16. And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
17. And this became known to all, both Yehuḏim and Greeks dwelling in Ephesos. And fear fell on them all, and the Name of the Master יהושע was made great.
18. And many who had believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.
19. And many of those who had practised magic brought their books together, burning them before all. And they reckoned up the value of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20. So the word of the Master was growing mightily and prevailing.
21. Now when these matters had been completed, Sha’ul purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through Makedonia and Achaia, to go to Yerushalayim, saying, “After I have been there, I have to see Rome too.”
22. And having sent into Makedonia two of those assisting him, Timothy and Ěrastos, he himself remained in Asia for a time.
23. And about that time there came to be a great commotion about the Way.
24. For a certain man named Demetrios, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided no little business to the craftsmen,
25. who, having called them together, with the workers of similar trade, said, “Men, you know that our wealth is from this business.
26. “And you see and hear that not only at Ephesos, but throughout almost all Asia, this Sha’ul has persuaded and turned away a large number, saying that they are not mighty ones which are made with hands.