Acts 19:24-40

24It began with aG5100 silversmithG695 namedG3686 DemetriusG1216 who madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 of ArtemisG735, bringingG3930 muchG3756G3641 businessG20391 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.

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PaulG3972 wantedG1014 to go beforeG1525G1519 theG3588 assemblyG1218, but theG3588 disciplesG3101 would not allowG3756G1439 himG846. 31EvenG2532 someG5100 ofG3588 Paul’s friendsG5384 who wereG1510 officials of the province of AsiaG7752 sent wordG3992 to himG4314, beggingG3870 himG846 notG3361 to ventureG1325 intoG1519 theG3588 theatreG2302.

32MeanwhileG3767G3303G1063 theG3588 assemblyG1577 wasG1510 in turmoilG4797. SomeG243 were shoutingG2896 one thingG5100 and some another, andG2532 mostG4119 of them did not even knowG3756G1492 whyG5101G1752 they were thereG4905. 33TheG3588 JewsG2453 inG1537 theG3588 crowdG3793 pushedG4261 AlexanderG223 forward to explain himselfG4822, andG1161 he motioned for silenceG2678G3588G5495 so heG2309 could make his defenseG626 to theG3588 peopleG1218. 34ButG1161 when they realizedG1921 thatG3754 he wasG1510 a JewG2453, they all shouted in unisonG5456G1096G1520G1537G3956 forG1909 aboutG5613 twoG1417 hoursG5610: “GreatG3173 is ArtemisG735 of the EphesiansG2180!”

35FinallyG1161 theG3588 city clerkG1122 quietedG2687 theG3588 crowdG3793 and declaredG5346, “MenG435 of EphesusG2180, doesn’tG3756G1510 everyone knowG1097 thatG5101 theG3588 cityG4172 of EphesusG2180 isG1510 guardian of the templeG3511 of theG3588 greatG3173 ArtemisG735 andG2532 ofG3588 her image, which fell from heavenG1356? 36SinceG3767 these thingsG3778 areG1510 undeniableG368, youG4771 oughtG1510G1163 to beG5225 calmG2687 andG2532 not do anythingG3367G4238 rashG4312. 37ForG1063 you have broughtG71 theseG3778 men hereG435, though they have neitherG3777 robbed our templeG2417 norG3777 blasphemedG987 ourG1473 goddessG2316.

38SoG3767 ifG1487 DemetriusG1216 andG2532 his fellowG3588G4862G846 craftsmenG5079 haveG2192 a complaintG3056 againstG4314 anyoneG5100, the courtsG60 are openG71 andG2532 proconsulsG446 are availableG1510. Let them bring charges againstG1458 one anotherG240 there. 39ButG1161 ifG1487 you are seekingG1934 anythingG5100 beyond thisG4008, it must be settledG1956 inG1722 aG3588 legalG1772 assemblyG1577. 40ForG2532 we are in jeopardy ofG1063G2793 being chargedG1458 with riotingG4714 forG4012 today’sG4594 events, and we haveG5225G3739G3756G1410G591 noG3367 justificationG159G4012 to accountG3056 forG4012 thisG3778 commotionG4963.”