Acts 19:24-27

19:24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines ¹  of Artemis, ²  brought a great deal ³  of business ⁴  to the craftsmen. 19:25 He gathered ⁵  these ⁶  together, along with the workmen in similar trades, ⁷  and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity ⁸  comes from this business. 19:26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded ⁹  and turned away ¹⁰  a large crowd, ¹¹  not only in Ephesus ¹²  but in practically all of the province of Asia, ¹³  by saying ¹⁴  that gods made by hands are not gods at all. ¹⁵  19:27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, ¹⁶  but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis ¹⁷  will be regarded as nothing, ¹⁸  and she whom all the province of Asia ¹⁹  and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.” ²⁰ 

Acts 19:1

Disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus

19:1 While ²¹  Apollos was in Corinth, ²²  Paul went through the inland ²³  regions ²⁴  and came to Ephesus. ²⁵  He ²⁶  found some disciples there ²⁷ 

Acts 6:10

6:10 Yet ²⁸  they were not able to resist ²⁹  the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.

[19:24]  ¹ tn BDAG 665 s.v. ναός 1.a states, “Specif. of temples: of replicas of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus 19:24…but here, near ἱερόν vs. 27…ναός can be understood in the more restricted sense shrine, where the image of the goddess stood.”

[19:24]  ² sn Artemis was the name of a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.

[19:24]  ³ tn Grk “brought not a little business” (an idiom).

[19:24]  ⁴ sn A great deal of business. The charge that Christianity brought economic and/or social upheaval was made a number of times in Acts: 16:20-21; 17:6-7; 18:13.

[19:25]  ⁵ tn Grk “gathering.” The participle συναθροίσας (sunaqroisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:25]  ⁶ tn Grk “whom”; because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) has been replaced with a pronoun (“these”) and a new sentence begun in the translation.

[19:25]  ⁷ sn Workmen in similar trades. In effect, Demetrius gathered the Ephesian chamber of commerce together to hear about the threat to their prosperity.

[19:25]  ⁸ tn Another possible meaning is “that this business is an easy way for us to earn a living.”

[19:26]  ⁹ tn Grk “persuading.” The participle πείσας (peisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:26]  ¹⁰ tn Or “misled.”

[19:26]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 3.a has “of pers. ὄχλος a large crowd…Ac 11:24, 26; 19:26.”

[19:26]  ¹² map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[19:26]  ¹³ tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.

[19:26]  ¹⁴ tn The participle λέγων (legwn) has been regarded as indicating instrumentality.

[19:26]  ¹⁵ tn The words “at all” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[19:27]  ¹⁶ tn Or “come under public criticism.” BDAG 101 s.v. ἀπελεγμός has “come into disrepute Ac 19:27.”

[19:27]  ¹⁷ sn Artemis was the name of a Greek goddess worshiped particularly in Asia Minor, whose temple, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located just outside the city of Ephesus.

[19:27]  ¹⁸ tn BDAG 597 s.v. λογίζομαι 1.b has “εἰς οὐθὲν λογισθῆναι be looked upon as nothing…Ac 19:27.”

[19:27]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.

[19:27]  ²⁰ tn Or “her magnificence.” BDAG 488 s.v. καθαιρέω 2.b has “καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς μεγαλειότητος αὐτῆς suffer the loss of her magnificence Ac 19:27”; L&N 13.38 has “‘and to have her greatness done away with’ Ac 19:27.”

[19:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “It happened that while.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[19:1]  ²² map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[19:1]  ²³ tn Or “interior.”

[19:1]  ²⁴ tn BDAG 92 s.v. ἀνωτερικός has “upper τὰ ἀ. μέρη the upper (i.e. inland) country, the interior Ac 19:1.”

[19:1]  ²⁵ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[19:1]  ²⁶ tn Grk “and found.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the sequencing with the following verse the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[19:1]  ²⁷ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[6:10]  ²⁸ tn Grk “and.” The context, however, indicates that the conjunction carries an adversative force.

[6:10]  ²⁹ sn They were not able to resist. This represents another fulfillment of Luke 12:11-12; 21:15.