

And there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled.

And a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the window, being oppressed with a deep sleep (as Paul was long preaching), by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead.

To whom, when Paul had gone down, he laid himself upon him and, embracing him, said: Be not troubled, for his soul is in him.

Then going up and breaking bread and tasting and having talked a long time to them, until daylight, so he departed.