Deeds (Act) of Apostles 19:20-39

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.

²⁹And the city was filled with confusion, and they made an assault with one will into the theatre, and took Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, fellows of Paul.

³⁰And when Paul would have entered into the people, the disciples suffered not.

³¹And also some of the princes of Asia, that were his friends, sent to him, and prayed, that he should not give himself into the theatre.

³²And other men cried other thing; for the church was confused, and many knew not for what cause they were come together.

³³But of the people they drew away one Alexander, while Jews putted him forth. And Alexander asked with his hand silence, and would yield reason to the people.

³⁴And as they knew that he was a Jew, one voice of all men was made, crying as by twain hours, Great is Diana of Ephesians.

³⁵And when the scribe, that is, a town clerk, had ceased the people, he said, Men of Ephesus, what man is he, that knoweth not, that the city of Ephesians is the worshipper of the great Diana, and of the child of Jupiter?

³⁶Therefore when it may not be gainsaid to these things, it behooveth you to be ceased or to be assuaged, and to do nothing follily;

³⁷for ye have brought these men, neither sacrilegers, neither blaspheming your goddess.

³⁸That if Demetrius, and the work-men that be with him, have cause against any man, there be courts, and dooms, and judges; accuse they each other.

³⁹If ye seek aught of any other thing, it may be absolved in the lawful church.