Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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,

Bible References

The hope

Acts 19:24
For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing no small gain to the mechanics,
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all evils: which some seeking after have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.