Acts 19:24
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.”
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“It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;”
King James Version · Public Domain“For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 19:24 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Acts 16:16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
- Acts 16:19When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
- Acts 19:27There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
- Acts 19:34But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- 1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
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