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Acts 19:25

Money and wealth

23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
KJV
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
WEB
whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
ASV
whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.
DARBY
whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,
BLB
Having brought [them] together along with the workmen in such things, he said, “Men, you⁺ know that out of this business is our wealth.
ÅB
sammenkalte disse og de arbeidere som syslet med dette, og sa til dem: Dere menn! Dere vet at av dette arbeid har vi vår velstand,
OTB
Han samlet dem, sammen med arbeiderne i beslektede yrker, og sa: «Menn, dere vet at vår velstand kommer fra denne virksomheten.
B1930
sammenkalte disse og de arbeidere som syslet med dette, og sa til dem: I menn! I vet at av dette arbeid har vi vår velstand,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hosea 12:7–8

    He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

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  • Acts 16:19

    And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

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  • Revelation 18:11–19

    And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

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  • Hosea 4:8

    They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.

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  • 2 Peter 2:3

    And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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  • Revelation 18:3

    For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

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