Act 19:24-27, 1Ti 6:10 | ESV | STEP | For a man named Demetrius , a silversmith , who made silver shrines of Artemis , brought no little business to the craftsmen .

b[See ver. 24 above]

d Deut. 4:28; 2 Kgs. 19:18; Ps. 115:4; Isa. 44:10-20; Jer. 10:3-6; Rev. 9:20

Acts 19:24-27

24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, ^abrought no little business to the craftsmen. 25 ^bThese he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. 26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, ^csaying that ^dgods made with hands are not gods. 27 And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the ^egreat goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship.”

1 Timothy 6:10

10 For the love of money is a root of ^fall kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.