Acts 19

23 Ref And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way.

24 Ref For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;

25 Ref Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth.

26 Ref And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:

27 Ref And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position.

28 Ref And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

29 Ref And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.

30 Ref And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.

31 Ref And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.

32 Ref And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

33 Ref Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

34 Ref But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

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