23 Now there happened at that time no little disturbance concerning the Way. 24 For someone named[a] Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen. 25 These[b] he gathered together, and the workers occupied with such things, and[c] said, “Men, you know that from this business we get our prosperity,[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:24 Literally “by name”
  2. Acts 19:25 Literally “whom”
  3. Acts 19:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“gathered together”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Acts 19:25 Literally “prosperity is to us”

The Riot in Ephesus

23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(A) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(B)

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