Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
By making silver shrines of Artemis a silversmith called Demetrius was the means of bringing rich profit to his workmen.
New American Standard Bible
For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of
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,
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;
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.
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:
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,
Themes
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Silversmiths
Covetousness » Instances of » Demetrius, in raising a riot against paul and silas
Demetrius » A silversmith, noted for raising a riot
Diana » Goddess of the ephesians
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Diana
Missionary journeys » Ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Paul » spread of the gospel » Persecution
Paul's » First - with barnabas and john mark ac 13-14 » Third - with timothy and others
Shrine » An idolatrous symbol of the temple of diana (artemis)
Silver » The working in, a trade
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Diana » Diana, a Goddess of the ephesians
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 19:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Major Riot In Ephesus
23 It was about that time that a great commotion arose over the Way. This was how it happened. 24 By making silver shrines of Artemis a silversmith called Demetrius was the means of bringing rich profit to his workmen. 25 So he got them together, along with the workmen who belonged to similar trades, and said to them: "My men, you know this trade is the source of our wealth.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 16:16
Now it happened as we went to the place of prayer that a slave-girl met us, possessed by a spirit of ventriloquism, and a source of great profit to her owners by her power of fortune-telling.
Acts 16:19
But when her owners saw their chance of profit was gone, they caught hold of Paul and Silas and dragged them before the magistrates in the forum.
Acts 19:27-28
Now the danger is not only that we will have our trade discredited but that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will fall into contempt and that she will be degraded from her majestic glory, she whom all Asia and the wide world worship."
Acts 19:34-35
but when they discovered he was a Jew, a roar broke from them all, and for about two hours they shouted, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
1 Timothy 6:9-10
Those who are eager to be rich get tempted and trapped in many senseless and pernicious propensities that drag men down to ruin and destruction.