Acts 19:30

Acts 19:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
• New International Version (NIV)Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him.

Context of Acts 19:30

28When the workers heard Demetrius, they became very angry. They all shouted, ‘Our god Artemis of Ephesus is very great!’ 29More and more people in the whole city began to shout. There was trouble everywhere. Gaius and Aristarchus had been travelling with Paul. They had come with him from Macedonia. Some people from the crowd took hold of Gaius and Aristarchus. They pulled them quickly to the big public meeting place in the middle of the city. Paul himself wanted to go there. He wanted to speak to the crowd. But the other believers would not let him do that. 31Some Roman officers in that region were Paul's friends. They also sent a message to him. They said to him, ‘Please, do not go to the meeting place.’ 32The crowd of people in the meeting place continued to shout loudly. Some people were shouting one thing and other people were shouting something different. Not many of the people even knew why they had all met together.

Acts 19:30 word by word

Παύλου δὲ βουλομένου εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν δῆμον οὐκ εἴων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταί·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• wouldβούλομαιboulomai · to planG1014
• have entered inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the peopleδῆμοςdēmos · peopleG1218
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• sufferedἐάωeaō · to allowG1439
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Acts 19:30

• Acts 14:14Paul and Barnabas heard what the people wanted to do. So they tore their own clothes to show that they were very upset. They ran into the middle of the crowd,
• Acts 17:22So Paul stood up in front of the important officers of the city. He said to them, ‘People of Athens. I see that you have many gods.
• Acts 21:39Paul answered, ‘I am a Jew and I was born in Tarsus in the region called Cilicia. So you see, I am a man from an important city. Please, let me speak to this crowd.’
• 2 Samuel 18:2David sent his army out in three groups. Joab led one group. Joab's brother Abishai, Zeruiah's son, led another group. Ittai from Gath led the third group. The king said to them all, ‘I myself will go with you into battle.’
• 2 Samuel 21:17But Zeruiah's son Abishai saved David. Abishai knocked down the Philistine and he killed him. So David's men said very strongly, ‘Our king, you must never again come out with us to fight a battle. You are like Israel's light. We do not want your life to finish.’

Commentaries on Acts 19:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Would have entered in unto the people - Probably to have addressed them, and to defend his own cause.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 Persons who came from afar to pay their devotions at the temple of Ephesus, bought little silver shrines, or models of the temple, to carry home with them. See how craftsmen make advantage to themselves of people's superstition, and serve their worldly ends by it. Men are jealous for that by which they get their wealth; and many set themselves against the gospel of Christ, because it calls men from all unlawful crafts, however much wealth is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-34Demetrius, a silversmith whose business was harmed by Paul’s message about one God, stirred up a large riot against him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3430-34. when Paul would have entered in--with noble forgetfulness of self. unto the people--the demos, that is, the people met in public assembly. the disciples suffered him not--The tense used implies only that they were using their efforts to restrain him; which might have been unavailing but for what follows.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:30

• Demetrius
• Mob
• Paul
• Prudence

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Commentaries on Acts 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings