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Berean Standard Bible

“It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.”

Acts 19:24

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Paul has been teaching in Ephesus for about two years, and the word of the Lord has spread through the province of Asia. A disturbance is about to arise.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

World English Bible (WEB)

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,

King James Version (KJV)

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

American Standard Version (ASV)

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque un platero llamado Demetrio, el cual hacía de plata templecillos de Diana, daba á los artífices no poca ganancia;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Demetrio, platero que tenía empleado un grupo de artífices que hacían templecillos de Artemisa, la diosa griega, reunió a sus empleados y a varias otras personas que se dedicaban al mismo oficio, y les dijo: ―Señores, nosotros nos ganamos la vida en este negocio.

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