Acts 19:27 meaning and explanation
There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
Acts 19:27, Berean Standard Bible
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Demetrius, a silversmith who profited from making silver shrines of Artemis, is speaking to his fellow craftsmen in Ephesus. He warns that Paul's preaching against man-made gods threatens two things at once: their trade and the reputation of the temple of Artemis, one of the great sanctuaries of the ancient world.
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