This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your countrymen.’

saying to Aaron, ‘Make us a god who will go before us; for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt—we do not know what happened to him.’

You also took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Rompha, the images which you made to worship. I also will deport you beyond Babylon.’

but took leave of them and said, “I will return to you again if God wills,” and he set sail from Ephesus.

Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.”

And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear a message from His mouth.

Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen.”