Acts 19:28

Acts 19:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
• New International Version (NIV)When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”

Context of Acts 19:28

26and you see and hear what this man Paul has done. He has won over a large crowd that follows him not only in Ephesus but also throughout the province of Asia. He tells people that gods made by humans are not gods. 27There’s a danger that people will discredit our line of work, and there’s a danger that people will think that the temple of the great goddess Artemis is nothing. Then she whom all Asia and the rest of the world worship will be robbed of her glory.” When Demetrius’ workers and the others heard this, they became furious and began shouting, “Artemis of the Ephesians is great!” 29The confusion spread throughout the city, and the people had one thought in mind as they rushed into the theater. They grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who traveled with Paul, and they dragged the two men into the theater with them. 30Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but his disciples wouldn’t let him.

Acts 19:28 word by word

Ἀκούσαντες δὲ καὶ γενόμενοι πλήρεις θυμοῦ ἔκραζον λέγοντες· μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• they wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• fullπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• of wrathθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• cried outκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• Dianaὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• DianaἌρτεμιςArtemis · ArtemisG735
• of the EphesiansἘφέσιοςEphesios · EphesianG2180

Cross-references for Acts 19:28

• Acts 7:54As council members listened to Stephen, they became noticeably furious.
• Acts 16:19When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.
• Acts 21:28Then they began shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against the Jewish people, Moses’ Teachings, and this temple. He has even brought Greeks into the temple courtyard and has made this holy place unclean.”
• Psalms 2:2Kings take their stands. Rulers make plans together against the Lord and against his Messiah by saying,
• Revelation 12:12Be glad for this reason, heavens and those who live in them. How horrible it is for the earth and the sea because the Devil has come down to them with fierce anger, knowing that he has little time left.”
• Acts 19:34But when they recognized that Alexander was a Jew, everyone started to shout in unison, “Artemis of the Ephesians is great!” They kept doing this for about two hours.
• 1 Samuel 5:3Early the next day the people of Ashdod saw that Dagon had fallen forward on the ground in front of the Lord’s ark. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.
• 1 Kings 18:26They took the bull he gave them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon. They said, “Baal, answer us!” But there wasn’t a sound or an answer. So they danced around the altar they had made.
• Isaiah 41:5The coastlands have seen him and are afraid. The ends of the earth tremble. They have come near and gathered together.
• Jeremiah 50:38A drought will diminish their water supply, and it will dry up. Babylon is a land of idols, statues that will go crazy with fear.
• Revelation 13:4They worshiped the serpent because it had given authority to the beast. They also worshiped the beast and said, “Who is like the beast? Who can fight a war with it?”
• Revelation 17:13They have one purpose—to give their power and authority to the beast.

Commentaries on Acts 19:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Were full of wrath - Were greatly enraged - probably at the prospect of losing their gains. Great is Diana … - The term “great” was often applied by the Greeks to Diana. Thus, in Xenophon (Ephes. i.), he says, “I adjure you by your own goddess, the great ( ̀ ́ tēn megalēn) Diana of the Ephesians.” The design of this clamor was doubtless to produce a persecution against Paul, and thus to secure a continuance of their employment. Often, when people have…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. 28-2928-29. Great is Diana of the Ephesians--the civic cry of a populace so proud of their temple that they refused to inscribe on it the name of Alexander the Great, though he offered them the whole spoil of his Eastern campaign if they would do it [Strabo in Howson].Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 19:28

• Demetrius
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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