One day he called them together. He also called others who were in the same kind of business.“ My friends,” he said,“ you know that we make good money from our work.

他聚集他们和同行的工人，说：“众位，你们知道我们是倚靠这生意发财。

他聚集他们和同行的工人，说：“诸位，你们知道我们是倚靠这生意发财的。

他聚集他们和同行的工人，说：“诸位，你们知道我们是倚靠这生意发财的。

他召集了工匠和同行的人，说：“各位都知道我们靠这一行发财，

他把这些人和同业的工人聚集起来，说：“各位，你们知道，我们是靠这生意赚钱的。

迪米特斯召集了他们，以及周围同行的工人，说：“各位，你们知道，我们是由这生意发财的。

他聚集他們和同行的工人，說：「眾位，你們知道我們是倚靠這生意發財。

他聚集他們和同行的工人，說：「諸位，你們知道我們是倚靠這生意發財的。

他聚集他們和同行的工人，說：「諸位，你們知道我們是倚靠這生意發財的。

他召集了工匠和同行的人，說：「各位都知道我們靠這一行發財，

他把這些人和同業的工人聚集起來，說：“各位，你們知道，我們是靠這生意賺錢的。

他集合了他們、以及四圍這種手藝的工人，說：『同人們，你們知道我們的財是由這個生意而發的。

迪米特斯召集了他們，以及周圍同行的工人，說：「各位，你們知道，我們是由這生意發財的。

乃集諸工、與之同業者曰、諸君、我儕以此業獲利、

底米丟集其徒、與類其業者、曰、爾眾知我儕藉此業獲利、

乃集其人、及凡業此藝者、曰、諸公、爾知我儕賴此業獲利、

至是、集其徒與同業曰：『諸君皆知吾人致富、端賴此藝、

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.

These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“ Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth.

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.

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.

he gathered these men together with the workmen of similar trades, and said,“ Men, you know that our prosperity depends upon this business.

He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said:“ Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade.

whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.

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.

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

He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“ Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.

whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said,“ Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.

Her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone. So they grabbed Paul and Silas. They dragged them into the market place to face the authorities.

They live off the sins of my people. And they want them to keep on sinning.

“ The traders of the world will weep and mourn over her. No one buys what they sell anymore.Here is what they had for sale.“ Gold, silver, jewels, pearls. Fine linen, purple, silk, bright red cloth. Every kind of citron wood. All sorts of things made out of ivory, valuable wood, bronze, iron, marble.Cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense. Wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat. Cattle, sheep, horses, carriages, and human beings sold as slaves.“ The merchants will say,‘ The pleasure you longed for has left you. All your riches and glory have disappeared forever.’The traders who sold these things became rich because of Babylon. When she suffers, they will stand far away. Her suffering will terrify them. They will weep and mourn.They will cry out,“‘ How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city, dressed in fine linen, purple and bright red! How terrible for you, great city, gleaming with gold, jewels and pearls!In just one hour your great wealth has been destroyed!’“ Every sea captain and all who travel by ship will stand far away. So will the sailors and all who earn their living from the sea.They will see the smoke rising as Babylon burns. They will ask,‘ Was there ever a city like this great city?’They will throw dust on their heads. They will weep and mourn. They will cry out,“‘ How terrible! How terrible it is for you, great city! All who had ships on the sea became rich because of her wealth! In just one hour she has been destroyed!’

You are like a trader who uses dishonest scales. You love to cheat others.People of Ephraim, you brag,“ We are very rich. We’ve become wealthy. And no one can prove we sinned to gain all this wealth.”

All the nations have drunk the strong wine of her terrible sins. The kings of the earth took part in her evil ways. The traders of the world grew rich from her great wealth.”

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.