ACTS 19:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.”
'There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and the goddess herself, worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty' — Demetrius escalates from economic anxiety to cosmic blasphemy: Artemis's divine dignity itself hangs in balance. Religious threat masquerades as theological defense.
Church Fathers on Acts 19:25
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver temples of Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen. Acts 19:24. Which made, it says, silver temples of Diana. And how is it possible that temples could be made of silver? Perhaps as small boxes (κιβώρια.) Great was the honor paid to this (Diana) in Ephesus; since, when (Hom. in Eph. Prol.) their temple was burnt it so grieved them, that they forbade even the name of the incendiary ever to be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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