Acts 19:23-29

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AboutG2596 thatG1565 timeG2540 there aroseG1096 a greatG3756G3641 disturbanceG50171 aboutG4012 theG3588 WayG3598. 24It began with aG5100 silversmithG695 namedG3686 DemetriusG1216 who madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 of ArtemisG735, bringingG3930 muchG3756G3641 businessG20392 to theG3588 craftsmenG5079.

25Demetrius assembledG3739G4867 the craftsmen, along withG2532 theG3588 workmenG2040 inG4012 relatedG3588 tradesG5108. “MenG435,” he saidG2036, “you knowG1987 thatG3754 thisG3778 businessG2039 isG1510 ourG1473 source of prosperityG2142. 26AndG2532 you can seeG2334 andG2532 hearG191 thatG3754 notG3756 onlyG3440 in EphesusG2181, but inG235 nearlyG4975 the wholeG3956 province of AsiaG773, thisG3778 PaulG3972 has persuadedG3982 a great numberG2425 of peopleG3793 to turn awayG3179. He saysG3004 thatG3754 man-madeG1096G1223G5495 gods areG1510 noG3756 godsG2316 at all. 27There is dangerG2793 notG3756 onlyG3440 that ourG1473 businessG3313 will fallG2064 intoG1519 disreputeG557, butG235 alsoG2532 that theG3588 templeG2411 of theG3588 greatG3173 goddessG2299 ArtemisG735 will be discreditedG3049G1519G3762 andG5037 herG846 majestyG3168 deposedG2507—she whoG3739 is worshipedG4576 by allG3650 the province of AsiaG773 andG2532 theG3588 whole worldG3625.”

28When the men heardG191 this, they wereG1096 enragedG4134G2372 and began shoutingG2896G3004, “GreatG3173 is ArtemisG735 of the EphesiansG2180!” 29Soon theG3588 wholeG3588 cityG4172 was in disarrayG4130G4799. They rushedG3729 togetherG3661 intoG1519 theG3588 theatreG2302, dragging withG4884 them GaiusG1050 andG2532 AristarchusG708, Paul’sG3972 traveling companionsG4898 from MacedoniaG3110.