Acts 19:23-26

The Riot in Ephesus

23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there.
25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.
26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Acts 9:2
  • 2. Ac 16:16,19,20
  • 3. S Acts 18:19
  • 4. S Acts 2:9
  • 5. Deuteronomy 4:28; Psalms 115:4; Isaiah 44:10-20; Jeremiah 10:3-5; Acts 17:29; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Revelation 9:20
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