You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all.

When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.