Acts 19:28-41

²⁸Now upon hearing this they were filled with anger and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

²⁹So the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed into the theater with one accord (they had seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's traveling companions).

³⁰When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him.

³¹Even some of the officials of Asia, being his friends, sent word to him and urged him not to venture into the theater.

³²The assembly was in confusion: some were shouting one thing and some another; most of them did not know why they had come together.

³³Then the Jews pushed Alexander forward, out from the crowd. So Alexander motioned with his hand and would have made a defense to the people.

³⁴But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

³⁵When the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Artemis and of what fell from Zeus?

³⁶Therefore, since these things are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and not do anything rash.

³⁷You have arrested these men who are neither temple thieves nor blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁸Now if Demetrius and his fellow artisans have a complaint against anyone, courts are available, and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another.

³⁹But if you want to debate any other matter, it will be settled in the legal assembly.

⁴⁰Indeed, we are in danger of being charged with a riot, because of today, there being no reason at all that we can give to account for this commotion.”

⁴¹And having said these things he dismissed the assembly.