Acts 19:25

19:25 He gathered ¹  these ²  together, along with the workmen in similar trades, ³  and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity ⁴  comes from this business.

Acts 16:19

16:19 But when her owners ⁵  saw their hope of profit ⁶  was gone, they seized ⁷  Paul and Silas and dragged ⁸  them into the marketplace before the authorities.

[19:25]  ¹ tn Grk “gathering.” The participle συναθροίσας (sunaqroisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:25]  ² 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]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Another possible meaning is “that this business is an easy way for us to earn a living.”

[16:19]  ⁵ tn Or “masters.”

[16:19]  ⁶ tn On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see BDAG 390 s.v. 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together.

[16:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “was gone, seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[16:19]  ⁸ tn On the term ἕλκω ({elkw) see BDAG 318 s.v. 1.