The name Demetrius occurs in two places in the
New Testament
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* a
Diana-worshipping silversmith who incited a riot against
the Apostle Paul in the city of
Ephesus
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.
* 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
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, and as such should be welcomed and provided for.
See also
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Demetrius
References
People in the catholic epistles
People in Acts of the Apostles
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