Act 19 | TSK | STEP | The Holy Ghost is given by Paul's hands. The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles. The Jewish exorcists, are beaten by the devil. Conjuring books are burnt. Demetrius, for love of gain, raises an uproar against Paul; which is appeased by the townclerk. that. Paul. came.

curious.[Periergos ,] curious, that is, magical arts, in which sense the word is used in the Greek writers. The study of magic was prosecuted with such zeal at Ephesus, that [Ephesios gramma ,] the Ephesian letters, certain charms, or words used in incantation, became much celebrated in antiquity.

and burned.

Ge 35:4; Ex 32:20; De 7:25,26; Isa 2:20,21; 30:22; Mt 5:29,30

Lu 14:33; Heb 10:34

fifty.Probably Attic drachms; which at 7.®d. each, would amount to 1,562£. 10s. or at, 9d. each, to 1,875£.

6:7; 12:24; Isa 55:11; 2Th 3:1

Cir. A.M. 4063. A.D. 59. these.

Ro 15:25-28; Ga 2:1

purposed.

16:6-10; 18:21; 20:22; La 3:37; Ro 1:13; 2Co 1:15-18

when.

20:1-6

to go.

20:16,22; 21:4,11-15,17; 24:17,18; Ro 15:25,26

I must.

18:21; 23:11; 25:10-12; 27:1,24; 28:16,30,31; Ro 1:15; 15:23-29

Php 1:12-14

Macedonia.

16:9,10; 18:5; 20:1; 2Co 1:16; 2:13; 8:1; 11:9; 1Th 1:8

that ministered.

13:5; 16:3

Erastus.

Ro 16:23; 2Ti 4:20

there.

2Co 1:8-10; 6:9

that.

9; 9:2; 18:26; 22:4; 24:14,22

shrines.[Naus,] temples, probably portable silver models of the temple of Diana, and small images of the goddess, somewhat like the Santa Casa purchased by pilgrims at Loretto.

Diana.

27,28,34,35

brought.

16:16; Isa 56:11,12; 1Ti 6:9,10

ye know.

16:19; Ho 4:8; 12:7,8; 2Pe 2:3; Re 18:3,11-19

that not.

10,18-20; 1Co 16:8,9; 1Th 1:9

that they.

14:15; 17:29; Ps 115:4-8; 135:15-18; Isa 44:10-20; 46:5-8

Jer 10:3-5,11,14,15; Ho 8:6; 1Co 8:4; 10:19,20; 12:2; Ga 4:8

made.

that not.

21; Zep 2:11; Mt 23:14; 1Ti 6:5

whom.

1Jo 5:19; Re 13:3,8

they.

7:54; 16:19-24; 21:28-31; Ps 2:2; Re 12:12

and cried.

34,35; 1Sa 5:3-5; 1Ki 18:26-29; Isa 41:5-7; Jer 50:38; Re 13:4

Re 17:13

the whole.

32; 17:8; 21:30,38

Gaius.

Ro 16:23; 1Co 1:14

Aristarchus.

20:4; 27:2; Col 4:10; Phm 1:24

Macedonia.Macedonia, an extensive province of Greece, was bounded on the north by the mountains of Haemus, on the south by Epirus and Achaia, on the east by the Aegean sea and Thrace, and on the west by the Adriatic sea; celebrated in all histories as being the third kingdom which, under Alexander the Great, obtained the empire of the world, and had under it 150 nations.

the theatre.

1Co 4:9; *Gr:

Paul.

14:14-18; 17:22-31; 21:39

the disciples.

2Sa 18:2,3; 21:17

the chief.

10; 16:6; Pr 16:7

desiring.

21:12

cried.

29; 21:34