Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. New Living Translation It began with Demetrius, a silversmith who had a large business manufacturing silver shrines of the Greek goddess Artemis. He kept many craftsmen busy. English Standard Version For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. Berean Standard Bible It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. Berean Literal Bible For a certain silversmith named Demetrius, making silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen, King James Bible For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; New King James Version For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no small profit to the craftsmen. New American Standard Bible For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing considerable business to the craftsmen; NASB 1995 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen; NASB 1977 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen; Legacy Standard Bible For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen; Amplified Bible Now a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [the goddess] Artemis (Diana), was bringing no small profit to the craftsmen. Christian Standard Bible For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen. Holman Christian Standard Bible For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen. American Standard Version For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen; Contemporary English Version A silversmith named Demetrius had a business that made silver models of the temple of the goddess Artemis. Those who worked for him earned a lot of money. English Revised Version For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen; GOD'S WORD® Translation Demetrius, a silversmith, was in the business of making silver models of the temple of Artemis. His business brought a huge profit for the men who worked for him. Good News Translation A certain silversmith named Demetrius made silver models of the temple of the goddess Artemis, and his business brought a great deal of profit to the workers. International Standard Version By making silver shrines of Artemis, a silversmith named Demetrius provided a large income for skilled workers. Majority Standard Bible It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. NET Bible For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen. New Heart English Bible For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, Webster's Bible Translation For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers; Weymouth New Testament There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ. World English Bible For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the craftsmen not a little gain, Berean Literal Bible For a certain silversmith named Demetrius, making silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen, Young's Literal Translation 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, Smith's Literal Translation For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making the silver temples of Diana, furnished no little work to artificers; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen; Catholic Public Domain Version For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith making silver shrines for Diana, was providing no small profit to craftsmen. New American Bible There was a silversmith named Demetrius who made miniature silver shrines of Artemis and provided no little work for the craftsmen. New Revised Standard Version A man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the artisans. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThere was here a silversmith named Deme’tri- us, who made silver shrines for Ar’temis, thus greatly enriching the craftsmen of his trade. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And a certain Silversmith was there whose name was Demetrius, who was making silver shrines for Artemis, and he was enriching the members of his craft with great profits. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor a certain man, named Demetrius, a silversmith, by making silver shrines for Diana, furnished no little trade to the artists. Godbey New Testament For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing no small gain to the mechanics, Haweis New Testament For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made little temples in silver to represent that of Diana, brought to the artificers no small gain; Mace New Testament for one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made little models of Diana's temple, and so furnish'd a deal of employment to the workmen in that trade, Weymouth New Testament There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ. Worrell New Testament For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silver-smith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing to the artisans no small business; Worsley New Testament For one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver models of Diana's temple, brought no small gain to the artificers: whom he got together, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Riot in Ephesus…23About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. 24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. 25Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.… Cross References Isaiah 44:9-20 All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ... Jeremiah 10:3-5 For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” 1 Kings 12:28-30 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. Exodus 32:1-4 Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ... 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 1 Corinthians 10:19-20 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. 1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God Revelation 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. Revelation 18:11-12 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... Deuteronomy 4:28 And there you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or eat or smell. Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ 2 Kings 17:16 They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. 2 Chronicles 24:7 For the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the house of God and had even used the sacred objects of the house of the LORD for the Baals. Treasury of Scripture For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen; shrines. Diana. Acts 19:27,28,34,35 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… brought. Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: Isaiah 56:11,12 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter… 1 Timothy 6:9,10 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition… Jump to Previous Artemis Ar'temis Artificers Artisans Boxes Business Craftsmen Demetrius Deme'trius Diana Employ Gain Great Images Little Making Mechanics Profit Sanctuaries Shrines Silver Silversmith Silver-Worker Small Temples Worker WorkmenJump to Next Artemis Ar'temis Artificers Artisans Boxes Business Craftsmen Demetrius Deme'trius Diana Employ Gain Great Images Little Making Mechanics Profit Sanctuaries Shrines Silver Silversmith Silver-Worker Small Temples Worker WorkmenActs 19 1. The Holy Spirit is given by Paul's hands.8. The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles. 13. The Jewish exorcists, 16. are beaten by a man who had an evil spirit. 19. Conjuring books are burnt. 21. Demetrius, for love of gain, raises an uproar against Paul; 35. which is appeased by the town clerk. It began with a silversmith named Demetrius Demetrius is introduced as a key figure in the narrative, representing the economic interests threatened by the spread of Christianity. The name Demetrius was common in the Greco-Roman world, suggesting he was likely a local businessman of some influence. His role as a silversmith indicates he was skilled in crafting items of religious significance, which were highly valued in Ephesus, a city known for its devotion to the goddess Artemis. who made silver shrines of Artemis bringing much business to the craftsmen Persons / Places / Events 1. DemetriusA silversmith in Ephesus who crafted silver shrines of the goddess Artemis. He played a significant role in inciting a riot against Paul and his companions due to the threat Christianity posed to his trade. 2. Ephesus A major city in Asia Minor, known for its grand temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was a center of commerce and pagan worship. 3. Artemis A Greek goddess worshipped in Ephesus, associated with fertility and the hunt. Her temple was a significant religious and economic hub. 4. Craftsmen A group of artisans in Ephesus who profited from making religious artifacts, particularly those related to the worship of Artemis. 5. Paul Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Paul’s missionary work in Ephesus led to the decline in idol worship, which threatened the livelihood of Demetrius and the craftsmen. Teaching Points The Danger of IdolatryIdolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can also be anything that takes precedence over God in our lives. We must examine our hearts for modern-day idols. Economic Impact of Faith True faith can have significant economic implications, challenging industries and practices that are contrary to God’s will. Believers should be prepared for opposition when their faith impacts societal norms. Courage in Witnessing Paul’s ministry in Ephesus shows the importance of courage and perseverance in sharing the Gospel, even when it disrupts the status quo. Community Influence The collective actions of believers can influence entire communities, as seen in the decline of idol worship in Ephesus. Christians are called to be salt and light in their communities. Spiritual Warfare The events in Ephesus remind us of the spiritual battle between the kingdom of God and the forces of darkness. Prayer and discernment are essential in this battle.(24) Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana.--The worship of Artemis (to give the Greek name of the goddess whom the Romans identified with their Diana) had from a very early period been connected with the city of Ephesus. The first temple owed much of its magnificence to Croesus. This was burnt down, in B.C. 335, by Herostratus, who was impelled by an insane desire thus to secure an immortality of renown. Under Alexander the Great, it was rebuilt with more stateliness than ever, and was looked upon as one of the seven wonders of the world. Its porticos were adorned with paintings and sculptures by the great masters of Greek art, Phidias and Polycletus, Calliphron and Apelles. It had an establishment of priests, attendants, and boys, which reminds us of the organisation of a great cathedral or abbey in Mediaeval Europe. Provision was made for the education of the children employed in the temple services, and retiring pensions given to priests and priestesses (reminding us, in the latter instance, of the rule of 1Timothy 5:9, which it may indeed have suggested) after the age of sixty. Among the former were one class known as Theologi, interpreters of the mysteries of the goddess; a name which apparently suggested the application of that title (the Divine, the Theologus) to St. John in his character as an apocalyptic seer, as seen in the superscription of the Revelation. Large gifts and bequests were made for the maintenance of its fabric and ritual, and the city conferred its highest honours upon those who thus enrolled themselves among its illustrious benefactors. Pilgrims came from all parts of the world to worship or to gaze, and carried away with them memorials in silver or bronze, generally models of the sacellum, or sanctuary, in which the image of the goddess stood, and of the image itself. That image, however, was very unlike the sculptured beauty with which Greek and Roman art loved to represent the form of Artemis, and would seem to have been the survival of an older cultus of the powers of nature, like the Phrygian worship of Cybele, modified and renamed by the Greek settlers who took the place of the original inhabitants. A four-fold many-breasted female figure, ending, below the breasts, in a square column, with mysterious symbolic ornamentation, in which bees, and ears of corn, and flowers were strangely mingled, carved in wood, black with age, and with no form or beauty, this was the centre of the adoration of that never-ceasing stream of worshippers. As we look to the more elaborate reproductions of that type in marble, of which one may be seen in the Vatican Museum, we seem to be gazing on a Hindoo idol rather than on a Greek statue. Its ugliness was, perhaps, the secret of its power. When art clothes idolatry with beauty, man feels at liberty to criticise the artist and his work, and the feeling of reverence becomes gradually weaker. The savage bows before his fetiche with a blinder homage than that which Pericles gave to the Jupiter of Phidias. The first real blow to the worship which had lasted for so many ages was given by the two years of St. Paul's work of which we read here. As by the strange irony of history, the next stroke aimed at its magnificence came from the hand of Nero, who robbed it, as he robbed the temples of Delphi, and Pergamus, and Athens, not sparing even villages, of many of its art-treasures for the adornment of his Golden House at Rome (Tacit. Ann. xv. 45). Trajan sent its richly sculptured gates as an offering to a temple at Byzantium. As the Church of Christ advanced, its worship, of course, declined. Priests and priestesses ministered in deserted shrines. When the empire became Christian, the temple of Ephesus, in common with that of Delphi, supplied materials for the church, erected by Justinian, in honour of the Divine Wisdom, which is now the Mosque of St. Sophia. When the Goths devastated Asia Minor, in the reign of Gallienus (A.D. 263), they plundered it with a reckless hand, and the work which they began was completed centuries later by the Turks. The whole city, bearing the name of Aioslouk--in which some have traced the words Hagios Theologos, as applied to St. John as the patron saint--has fallen into such decay that the very site of the temple was till within the last few years a matter of dispute among archaeologists. Mr. George Wood, however, in 1869, commenced a series of excavations which have led to the discoveries of strata corresponding to the foundations of the three temples which had been erected on the same site, enabled him to trace out the ground-plan, and brought to light many inscriptions connected with the temple, one in particular, the trust-deed, so to speak, of a large sum given for its support, from which we learn more than was known before as to its priesthood and their organisation. (See Wood's Ephesus, pp. 4-45.) The word for "shrine" is that which, though translated "temple" in John 2:19 (where see Note) and elsewhere, is always applied to the inner sanctuary, in which the Divine Presence was supposed to dwell, and therefore, here, to the chapel or shrine in which the statue of the goddess stood. It was to the rest of the building what the Confession and the Tribune are in Italian churches. Verse 24. - Of for for, A.V.; little business for small gain, A.V. Shrines of Diana, or Artemis. They were silver models of the famous temple of Diana at Ephesus, and were carried as charms on journeys and placed in people's houses to ensure to them the protection of the goddess (Meyer). These gold or silver shrines contained within them an image of Artemis (Lewin, vol. 1. p. 408), as similar ones, which have been found made of terracotta, do of Cybele (Lewin, p. 414). Repeated mention is made in Diodorus Siculus, Ammianus Marcellinus, and elsewhere, of gold or silver shrines (ναόι), which were offered to different gods as propitiatory gifts, or carried about by the owners as charms, Business; ἐργασία, here and ver. 25 (see Acts 16:16, note).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [ It began with]γάρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. a τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. silversmith ἀργυροκόπος (argyrokopos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 695: (lit: silver-cutter), a silversmith. From arguros and kopto; a beater of silver. named ὀνόματι (onomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'. Demetrius, Δημήτριος (Dēmētrios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1216: Demetrius, a silversmith of Ephesus. From Demeter; Demetrius, the name of an Ephesian and of a Christian. who had brought παρείχετο (pareicheto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion. much ὀλίγην (oligēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3641: Puny; especially neuter somewhat. business ἐργασίαν (ergasian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2039: From ergates; occupation; by implication, profit, pains. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. craftsmen τεχνίταις (technitais) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 5079: A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. From techne; an artisan; figuratively, a founder. making ποιῶν (poiōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. silver ἀργυροῦς (argyrous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 693: Made of silver. From arguros; made of silver. shrines ναοὺς (naous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple. of Artemis. Ἀρτέμιδος (Artemidos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 735: Probably from the same as artemon; prompt; Artemis, the name of a Grecian goddess borrowed by the Asiatics for one of their deities. 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