Acts 19:35

Acts 19:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
• New International Version (NIV)The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from the sky?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

Context of Acts 19:35

33There was a Jewish man called Alexander in the crowd. The Jews pushed him to the front of the crowd. He raised his hands towards the people, so that they would be quiet. He wanted to explain to them that he and his Jewish friends had not caused the trouble. 34But the crowd knew that Alexander was a Jew. So they continued to shout the same words for about two hours. All together they shouted, ‘Our god Artemis of Ephesus is very great!’ After two hours, an important officer of the city caused the crowd to be quiet. He said, ‘People of Ephesus! Everybody knows about our god Artemis who has her temple here in Ephesus. People come here to worship her. Her special stone that fell from the sky is also here in Ephesus. We take care of all her things. Everybody knows that! 36Nobody can say that this is not true. So be careful! Do not quickly do anything that is silly. 37You have brought Gaius and Aristarchus here to the city officers' meeting place. But what bad thing have they done? They have not robbed the house of Artemis. They have not said bad things against her.

Acts 19:35 word by word

καταστείλας δὲ ὁ γραμματεὺς τὸν ὄχλον φησίν· ἄνδρες Ἐφέσιοι, τίς γάρ ἐστιν ἀνθρώπων ὃς οὐ γινώσκει τὴν Ἐφεσίων πόλιν νεωκόρον οὖσαν τῆς μεγάλης Ἀρτέμιδος καὶ τοῦ διοπετοῦς;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when the townclerkὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• when the townclerkγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• had appeasedκαταστέλλωkatastellō · to quietG2687
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• he saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• of EphesusἘφέσιοςEphesios · EphesianG2180
• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• is thereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• knowethγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• a worshipperνεωκόροςneōkoros · temple guardG3511
• of the greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• goddessθεάthea · goddessG2299
• DianaἌρτεμιςArtemis · ArtemisG735
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of theδιοπετήςdiopetēs · fallen from heavenG1356

Cross-references for Acts 19:35

• Ephesians 2:12At that time, you did not know about Christ, God's special Messiah. You did not belong to the nation of Israel's people. You did not know about the good things that God had promised to his people. You were living in this world with nothing good to hope for. You were living without God's help.
• Acts 19:26Also, you can see what this man Paul is doing. You have heard his message. Many people here in Ephesus, and in nearly all the places in Asia region, believe what he says. Paul teaches people this: “Anything that men have made is not really a god.”
• 2 Thessalonians 2:10He will do all kinds of bad things that deceive people. The people that he deceives are people that God will destroy. Those people believe false things because they have refused to accept God's true message. If they had loved that true message, God would have saved them.
• 1 Timothy 4:2The people who teach those false things are hypocrites. They no longer understand that what they teach is wrong.
• Acts 14:12They called Barnabas ‘Zeus’. They called Paul ‘Hermes’, because he was the one who spoke the message to the people.

Commentaries on Acts 19:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35When the town-clerk - ̔, Literally, the scribe. The Syriac has reisha damedinato, the chief or prince of the city. The later Syriac has, the scribe of the city. Some think that the word recorder would do better here than town-clerk; and indeed it is evident that a magistrate of considerable authority and influence is intended - the mayor or sovereign of the city. Ye men of Ephesus - The speech of this man may be thus analyzed: He states that there was no…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35And when the town-clerk - ̔ ́ ho grammateusThe scribe; the secretary. This word is often used in the Bible, and is commonly translated “scribe,” and is applied to “public notaries in the synagogues; to clerks; to those who transcribed books, and hence, to men skilled in the law or in any kind of learning.” Compare 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Kings 12:11; Ezra 7:6, Ezra 7:11-12; Matthew 5:20; Matthew 12:38; Matthew 13:52; Matthew 15:1; Matthew 23:34; 1 Corinthians…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-41Verses 32-41 The Jews came forward in this tumult. Those who are thus careful to distinguish themselves from the servants of Christ now, and are afraid of being taken for them, shall have their doom accordingly in the great day. One, having authority, at length stilled the noise. It is a very good rule at all times, both in private and public affairs, not to be hasty and rash in our motions, but to take time to consider; and always to keep our passions…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35The tradition said that the image (statue) of Artemis had fallen from heaven. This may mean that it was made from a meteor (a rock that falls to earth from space).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-4135-41. when the town-clerk--keeper of the public archives, and a magistrate of great authority. had appeased--"calmed." the people--"the multitude," which the very presence of such an officer would go far to do. he said ... what man ... knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana--literally, the neocoros or "warden." The word means "temple-sweeper"; then, "temple-guardian." Thirteen cities of Asia had an interest…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:35

• Cities
• Citizens
• Clerk
• Demetrius
• Diana
• Jupiter
• Mob
• Paul
• Prudence
• Tact
• Town Clerk

In the dictionaries

• Ephesus
• Ephesus, Ephesian
• Adjure
• Concourse
• Confused
• Confusion
• Craft
• Curious
• Danger
• Diana

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