Deeds (Act) of Apostles 19:17-28

¹⁷And this thing was made known to all the Jews and heathen men, that dwelled at Ephesus; and dread fell down on them all, and they magnified the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁸And many men believed, and came, acknowledging and telling their deeds.

¹⁹And many of them that pursued curious things, brought together books, and burned them before all men; and when the prices of those were acounted, they found money of fifty thousand pence;

²⁰so strongly the word of God waxed, and was confirmed.

²¹And when these things were ful filled, Paul purposed in spirit, after that Macedonia was passed and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, and said, For after that I shall be there, it behooveth me also to see Rome or to see also Rome.

²²And he sent into Macedonia two men, that ministered to him, Timothy, and Erastus, and he dwelled for a time in Asia.

²³And a great troubling was made in that day, of or in the way of the Lord.

²⁴For a man, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, made silver houses to Diana, that is, a false goddess, and gave to craftsmen much winning;

²⁵which he called together them that were such manner workmen, and said, Men, ye know that of this craft winning is to us;

²⁶and ye see and hear, that this Paul counseleth and turneth away much people, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, and said, that they be not gods, that be made with hands.

²⁷And not only this part shall be in peril to us, to come into reproof, but also the temple of the great Diana shall be acounted into nought; yea, and the majesty of her shall begin to be destroyed or but and the majesty of her shall be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

²⁸When these things were heard, they were full-filled with ire, and cried, and said, Great is the Diana of the Ephesians.