24 For someone ⌊named⌋* Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis, was bringing no little business to the craftsmen.
Acts 19:24 Cross References - LEB
Isaiah 56:11-12
11 And the dogs ⌊have a greedy appetite⌋;* they ⌊are never satisfied⌋.* And they are the shepherds! They do not have* understanding. They all turn to their own way, each one for his own gain, ⌊every one of them⌋.*
12 "Come, let me take wine, and let us carouse with intoxicating drink, and tomorrow will be like today, ⌊very great indeed⌋."*
Acts 16:16
16 And it happened that as* we were going to the place of prayer, a certain female slave who had a spirit of divination* met us, who was bringing a large profit to her owners by* fortune-telling.
Acts 16:19
19 But when* her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and* dragged them* into the marketplace before the rulers.
Acts 19:27-28
27 So not only is there a danger this line of business of ours will come into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing—and she is about to be brought down even from her grandeur, she whom the whole of Asia* and the entire world worship!"
28 And when they* heard this* and became full of rage, they began to shout,* saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Acts 19:34-35
34 But when they* recognized that he was a Jew, they were shouting with one voice from all of them for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
35 And when* the city secretary had quieted the crowd, he said, "Ephesian men, for who is there among men who does not know the Ephesian city is honorary temple keeper of the great Artemis and of her* image fallen from heaven?
1 Timothy 6:9-10
9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
10 For the love of money is a root of all evil, by which some, because they* desire it, have gone astray from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains.