Acts 19:24-27 A silversmith named Demetrius, by manufacturing silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing in great profits to his workmen.

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁴ A silversmith named Demetrius, by manufacturing silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing in great profits to his workmen. ²⁵ He called together his workmen, and others engaged in similar trades, and said to them: "Men, you well know that our prosperity depends on this business of ours, ²⁶ and you see and hear that, not only in Ephesus but all over the province of Asia, this man Paul has led away a vast number of people by persuading them, telling them that gods made by human hands are not gods at all. ²⁷ Now the danger facing us is, not only that our business will lose its reputation but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be brought into contempt and that she whom all Asia and all the world now worship will soon be dethroned from her majestic glory!"