And it came to pass when the prophet was speaking to him, that he said to him, Have I made you the king's counselor? Take heed lest you be scourged! And the prophet became silent, and said, I know that [God] is disposed against you to destroy you, because you have done this thing, and have not hearkened to my counsel.

and they that cause men to sin by a word; and men shall make all that reprove in the gates an offense, because they have unjustly turned aside the righteous.

For the people are disobedient, false children, who would not hear the law of God;

and turn us aside from this way; remove from us this path, and remove from us the oracle of Israel.

They hated him that reproved in the gates, and abhorred holy speech.

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos is forming conspiracies against you in the midst of the house of Israel: the land will be utterly unable to bear all his words.

And Amaziah said to Amos, Go, seer, remove yourself to the land of Judah, and live there, and you shall prophesy there:

Weep not with tears in the assembly of the Lord, neither let [any] weep for these things; for He shall not remove the reproaches,

Now as He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, "By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?"

But lest it be spread further among the people, let us threaten them with a threat, to speak no longer in this name."

But Peter and John answered them and said, "Whether it is right before God to hear you rather than God, you judge.

saying, "Did we not give you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to bring on us the blood of this Man!"

for we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us."

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas, but they should destroy Jesus.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas to them.

But the Jews incited the devout and prominent women and the leading [men] of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and cast them out from their borders.

And when her masters saw that the hope of their profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, and dragged [them] to the marketplace to the rulers.

and they are proclaiming customs which are not lawful for us to receive or to do, since we are Romans."

And the Jews who did not believe took some wicked men from the marketplace, and forming a mob, [they] threw the city into disorder, and came upon the house of Jason, and sought to bring them to the people.

whom Jason has received; and these all practice contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king--Jesus."

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, providing no little trade [for] the craftsmen,

And you observe and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great multitude, saying that they are not gods which are made by human hands.

And hearing, and becoming full of anger, they were crying out saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

Now when Paul desired to enter into the people, the disciples would not permit him.

Then others were calling out something different, for the assembly was confused, and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.

And all the city was aroused; and there was a mob forming of the people, and taking hold of Paul they were dragging him outside the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

Now they were listening to him until this statement, and they lifted their voice saying, "Take away such a [man] from the earth, for it is not fitting [for] him to live!"

These words Jesus spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the temple; and no one seized Him, for His time had not yet come.

Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, having gone through their midst, and so passed by.