Acts 19:23-34

23AboutG2596 that timeG2540 there occurredG1096 noG3756 smallG3641 disturbanceG5017 concerningG4012 1the WayG3598. 24For a manG5100 namedG3686 DemetriusG1216, a silversmithG695, who madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 of 2ArtemisG735, 3was bringingG3930 noG3756 littleG3641 4businessG2039 to the craftsmenG5079; 25theseG3739 he gatheredG4867 togetherG4867 with the workmenG2040 of similarG5108 trades, and saidG3004, “MenG435, you knowG1987 that our prosperityG2142 5dependsG1510G1537 upon thisG3778 businessG2039. 26You seeG2334 and hearG191 that not onlyG3440 in 6EphesusG2181, but in almostG4975 allG3956 of 78AsiaG773, thisG3778 PaulG3972 has persuadedG3982 and turnedG3179 awayG3179 a considerableG2425 numberG3793 of peopleG3793, sayingG3004 that 910gods madeG1096 with handsG5495 are noG3756 godsG2316 at all. 27Not onlyG3440 is there dangerG2793 that thisG3778 tradeG3313 of oursG1473 fallG2064 into disreputeG557, but alsoG2532 that the templeG2413 of the greatG3173 goddessG2299 11ArtemisG735 be regardedG3049 as worthlessG3762 and that she whomG3739 allG3650 of 1213AsiaG773 and 14the 15worldG3625 worshipG4576 will evenG2532 be dethronedG2507 from her magnificenceG3168.”

28When they heardG191 this and were filledG4134 with rageG2372, they began cryingG2896 out, sayingG3004, “GreatG3173 is 16ArtemisG735 of the 17EphesiansG2180!” 29The cityG4172 was filledG4092 with the confusionG4799, and they rushedG3729 18with oneG3661 accordG3661 into the theaterG2302, draggingG4884 alongG4884 19GaiusG1050 and 20AristarchusG708, Paul’sG3972 travelingG4898 21companionsG4898 from 22MacedoniaG3110. 30And when PaulG3972 wantedG1014 to goG1525 into the 23assemblyG1218, 24the disciplesG3101 would not letG1439 him. 31AlsoG2532 someG5100 of the 25AsiarchsG775 who were friendsG5384 of his sentG3992 to him and repeatedly urgedG3870 him not to 26ventureG1325G1438 into the theaterG2302. 3227SoG3767 thenG3767, someG243 were shoutingG2896 oneG3303 thing and someG243 anotherG243, for the 28assemblyG1577 was in confusionG4797 and the majorityG4183 did not knowG3609 29for whatG5101 reasonG1752 they had comeG4905 togetherG4905. 33Some of the crowdG3793 30concludedG4822 it was AlexanderG223, since the JewsG2453 had putG4261 him forwardG4261; and having 31motionedG2678 with his handG5495, AlexanderG223 was intendingG2309 to makeG626 a defenseG626 to the 32assemblyG1218. 34But when they recognizedG1921 that he was a JewG2453, a single outcryG5456 aroseG1096 from them allG3956 as they shoutedG2896 for aboutG5613 twoG1417 hoursG5610, “GreatG3173 is 33ArtemisG735 of the EphesiansG2180!”