Demetrius

Family: Ephesus · Role: silversmith · First appears: Acts 19

Life events

• Demetrius rallied craftsmen against Paul’s teaching and its threat to their trade and Diana’s temple.(Acts 19 · 📍 Ephesus)
  • With: Paul
  • “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:”
• Demetrius receives a good report from everyone and from the truth itself.(3 John 1)
  • “Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.”

Acts 19

• enemies with Paul (Demetrius publicly opposed Paul's teaching and regarded it as a threat to his trade.) “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:”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.