Although Ephesus was filled with immorality, false religion, and the practice of magic, God blessed the ministry of the apostle Paul and others in that city. ​ — Acts, chapter 19.
با این حال خدا موعظهٔ پولُس رسول و دیگر مسیحیان را در آنجا بسیار برکت داد .‏ —‏ اَعمال باب ۱۹‏ .‏