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Acts 19:34

New American Bible - revised edition

But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison, for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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Taking the young bull that was turned over to them, they prepared it and called upon Baal from morning to noon, saying, “Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answering. And they hopped around the altar they had prepared.

In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.

They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These people are Jews and are disturbing our city

There was a silversmith named Demetrius who made miniature silver shrines of Artemis and provided no little work for the craftsmen.

As you can now see and hear, not only in Ephesus but throughout most of the province of Asia this Paul has persuaded and misled a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.

When they heard this, they were filled with fury and began to shout, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, as the Jews pushed him forward, and Alexander signaled with his hand that he wished to explain something to the gathering.

Finally the town clerk restrained the crowd and said, “You Ephesians, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from the sky?

You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples?

They worshiped the dragon because it gave its authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast and said, “Who can compare with the beast or who can fight against it?”




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