Parallel Verses

Amplified

Now a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [the goddess] Artemis (Diana), was bringing no small profit to the craftsmen.

New American Standard Bible

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen;

King James Version

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Holman Bible

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, provided a great deal of business for the craftsmen.

International Standard Version

By making silver shrines of Artemis, a silversmith named Demetrius provided a large income for skilled workers.

A Conservative Version

For a certain silversmith named Demetrius who makes silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little work to the craftsmen,

American Standard Version

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;

An Understandable Version

[Here is what happened]: A certain manufacturer of silver objects named Demetrius, who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis [i.e., a Greek goddess], brought much business to his workmen.

Anderson New Testament

For a certain man, named Demetrius, a silversmith, by making silver shrines for Diana, furnished no little trade to the artists.

Bible in Basic English

For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;

Common New Testament

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made little models of Diana's temple, and so furnish'd a deal of employment to the workmen in that trade,

Darby Translation

For a certain man by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;

Godbey New Testament

For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing no small gain to the mechanics,

Goodspeed New Testament

A silversmith named Demetrius was making large profits for his workmen by the manufacture of silver shrines of Artemis.

John Wesley New Testament

For a man named Demetrius, a silver smith, who made silver shrines of Diana, procured no small gain to the artificers:

Julia Smith Translation

For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making the silver temples of Diana, furnished no little work to artificers;

King James 2000

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Lexham Expanded Bible

For someone {named} Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen.

Modern King James verseion

For a certain silversmith named Demetrius was making silver temples of Artemis, providing not a little trade for the craftsmen.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith which made silver shrines for Diana, was not a little beneficial unto the craftsmen:

Moffatt New Testament

By making silver shrines of Artemis a silversmith called Demetrius was the means of bringing rich profit to his workmen.

Montgomery New Testament

There was a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, and brought rich profit to his workmen.

NET Bible

For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.

New Heart English Bible

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

Noyes New Testament

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, made silver shrines of Diana, and brought no small gain to the craftsmen.

Sawyer New Testament

For a certain Demetrius by name, a silversmith, who made silver temples of Diana, and afforded his artisans no small gain,

The Emphasized Bible

For, one Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making silvershrines, of Diana, used to bring unto the craftsmen no little business;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made little temples in silver to represent that of Diana, brought to the artificers no small gain;

Twentieth Century New Testament

A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver models of the shrine of Artemis, and so gave a great deal of work to the artisans,

Webster

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers;

Weymouth New Testament

There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ.

Williams New Testament

A silversmith named Demetrius, by manufacturing silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing in great profits to his workmen.

World English Bible

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

Worrell New Testament

For a certain one, Demetrius by name, a silver-smith, making silver shrines of Diana, was bringing to the artisans no small business;

Worsley New Testament

For one Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver models of Diana's temple, brought no small gain to the artificers: whom he got together,

Youngs Literal Translation

for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ὄνομα 
Onoma 
name, named, called, surname , named , not tr
Usage: 162

Δημήτριος 
Demetrios 
Usage: 3

ἀργυροκόπος 
Argurokopos 
Usage: 1

ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

ἀργύρεος 
Argureos 
Usage: 3

ναός 
Naos 
Usage: 39

Ἄρτεμις 
Artemis 
Usage: 5

παρέχω 
Parecho 
Usage: 11

no
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ὀλίγος 
Oligos 
Usage: 28

ἐργασία 
Ergasia 
Usage: 5

Context Readings

A Major Riot In Ephesus

23 About that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning the Way (Jesus, Christianity). 24 Now a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [the goddess] Artemis (Diana), was bringing no small profit to the craftsmen. 25 These [craftsmen] he called together, along with the workmen of similar trades, and said, “Men, you are well aware that we make a good living from this business.



Cross References

Acts 16:16

It happened that as we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination [that is, a demonic spirit claiming to foretell the future and discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners a good profit by fortune-telling.

Isaiah 56:11-12


And the dogs are greedy; they never have enough.
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.

Acts 16:19

But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the market place [where trials were held],

Acts 19:27-28

Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will be discredited, but also that the [magnificent] temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and that she whom all Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned and lose her glorious magnificence.”

Acts 19:34-35

But when they realized that he was a Jew, a single outcry went up from the crowd as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].

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