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Acts 19:21-36

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21And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.
22And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.
23And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.
24For a certain man by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;
25whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,
26and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.
27Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.
28And having heard this, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
29And the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.
30But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;
31and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.
32Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.
33But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.
34But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.
35And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the image which fell down from heaven?
36These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.

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