Now, you can see and hear for yourselves what this fellow Paul is doing. He says that hand-made gods are not gods at all, and he has succeeded in convincing many people, both here in Ephesus and in nearly the whole province of Asia.

They brought them before the Roman officials and said, "These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city.

You say, "Do not commit adultery"---but do you commit adultery? You detest idols---but do you rob temples?

They took the bull that was brought to them, prepared it, and prayed to Baal until noon. They shouted, "Answer us, Baal!" and kept dancing around the altar they had built. But no answer came.

"When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long.

As the crowd heard these words, they became furious and started shouting, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"

Everyone worshiped the dragon because he had given his authority to the beast. They worshiped the beast also, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who can fight against it?"