Acts 19:21–27

²¹After all this had happened, Paul decided^d to go to Jerusalem,^a passing through Macedonia^b and Achaia.^c “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”^{d 22}He sent two of his helpers,^e Timothy^f and Erastus,^g to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia^h a little longer.

The Riot in Ephesus

²³About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.^{i 24}A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. ²⁵He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.^{j 26}And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus^k and in practically the whole province of Asia.^l He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.^{m 27}There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”