Acts 19:25-27

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. 19:26 And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded ⁵  and turned away ⁶  a large crowd, ⁷  not only in Ephesus ⁸  but in practically all of the province of Asia, ⁹  by saying ¹⁰  that gods made by hands are not gods at all. ¹¹  19:27 There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, ¹²  but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis ¹³  will be regarded as nothing, ¹⁴  and she whom all the province of Asia ¹⁵  and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.” ¹⁶ 

[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.”

[19:26]  ⁵ tn Grk “persuading.” The participle πείσας (peisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[19:26]  ⁶ tn Or “misled.”

[19:26]  ⁷ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 3.a has “of pers. ὄχλος a large crowd…Ac 11:24, 26; 19:26.”

[19:26]  ⁸ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[19:26]  ⁹ tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.

[19:26]  ¹⁰ tn The participle λέγων (legwn) has been regarded as indicating instrumentality.

[19:26]  ¹¹ tn The words “at all” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[19:27]  ¹² tn Or “come under public criticism.” BDAG 101 s.v. ἀπελεγμός has “come into disrepute Ac 19:27.”

[19:27]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ tn BDAG 597 s.v. λογίζομαι 1.b has “εἰς οὐθὲν λογισθῆναι be looked upon as nothing…Ac 19:27.”

[19:27]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Asia”; see the note on this word in v. 22.

[19:27]  ¹⁶ 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.”