Acts 19:24

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A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen.

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  • Acts 16:16 : 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a servant girl who had a spirit of divination. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.
  • Acts 16:19 : 19 When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.
  • Acts 19:27-28 : 27 Not only is there a danger that our trade might fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis might be discredited, and her magnificence, whom all of Asia and the world worship, might be destroyed. 28 When they heard this, they were filled with rage and began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
  • Acts 19:34-35 : 34 But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 35 When the city clerk had calmed the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image that fell from heaven?
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • Isa 56:11-12 : 11 Yet the dogs are greedy; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; all of them turn to their own way, each seeking his own gain from every quarter. 12 "Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."

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  • Acts 19:25-29
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    25He gathered them together, along with others who worked in similar trades, and said, "Men, you know that we gain a good income from this business.

    26You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not really gods.

    27Not only is there a danger that our trade might fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis might be discredited, and her magnificence, whom all of Asia and the world worship, might be destroyed.

    28When they heard this, they were filled with rage and began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

    29The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions.

  • Acts 19:23
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    23During that time, a great disturbance arose concerning the Way.

  • Acts 19:33-40
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    33The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd gave instructions to him. Alexander motioned with his hand and wanted to make a defense to the assembly.

    34But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

    35When the city clerk had calmed the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image that fell from heaven?

    36Since these things are undeniable, you ought to remain calm and do nothing rash.

    37For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess.

    38If Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a grievance against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.

    39But if you seek anything beyond this, it must be decided in a lawful assembly.

    40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion." Having said this, he dismissed the assembly.

  • Isa 40:19
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    19As for an idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.

  • Acts 19:17-19
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    17This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus. Fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

    18Many who had believed came confessing and disclosing their practices.

    19A large number of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in front of everyone. They calculated the value of the books and found it to be fifty thousand silver coins.

  • Acts 18:3
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    3Since they were of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked with them, for they were tentmakers by trade.

  • Acts 16:16
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    16As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a servant girl who had a spirit of divination. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling.

  • Acts 16:19-20
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    19When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities.

    20They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

  • Acts 14:12-13
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    12They called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

    13The priest of Zeus, whose temple was outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, intending to offer sacrifices with the crowds.

  • 1 Chr 29:5
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    5Gold for the gold work and silver for the silver work, and for all the work done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?

  • Isa 46:6
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    6They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.

  • Jer 10:9
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    9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers.

  • Ps 135:15
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    15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15They cried out, 'Men, why are you doing these things? We are also humans with the same nature as you, proclaiming the good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.'

  • Acts 24:18
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    18While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without a crowd or any disturbance.

  • Acts 17:34
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    34But some men joined him and believed, among whom were Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

  • 1 Chr 22:15
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    15Moreover, you have an abundance of workers—stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and every kind of skilled craftsman.

  • 3 John 1:12
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    12Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

  • Isa 44:10
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    10Who fashions a god or casts an idol that can profit nothing?

  • Acts 17:23
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    23As I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So, you are worshiping in ignorance the very one I proclaim to you.

  • Ps 115:4
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    4Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

  • Acts 21:29
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    29They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

  • 2 Chr 24:12
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    12The king and Jehoiada gave the money to those who carried out the work of the Lord's temple. They hired stonemasons and carpenters to restore the temple and craftsmen to work with iron and bronze to repair the house of the Lord.

  • Acts 19:1
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    1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

  • Acts 17:18-19
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    18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

  • Exod 31:4
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    4to design artistic works, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,

  • Exod 35:32
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    32He is able to design artistic works in gold, silver, and bronze.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

  • Exod 38:24
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    24The total gold from the wave offering used for the work on the sanctuary amounted to 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

  • Acts 20:33
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    33I have not coveted anyone’s silver, gold, or clothing.

  • Acts 17:21
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    21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

  • Joel 3:5
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    5For you took my silver and my gold and carried my precious treasures into your temples.

  • Ezek 27:12
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    12Tarshish traded with you because of your great wealth of goods, exchanging silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

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    32Between the upper room at the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.