Acts of the Apostles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1163
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spirit was, sprang upon them; over- powered them, and defeated them; and they Bed stripped and wounded from that house. And this became known to all
the inhabitants of Ephesus, both judeans and Greeks; and terror fell upon all of them, and they exalted the name of the Lord jesus. Many of the believers also, frankly acknow- ledging it, came forward, and re- nounced their practices. Numbers also of the professors of magic rites, having collected their books, burned them in public; and their value being calculated, it was found to amount to about hfty thousand pieces of silver} Thus the message of the Lord increased and excelled in power. After the accomplishment of these
events, Paul decided in his mind that, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, he would proceed to After I ave been there, I must see Rome. So having sent to Macedonia two
of those who were serving with him, namely, Timothy and Erastus, he him- self stayed for some time in Asia-Minor. Ghz Gpljzsiatt {tint. About this time, however, there
occurred no small disturbance about the Way; because a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made shrines of Artemis, excited his opera- tives in the trade not a little. Who having assembled together with those making similar things, he addressed ‘ You know, men, that our wealth
depends upon this trade; and you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but indeed almost throughout the whole of Asia.~Minor, this Paul has persuaded a great crowd to secede, saying, ‘that they are not gods that are made by ha.nd.’ And further than that, there is danger not only that this trade of ours should come
1 A piece of silver, worth from half-a-crown to three shillings. into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be considered nothing, and that her magnificence will be swept away, which all Asia and the civilized world worship} Fired with fury on hearing this,
Great And the whole city being roused to riot, the crowd rushed in a mass to the theatre, dragging with them Gains and Aris- tarchus, of Macedonia, assistants of Paul. When Paul, however, was anxious
to go into the mob, the disciples would not allow him. Several also of the leading men among the Asiatics who were friends to him, sent advising him not to present himself in the theatre. Some therefore shouted one thing, some another; for the meeting was in an uproar: and the greater part of the people did not even know for what purpose they had assembled. Then some of the judeans from the crowd, seizing Alexander, thrust him forward. But when Alexander ad— vanced, stretching out his hand to defend himself before the mob, recog- nising that he was a jew, all of them began with one voice, for about two Great Artemis of the- Ephesians l ’ But the mayor, having quieted the crowd, said: ‘Men, Ephesians! what man, in·
deed, is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the great Artemis, and of the fallen god? Seeing then that these facts are incontestable, it be- comes you to preserve order, and do nothing rashly. You have dragged these men here, however, who are neither temple-robbers nor libellers of our goddess. If Demetrius, therefore, and the artisans who are with him have a ground of complaint against any one, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls in attendance- let them prosecute each other. But if you desire anything respecting other matters, it should be settled in a legal assembly. For, indeed, we are in danger of being called to account respecting the disturbance of to-day; for we can neither advance a reason, 23 33 34 35 37 39 nor say anything in justincation of this gathering. And having said this, he dismissed 4t the meeting. 1163
