Now, about that time, King Herod arrested certain members of the Church, in order to ill-treat them;

and because he was of the same trade--that of tent-maker--he lodged with them and worked with them.

There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will become of no account, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia; nay, by the whole world."

These brethren had gone on and were waiting for us in the Troad.

But we ourselves sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined them in the Troad, where we remained for a week.