²⁰ But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, ^(A)did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship ^(B)demons, ^(C)and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

^23 (A)And you have ^[a]lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the ^(B)vessels of ^[b]His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, ^(C)which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand ^(D)and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.

²⁹ For I know that after my death you will ^(A)become utterly corrupt, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you. And ^(B)evil will befall you ^(C)in the latter days, because you will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands.”

²⁶ Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that ^(A)they are not gods which are made with hands.

²¹ And they did not repent of their murders ^(A)or their ^[a]sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.

The Great Apostasy

4 Now the Spirit ^[a]expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed ^(A)to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,

²⁰ Rather, that the things which the Gentiles ^(A)sacrifice ^(B)they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. ^21 (C)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^(D)the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the ^(E)Lord’s table and of the table of demons.

²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but ^(A)became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ^22 (B)Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the ^(C)incorruptible ^(D)God into an image made like ^[a]corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

^41 (A)And they made a calf in those days, offered sacrifices to the idol, and ^(B)rejoiced in the works of their own hands.