Acts 19:27

So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

Cross-references

Acts 19:24 Historical context

Acts 19:24 introduces Demetrius the silversmith who makes silver shrines — the direct context for his speech in v27 warning their trade is threatened.

1 Timothy 6:5 describes people who think 'godliness is a means of gain' — exactly the mindset of Demetrius protecting his idol-making business here.

Zephaniah 2:11 prophesies that God will 'famish all the gods of the earth' — a divine counterpart to Demetrius's fear that Artemis might be deposed.

Revelation 13:8 depicts universal worship of the beast — a contrast to the threatened decline of Artemis worship in Acts. Both involve idolatry but opposite outcomes.