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Acts 19:25–26

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25Thesel he gathered together, and the workers occupied with such things, and* said, “Men, you know that from this business we get our prosperity,m 26and you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asian this man Paul has persuaded and* turned away a large crowd by* saying that the gods made by hands are not gods.

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  1. lLiterally “whom”
  2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“gathered together”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. mLiterally “prosperity is to us”
  4. nA reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)
  5. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“has persuaded”) has been translated as a finite verb
  6. *Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saying”) which is understood as means

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, saying that gods made with hands are not gods.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he had assembled them, as well as the workers engaged in this type of business, he said, “Men, you know that our prosperity is derived from this business. You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this man Paul has persuaded and misled a considerable number of people by saying that gods made by hand are not gods.

NLTNew Living Translation

He called them together, along with others employed in similar trades, and addressed them as follows:

“Gentlemen, you know that our wealth comes from this business. But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!

KJV 1900King James Version

Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: