Act 19:26 And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:
Act 19:27 And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position.
Act 19:28 And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
Act 19:29 And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.
Act 19:30 And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.
Act 19:31 And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not **ut himself in danger by going into the theatre.
Act 19:32 And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.
Act 19:33 Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:
Act 19:34 But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
Act 19:35 And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter?
Act 19:36 So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise.
Act 19:37 For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.
Act 19:38 If, then, Demetrius and the workmen who are with him have a protest to make against any man, the law is open to them, and there are judges; let them put up a cause at law against one another.
Act 19:39 But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting.
Act 19:40 For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together.
Act 19:41 And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away.
Act 20:1 And after the noise had come to an end, Paul, having sent for the disciples and given them comfort, went away from them to Macedonia.
Act 20:2 And when he had gone through those parts and given them much teaching, he came into Greece.
Act 20:3 And when he had been there three months, because the Jews had made a secret design against him when he was about to take ship for Syria, he made a decision to go back through Macedonia.
Act 20:4 And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia.
Act 20:5 But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.
Act 20:6 And we went away from Philippi by ship after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them at Troas in five days; and we were there for seven days.
Act 20:7 And on the first day of the week, when we had come together for the holy meal, Paul gave them a talk, for it was his purpose to go away on the day after; and he went on talking till after the middle of the night.
Act 20:8 And there were a number of lights in the room where we had come together.
Act 20:9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a"};
