Acts 19:23-29

New American Standard Bible 1995

²³ About that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning ^(A)the Way. ²⁴ For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of ^[a]Artemis, ^(B)was bringing no little ^[b]business to the craftsmen; ²⁵ these he gathered together with the workmen of similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity ^[c]depends upon this business. ²⁶ You see and hear that not only in ^(C)Ephesus, but in almost all of ^[d](D)Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that ^[e](E)gods made with hands are no gods at all. ²⁷ Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess ^[f]Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of ^[g](F)Asia and ^(G)the ^[h]world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.”

²⁸ When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, “Great is ^[i]Artemis of the ^(H)Ephesians!” ²⁹ The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed ^[j]with one accord into the theater, dragging along ^(I)Gaius and ^(J)Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling ^(K)companions from ^(L)Macedonia.