But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”
You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods.
And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city.
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
And they took the bull that was given them, and they prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they had made.
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