Acts 19:26-30
Acts 19:26
You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.
Acts 19:27
Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.”
Acts 19:28
When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began shouting, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:29
The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s Macedonian traveling companions.
Acts 19:30
And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, the disciples would not let him.