It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. Cross References Acts 16:16 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. Acts 16:19 When the girl's owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. Acts 19:25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. "Men," he said, "you know that this business is our source of prosperity. Acts 19:38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there. Treasury of Scripture For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen; shrines. Diana. Acts 19:27,28,34,35 brought. Acts 16:16 Isaiah 56:11,12 1 Timothy 6:9,10 |