Acts 19:23-27

23AboutG2596 that timeG2540 1a majorG3756G3641 disturbanceG5017 occurredG1096 inG4012 regardG4012 toG4012 23the WayG3598. 24For a manG5100 namedG3686 DemetriusG1216, a silversmithG695 who madeG4160 silverG693 shrinesG3485 of 4ArtemisG735, 5was bringingG3930 6considerableG3756G3641 7businessG2039 to the craftsmenG5079; 25he gatheredG4867 theseG3739 menG3739 togetherG4867 with the workmenG2040 of similarG5108 trades, and saidG3004, “MenG435, you knowG1987 that our prosperityG2142 8dependsG1510G1537 upon thisG3778 businessG2039. 26You seeG2334 and hearG191 that not onlyG3440 in 9EphesusG2181, but in almostG4975 allG3956 of 1011AsiaG773, thisG3778 PaulG3972 has persuadedG3982 and turnedG3179 awayG3179 a considerableG2425 numberG3793 ofG3793 peopleG3793, sayingG3004 that 1213gods madeG1096 by handsG5495 are notG3756 godsG2316 at all. 27Not onlyG3440 isG2793 there dangerG2793 that thisG3778 tradeG3313 of oursG1473 will fallG2064 into disreputeG557, but alsoG2532 that the templeG2413 of the greatG3173 goddessG2299 14ArtemisG735 will be regardedG3049 as worthlessG3762, and that she whomG3739 allG3650 of 1516AsiaG773 and 17the 18worldG3625 worshipG4576 will evenG2532 be dethronedG2507 from her magnificenceG3168.”