Parallel Verses
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:
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.
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,
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 The same time there arose no little ado about that way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith which made silver shrines for Diana, was not a little beneficial unto the craftsmen: 25 which he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs ye know that by this craft we have vantage.
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 16:16
And it fortuned as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit that prophesied met us, which brought her master and masters much vantage with prophesying.
Isaiah 56:11-12
They are shameless dogs, that be never satisfied. The shepherds also in like manner have no understanding, but every man turneth his own way, everyone after his own covetousness, with all his power.
Acts 16:19
And when her master and mistress saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
Acts 19:27-28
so that not only this our craft cometh into peril to be set at nought: but that also the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised. And her magnificence should be destroyed, which all Asia, and the world worshippeth."
Acts 19:34-35
When they knew that he was a Jew, there arose a shout almost for the space of two hours of all men crying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians."
1 Timothy 6:9-10
They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.