Catholic Public Domain Version
"And calling them together, with those who were employed in the same way, he said: “Men, you know that our income is from this craft. "
— Acts 19:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.”
“whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth. ”
“whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, "Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.”
“He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.”
“Whom he calling together with the workmen of like occupation, said: Sirs, you know that our gain is by this trade.”
“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.”
“Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.”
But sending two of those who were ministering to him, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself remained for a time in Asia.
Now at that time, there occurred no small disturbance concerning the Way of the Lord.
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith making silver shrines for Diana, was providing no small profit to craftsmen.
And calling them together, with those who were employed in the same way, he said: “Men, you know that our income is from this craft.
And you are seeing and hearing that this man Paul, by persuasion, has turned away a great multitude, not only from Ephesus, but from nearly all of Asia, saying, ‘These things are not gods which have been made by hands.’
Thus, not only is this, our occupation, in danger of being brought into repudiation, but also the temple of the great Diana will be reputed as nothing! Then even her majesty, whom all of Asia and the world worships, will begin to be destroyed.”
Upon hearing this, they were filled with anger, and they cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”