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Demetrius (biblical figure)
The name
Demetrius
occurs in two
places
in the New Testament:
a Diana-worshipping
silversmith
who incited a
riot
against
the Apostle Paul
in
the city
of
Ephesus
.
a
disciple
commended in.
Possibly
the
bearer
of the
letters
of
1, 2
and
3 John
, Demetrius is commended to the early
Christian
leader
Gaius
as one who upholds the
truth
of
the Gospel
, and as such should be welcomed and provided for.