Acts 19:25

Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

In Context

24For 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;

26And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:

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Cross References

Hosea 12:7\12:6\So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.

2 Peter 2:3And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

Revelation 18:11And the traders of the earth are weeping and crying over her, because no man has any more desire for their goods,

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:22-41

The Tumult at Ephesus. 21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain… Read the whole commentary →

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