the name of the Lord Jesus in high honour.
019:018 Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve
what their conduct had been,
019:019 and not a few of those who had practised magical arts brought
their books together and burnt them in the presence of all.
The total value was reckoned and found to be 50,000 silver coins.
019:020 Thus mightily did the Lord's Message spread and triumph!
019:021 When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind
to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem.
"After that," he said, "I must also see Rome."
019:022 But he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia,
while he himself remained for a while in Roman Asia.
019:023 Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about
the new faith.
019:024 There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature
silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great
gain to the mechanics in his employ.
019:025 He called his workmen together, and others who were engaged
in similar trades, and said to them, "You men well know
that our prosperity depends on this business of ours;
019:026 and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout
almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led
away a vast number of people by inducing them to believe
that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands.
019:027 There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will
become of no account, but also that the temple of the great
goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before
long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--
she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia;
nay, by the whole world."