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
There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eager desire to be rich some have been led astray form the faith, and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.