Acts 19:25

Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Whom	οὓς hous	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — accusative plural masculine
together	συναθροίσας sunathroisas	G4867	to convene · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
with	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
workmen	ἐργάτας ergatas	G2040	a toiler · noun — accusative plural masculine
of	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
occupation	τοιαῦτα toiauta	G5108	truly this · demonstrative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Sirs	ἄνδρες, andres	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — vocative plural masculine
know	ἐπίστασθε epistasthe	G1987	to put the mind upon · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
by	ἐκ ek	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
this	ταύτης tautēs	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — genitive singular feminine
craft	ἐργασίας ergasias	G2039	occupation · noun — genitive singular feminine
have	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
our	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
wealth	εὐπορία euporia	G2142	pecuniary resources · noun — nominative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Hosea 12:7-8 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Acts 16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rule…
Hosea 4:8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity.
2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their d…
Revelation 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and…
Revelation 18:11-19 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:21–end

I. Paul is here brought into some trouble at Ephesus, just when he is forecasting to go thence, and to cut out work for himself elsewhere. See here, 1. How he laid his purpose of going to other places, Act 19:21, Act 19:22. He was a man of vast designs for God, and was for making his influences as widely diffusive as might be. Having spent above two years at Ephesus, (1.) He designed a visit to the churches of Macedonia and Achaia, especially of Philippi and Corinth, the chief cities of those provinces, Act 19:21. There he had planted churches, and now is concerned to visit them. He purposed in the spirit, either in his own spirit, not communicating his purpose as yet, but keeping it to hims…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:25

Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation--rather, "with the workmen (or fabricators) of such articles," meaning the artisans employed by the master-artificers, all who manufactured any kind of memorial of the temple and its worship for sale.

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:25

By this craft we have our wealth - The word ευπορια not only signifies wealth, but also abundance. It was a most lucrative trade; and he plainly saw that, if the apostles were permitted to go on thus preaching, the worship of Diana itself would be destroyed; and, consequently, all the gain that he and his fellows derived from it would be brought to nought.

John Gill on Acts 19:25

Whom he called together,.... That is, the craftsmen; "all his co-artificers", as the Syriac version reads, all the chief of the trade, the masters of it, as he himself was: with the workmen of like occupation; who were employed by him, and the rest of the masters in the several branches of the business; as founders, engravers, polishers, &c. some might make the images, and others the temples, or shrines; some do one part and some another, so that abundance of persons might be employed in this business: and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth; the workmen not only had a comfortable and sufficient livelihood, but the masters of the trade grew rich: such a demand had the…

The Church Fathers

Observe the maliciousness of the man. He was wealthy himself, and to him indeed it was no such great loss; but to them the loss was great, since they were poor, and subsisted on their daily earnings. Nevertheless, these men say nothing, but only he. And observe: "Whom having collected, and the workmen of like occupation," having themselves common cause with him, "he said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth" then he brought the danger home to them, that we are in danger of falling from this our craft into starvation.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 42

"From this work we have our wealth. Hath persuaded." How did he persuade - he, a man of mean consideration? How prevail over so great a force of habit? by doing what - by saying what? It is not for a Paul to effect this, it is not for a man. Even this is enough, that he said, "They are no gods." Now if the impiety of the heathen religions was so easy to detect, it ought to have been condemned long ago: if it was strong, it ought not to have been overthrown so quickly.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 42

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Dictionary and topics

Diana — So called by the Romans; called Artemis by the Greeks, the “great” goddess worshipped among heathen nations under various modifications. Her most noted temple was that at Ephesus. It was built…
Handicraft — (Acts 18:3; 19:25; Revelation 18:22) A trade was taught to ail the Jewish boys as a necessary part of their education. Even the greatest rabbis maintained themselves by trades (Delitzsch). Says Rabbi…
John, Third Epistle of — Is addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29) or in Corinth (Rom. 16:23) or in Derbe (Acts 20:4) is uncertain. It was written for the purpose…
Demetrius · 1. A silversmith, noted for raising a riot — 1. A silversmith, noted for raising a riot
Idol · Ma — Ma

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 19:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:25

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:25

John Gill on Acts 19:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 19:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:25

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:25

John Gill on Acts 19:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 19:23-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 19:24-34