(NIV)
They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
And they
came to Ephesus, and
he left them
there,
but he
himself went into the
synagogue and
reasoned with the
Jews.
(NIV)
But as he left, he promised, ‘I will come back if it is God’s will.’ Then he set sail from Ephesus.
But on taking
leave of
them he
said, “I will
return to you if
God wills,”
and he
set sail from Ephesus.
(NIV)
Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures.
Now a Jew named Apollos, a
native of
Alexandria,
came to Ephesus. He was an
eloquent man,
competent in the
Scriptures.
(NIV)
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
And it
happened that
while Apollos was at Corinth,
Paul passed
through the
inland country and
came to Ephesus.
There he
found some disciples.
(NIV)
When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honour.
And this became known to
all the
residents of
Ephesus,
both Jews and Greeks.
And fear fell upon them all,
and the
name of the
Lord Jesus was
extolled.
(NIV)
And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.
And you
see and hear that not only in
Ephesus but in
almost all of
Asia this Paul has
persuaded and
turned away a great
many people,
saying that gods made with hands are not gods.
(NIV)
When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’
When they
heard this they
were enraged and were
crying out,
“
Great is
Artemis of the
Ephesians!”
(NIV)
But when they realised he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: ‘Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!’
But when they
recognized that he
was a
Jew,
for about two hours they
all cried out with one voice,
“
Great is
Artemis of the
Ephesians!”
(NIV)
The city clerk quietened the crowd and said: ‘Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
And when the
town clerk had
quieted the
crowd, he
said, “
Men of
Ephesus,
who is there
who does
not know that the
city of the
Ephesians is temple keeper of the
great Artemis,
and of the sacred stone that
fell from the sky?
(NIV)
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
For Paul had
decided to
sail past Ephesus, so
that he might
not have to
spend time in Asia,
for he was
hastening to
be at Jerusalem,
if possible,
on the
day of
Pentecost.
(NIV)
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
Now from Miletus he
sent to Ephesus and
called the
elders of the
church to come to him.
(NIV)
(They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.)
For they
had previously seen Trophimus the
Ephesian with him in the
city,
and they
supposed that Paul had
brought him
into the
temple.
(NIV)
If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus with no more than human hopes, what have I gained? If the dead are not raised,
‘Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die.’
What do
I gain if,
humanly speaking,
I fought with
beasts at Ephesus?
If the
dead are
not raised,
“Let us
eat and drink,
for tomorrow we
die.”
(NIV)
But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost,
But I will
stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,
(NIV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
Paul,
an
apostle of
Christ Jesus by the
will of
God,
To the
saints who
are in Ephesus,
and are
faithful in Christ Jesus:
(NIV)
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer
As I
urged you when I was
going to Macedonia,
remain at Ephesus so that you may
charge certain persons
not to teach any
different doctrine,
(NIV)
May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.
may the
Lord grant him to
find mercy from the
Lord on that day!—
and you well know all the service he
rendered at Ephesus.
(NIV)
I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
Tychicus I have
sent to Ephesus.
(NIV)
which said:
‘Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.’saying,
“Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
(NIV)
‘To the angel of the church in Ephesus write :
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.
(ESV)
“To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands.
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