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 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. Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but his disciples wouldn’t let him. 31Even some officials who were from the province of Asia and who were Paul’s friends sent messengers to urge him not to risk going into the theater. 32Some people shouted one thing while others shouted something else. The crowd was confused. Most of the people didn’t even know why they had come 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 14:14When the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard what was happening, they were very upset. They rushed into the crowd
• Acts 17:22Paul stood in the middle of the court and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious.
• Acts 21:39Paul answered, “I’m a Jew, a citizen from the well-known city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I’m asking you to let me talk to the people.”
• 2 Samuel 18:2David put a third of the troops under Joab’s command, another third under Joab’s brother Abishai (Zeruiah’s son), and the last third under Ittai from Gath. “I am going ⌞into battle⌟ with you,” the king said to the troops.
• 2 Samuel 21:17But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to help David. He attacked the Philistine and killed him. Then David’s men swore an oath, saying, “You’ll never go into battle with us again. The lamp of Israel must never be extinguished.”

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

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Adjure
• Concourse
• Confused
• Confusion
• Craft
• Curious
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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