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Acts 19:18-40

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18And many of the believers came, confessing and declaring their practices.
19Many also of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
20So the word of the Lord grew and prevailed mightily.
21And when these things were ended, Paul resolved to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
22And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
23And about that time there arose no small tumult concerning the faith.
24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, made silver shrines of Diana, and brought no small gain to the craftsmen.
25And having called them together, with the workmen of like occupation, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth;
26and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which are made with hands.
27And there is not only danger that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.
28And hearing this they became full of wrath, and kept crying out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!
29And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.
30And when Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him.
31And some also of the Asiarchs, who were his friends, sent to him, and entreated him not to venture into the theatre.
32Some therefore were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the greater part knew not wherefore they had come together.
33And they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander beckoned with his hand, desiring to make his defence to the people.
34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice for about two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!
35But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
36Since then these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.
37For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
38If then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against any one, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring their charges against each other.
39But if ye ask for any thing further, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly.
40For we are in danger of being called to answer concerning this day's riot, there being no ground on which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse.

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