<p>19:25 <em>He gathered them together, with the workmen of similar occupation, and said: Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth</em>- He admitted that their religion was nothing less than a business. Those working in the shrine and icon business were a numerical minority within the city; but we see here how a disaffected minority can make huge trouble for the Lord's people. We see too how self-preservation and the basic love of wealth and stability of income can lead men to do deeply evil things.</p>