Acts 19:24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
The setting
Ephesus, Turkey, ~55 AD. Demetrius owns a profitable silver shrine business, employing dozens of craftsmen making miniature temples for pilgrims...
The emotion here: carefully documenting the economic forces driving persecution
The original word
naous (ναούς) — miniature temple shrines, expensive tourist souvenirs for Artemis pilgrims
Why it matters
Archaeological digs have found hundreds of these silver shrines - they were ancient Ephesus's main tourist industry
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 19:24
This wasn't just one angry craftsman - Demetrius was probably a guild leader with significant political influence
Common misconceptionPeople assume this was about religious devotion to Artemis, but Demetrius's real concern was profit margins - he mentions wealth before worship.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 19:24
Bible Genome reading
Acts 19:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 19:24 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include commerce, idolatry. Notable phrases: silver shrines of Artemis.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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