²⁴ A man named Demetrius, who worked with silver, made little silver models that looked like the temple of the goddess Artemis.^[a] Those who did this work made much money.

²⁷ There is a danger that our business will lose its good name, but there is also another danger: People will begin to think that the temple of the great goddess Artemis is not important. Her greatness will be destroyed, and Artemis is the goddess that everyone in Asia and the whole world worships.”