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they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks
also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
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And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
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Many of them also
which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all
men:
and they
counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand
pieces
of silver.
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So mightily grew the word
of God and prevailed.
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After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through
Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
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So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he
himself stayed in Asia for a season.
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And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
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For a certain
man
named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought
no small gain unto the craftsmen;
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Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation,
and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
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Moreover ye see and hear, that not
alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much
people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
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So that not only this our craft
is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be
despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
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And when they heard
these sayings,
they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great
is
Diana
of the Ephesians.
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And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and
Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the
theatre.
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And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
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And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring
him
that he would
not adventure himself into the theatre.
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Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the
assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
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And
they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned
with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.
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But when they knew that he
was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great
is
Diana of the Ephesians.
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And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said,
Ye
men of Ephesus, what man is there
that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana,
and of the
image
which fell down from Jupiter?
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Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken
against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
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For ye have brought hither these men,
which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
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Wherefore if
Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open,
and there are deputies: let them implead one another.
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But if ye enquire any thing concerning
other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
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For we are in danger to be called in
question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this
concourse.
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And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
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