NET Bible
"At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way."
— Acts 19:23, NET Bible
“And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.”
“And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way. ”
“About that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.”
“Now at that time there arose no small disturbance about the way of the Lord.”
“And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way.”
“And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.”
In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.
A Riot in Ephesus Now after all these things had taken place, Paul resolved to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. He said,“After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.
At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.
For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.
He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.
And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.