http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 1 Answers To Questions on Acts 19:1-41 1. While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul came to Ephesus and found certain disciples who had not received the Holy Spirit since they believed. 2. In what ways should we be like these disciples at Ephesus? They had done all they knew to do to please God and were open minded and ready to hear and obey all further commands God had for them._ 3. These disciples had already been baptized unto John s baptism and now they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 4. What does in the name of mean? By the authority of.
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 2 5. When did these disciples receive the Holy Spirit, when they came up out of the water or when Paul laid his hands on them? When Paul laid his hands on them after having been baptized by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 6. What did the Holy Spirit enable these disciples to do? Speak with tongues and prophesy. 7. Do all Christians receive the Holy Spirit? Yes. If so, how do we know we have received the Holy Spirit? We receive the providential care of the Holy Spirit, the assurance of the forgiveness of our sins and the attitude, heart of the Holy Spirit. 8. Paul preached for three months in the synagogue regarding the kingdom of God. 9. When some became hardened and believed not, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, Paul took the disciples and began preaching daily in the school of Tyrannus.
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 3 10. Paul preached in the school of Tyrannus for two years so that all Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11. What special miracles did God perform by the hands of Paul? The sick were healed and evil spirits departed from them. 12. What did certain Jewish exorcists do? They tried to duplicate Paul s miracles by calling over people with evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus. 13. What problem did two of Sceva s sons encounter? A man in whom was an evil spirit leaped on these two sons of Sceva and beat them up. They ran out of the house naked and wounded. 14. What were the results of these events? See verses 17-20. Fear fell on all the Jews and Greeks and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. Many believed, confessed their sins and burned their
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 4 books associated with the use of curious arts. The word of God grew mightily and prevailed. 15. According to verses 21 and 22, what were Paul s plans for the future? Paul planned to leave Ephesus, go through Macedonia, and Achaia, visit Jerusalem and then Rome. 16. What upset Demetrius? Paul s preaching success was reducing the business of Demetrius, a silversmith, and that of similar craftsmen who made shrines and idols. 17. In the theatre some cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 18. Alexander was brought into the theatre. He was a Jew which caused the assembly to cry out in unison for two hours, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
http://www.biblestudyworkshop.org 5 19. Why did Alexander who was a Jew cause such a reaction when he appeared in the theatre? The Ephesian Greeks were prejudiced against both Jews and Christians because both were opposed to idols. They certainly were antagonistic to a Christian Jew who would really be opposed to idols. 20. What points did the town clerk make when he spoke to the crowd? What results did he achieve? Everybody knows Ephesians worship Diana. We should be quiet and do nothing rashly. Don t cause a riot which could bring punishment on Ephesians from Rome. The courts are open. Take your grievance to court.