Acts 19:21–27

The Riot at Ephesus

^21vWhen these things were accomplished, Paul ^wpurposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through ^xMacedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, ^yI must also see Rome.” ²²So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, ^zTimothy and ^aErastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.

²³And ^babout that time there arose a great commotion about ^cthe Way. ²⁴For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of ⁵Diana, brought ^dno small profit to the craftsmen. ²⁵He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: “Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade. ²⁶Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that ^ethey are not gods which are made with hands. ²⁷So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and ⁶her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.”