Quotes About Ephesus

May you have plenty of wealth, you men of Ephesus, in order that you may be punished for your evil ways

Otrera led her warriors on tons of successful campaigns across Asia Minor and into Greece. They founded two famous cities on the western coast of Turkey – Smyrna and Ephesus. Why they picked those names, I don't know. I would've gone with Buttkickville and Smackdown City, but that's just me.

The first thing Jesus tells the church of Ephesus that He loves about them is they have sound doctrine.

Modern science begins with Heraclitus of Ephesus.

So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her love.

False brethren don't show up at your church to be helped, they come to devour the flock. They are wolves. Wolves like to feed on lambs. You don't negotiate with a wolf. You don't counsel a wolf. You don't pray with a wolf. Read this carefully, the only thing you can do with a wolf is take them out, drive them out, and drive them away from your flock! This is what the leadership at Ephesus did, and Jesus commended them for it.

The letter to the church at Ephesus reminds us how easily the church's early days of passionate love for Christ can grow cold as the years go by. But Christ never meant for our duty to Him, even faithful duty, to replace our love for Him. The church's "first love" for Jesus Christ has to be continually nurtured, and serve as the genuine motivation for service to our Lord.

When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples

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.

It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.

Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesnít everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”

But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.

saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”