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and this she was doing for many days, but Paul having been grieved, and having turned, said to the spirit, `I command thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to come forth from her;' and it came forth the same hour.

and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

and Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, `Thou mayest not do thyself any harm, for we are all here.'

And, having asked for a light, he sprang in, and trembling he fell down before Paul and Silas,

and according to the custom of Paul, he went in unto them, and for three sabbaths he was reasoning with them from the Writings,

and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,

for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God -- unknown; whom, therefore -- not knowing -- ye do worship, this One I announce to you.

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves [to it], for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,'

and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating [him] before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria -- and with him [are] Priscilla and Aquilas -- having shorn [his] head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.

And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,

for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world doth worship.'

Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;