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24 A certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, habitually brought in plenty of business for the artisans;
25 he called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: “Men, you know that our prosperity depends on this trade.
26 And you observe and hear that not only in Ephesus but throughout almost all Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that hand-made things are not gods.
27 So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be discredited, and even her own majesty be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.”
28 Now upon hearing this they were filled with anger and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29 So 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).
30 When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him.
31 Even some of the officials of Asia, being his friends, sent word to him and urged him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: some were shouting one thing and some another; most of them did not know why they had come together.