# Paul in Ephesus Early Church · Draft · BSB Content revision: 517a5c59d7c80059 · No editorial review date recorded [Citation / readable page](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/mission-to-ephesus-1-cor-written/) [Open interactive map](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/?event=mission-to-ephesus-1-cor-written) [Markdown](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/mission-to-ephesus-1-cor-written/index.md) [JSON](https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/mission-to-ephesus-1-cor-written/index.json) Date: c. AD 53–57 At Ephesus, Paul baptizes about twelve disciples who knew only John’s baptism, and they receive the Holy Spirit. He teaches for two years in the lecture hall of Tyrannus, so that all who live in the province of Asia hear the word; extraordinary miracles follow, and many who practiced magic burn their scrolls. Many date 1 Corinthians to this stay in Ephesus (1 Corinthians 16:8). ## Primary Scripture [Acts 19:1–22 (BSB)](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2019%3A1%E2%80%9322&version=BSB) 19:1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples 19:2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” 19:3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied. 19:4 Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 19:5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 19:6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 19:7 There were about twelve men in all. 19:8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. 19:9 But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 19:10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord. 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them. 19:13 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” 19:14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 19:15 But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 19:16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded. 19:17 This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 19:18 Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds. 19:19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. 19:20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail. 19:21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.” 19:22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia. ## Related Scripture [1 Corinthians 16:8–9 · letter](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2016%3A8%E2%80%939&version=BSB) “I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost.” ## Location evidence Event map marker: Identified site; \[longitude, latitude\] = \[27.36783, 37.95331\]. This is a teaching marker, not an exact event venue. Asia: Approximate region. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[32.73, 39.23\]. Classification source: rule. [Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire](http://pleiades.stoa.org/places/837) Ephesus: Identified site. Coordinates \[longitude, latitude\]: \[27.36783, 37.95331\]. Classification source: rule. [Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire](http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/21155) [Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire](http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/21155) ## Interpretation and reuse Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review. Record source: theographic (364) Record source: editorial Events and places adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata), CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. 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