140 Josep Rius-Camps and Jenny Read-Heimerdinger [d] 14b They went into the house of the demon-possessed person and began calling on the name saying, ‘We or- der you by Jesus whom Paul preach- es to go out’. [e] 15 At that point, the evil spirit re- 15 The evil spirit replied and said to plied: it said to them, ‘Jesus I know them, ‘Jesus I know and Paul I am ac- and Paul I am acquainted with, but quainted with, but who are you?’ who are you?’ [d'] 16 And by springing on them, the 16 And having leapt on them, the man in whom was the evil spirit got man in whom was the evil spirit got control of them and overpowered complete control of them all and them both, with the result that, na- overpowered them, with the result ked and wounded, they fled out of that, naked and wounded, they fled that house. out of that house. [c'] 17a This became known to all the 17a This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus; Jews as well as the Greeks living in Ephesus; [b'] 17b fear fell on them all, 17b fear fell on them all, [a'] 17c and the name of the Lord Jesus 17c and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. was magnified. [B'a] 18 Many of those who believed 18 And furthermore, many of those came confessing and disclosing their who had become believers came con- magic practices; fessing and disclosing their deeds. [b] 19a a good number of those practis- 19a A good number of those practis- ing magic even collected their books ing magic collected their books and and burned them in front of every- burned them in front of everyone. one. [b'] 19b They counted up what they 19b They counted up what they were were worth: they found it was worth, and found it was 50,000 piec- 50,000 pieces of silver. es of silver. [a'] 20 In this way, faith in God power- 20 In this way, according to the fully gathered strength: it was grow- power of the Lord, the word began to ing and expanding. grow and be strong. [A'a] 21 Paul then resolved in his spirit 21 Now when these things had been to travel through Macedonia and accomplished, Paul resolved in his through Achaia, and to make the spirit after travelling through Mac- journey to Hierosoluma, saying, edonia and Achaia to make the jour- ‘After I have been there, I must also ney to Hierosoluma, saying, ‘After see Rome’. I have been there, I must also see Rome’. [a'] 22 And having sent to Macedonia 22 So having sent to Macedonia two two of those who were serving him, of those who were serving him, Tim- Timothy and Erastus, he himself de- othy and Erastus, he himself delayed layed for a little while in Asia. for a while in Asia.