Acts 19:25
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
Acts 19:25 in other translations
| BSB | Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity. |
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| WEB | whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth. |
| ASV | whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth. |
| YLT | whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, ‘Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth; |
| DARBY | whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work, |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth: |
What does Acts 19:25 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:24-26
24-26. silver shrines for--"of" Diana--small models of the Ephesian temple and of the shrine or chapel of the goddess, or of the shrine and statue alone, which were purchased by visitors as memorials of what they had seen, and were carried about and deposited in houses as a charm. (The models of the chapel of our Lady of Loretto, and such like, which the Church of Rome systematically encourages, are such a palpable…
Barnes' Notes
Sirs. Greek, Men.
By this craft. By this business, or occupation. This is our trade.
Our wealth. Greek, our acquisition; our property. We are dependent on it for a living. It does not mean that they were rich, but that they relied on this for a subsistence. That it was a lucrative business is apparent; but it is not affirmed that they were in fact rich.
(c) "called together" Rev 18:11 (|) "craft" "Employment"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 19:21-31
Persons who came from afar to pay their devotions at the temple of Ephesus, bought little silver shrines, or models of the temple, to carry home with them. See how craftsmen make advantage to themselves of people's superstition, and serve their worldly ends by it. Men are jealous for that by which they get their wealth; and many set themselves against the gospel of Christ, because it calls men from all unlawful…
Acts 19:25 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 19:25
- Hosea 12:7-8
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
- Acts 16:19
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
- Revelation 18:11-19
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. …
- Hosea 4:8
They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
- 2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
- Revelation 18:3
For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
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Context
- Acts 19:24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
- Acts 19:25
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
- Acts 19:26
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:
Acts 19:25 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A los cuales, reunidos con los oficiales de semejante oficio, dijo: Varones, sabéis que de este oficio tenemos ganancia; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il les assembla, ainsi que ceux qui travaillaient à de semblables ouvrages, et dit: Ô hommes, vous savez que notre bien-être vient de ce travail; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und nachdem er diese samt den Arbeitern derartiger Dinge versammelt hatte, sprach er: Männer, ihr wisset, daß aus diesem Erwerb unser Wohlstand ist; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quos convocans, et eos qui hujusmodi erant opifices, dixit: Viri, scitis quia de hoc artificio est nobis acquisitio: |