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So the word of the Lord was increased very greatly and was full of power.
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Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
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And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.
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And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way.
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For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;
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Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth.
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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:
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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.
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And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
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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.
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And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.