New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 19:27
27Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess 1Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of 23Asia and 4the 5world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.”
Acts 19:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
- New International Version (NIV)There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there is danger not only that this trade of ours may come into disrepute but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be counted as nothing, and that she may even be deposed from her magnificence, she whom all Asia and the world worship."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.”
Context of Acts 19:27
25these he gathered together with the workmen of similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that our prosperity depends upon this business. 26You see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a considerable number of people, saying that gods made with hands are no gods at all. Not only is there danger that this trade of ours fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be regarded as worthless and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.” 28When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Read all of Acts 19Acts 19:27 word by word
οὐ μόνον δὲ τοῦτο κινδυνεύει ἡμῖν τὸ μέρος εἰς ἀπελεγμὸν ἐλθεῖν ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ τῆς μεγάλης θεᾶς Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερὸν εἰς οὐθὲν λογισθῆναι, μέλλειν τε καὶ καθαιρεῖσθαι τῆς μεγαλειότητος αὐτῆς ἣν ὅλη ἡ Ἀσία καὶ ἡ οἰκουμένη σέβεται.¶Read the interlinear
- Not onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
- is there dangerκινδυνεύωkinduneuō · be in dangerG2793
- that thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- tradeμέροςmeros · partG3313
- of oursἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- fallἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- into disreputeἀπελεγμόςapelegmos · discreditG557
- but alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- that the templeἱερόςhieros · sacredG2413
- of the greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
- goddessθεάthea · goddessG2299
- ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemis · ArtemisG735
- be regardedλογίζομαιlogizomai · to countG3049
- as worthlessοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- and that she whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- allὅλοςholos · allG3650
- AsiaἈσίαAsia · AsiaG773
- worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
- worshipσέβομαιsebomai · be devoutG4576
- be dethronedκαθαιρέωkathaireō · to take downG2507
- from her magnificenceμεγαλειότηςmegaleiotēs · majestyG3168
Cross-references for Acts 19:27
- Acts 19:21Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
- Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.
- Matthew 23:14[Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.]
- 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.
- 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
- Revelation 13:3I saw one of his heads as if it had been slain, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast;
Commentaries on Acts 19:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The temple of the great goddess Diana - From a number of representations of the Ephesian goddess Diana, which still remain, we find that she was widely different from Diana the huntress. She is represented in some statues all covered over with breasts, from the shoulders down to the feet; in others she is thus represented, from the breast to the bottom of the abdomen, the thighs and legs being covered with the heads of different animals. From this it is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27So that not only - The grounds of the charge which Demetrius made against Paul were two: first, that the business of the craftsmen would be destroyed usually the first thing that strikes the mind of a sinner who is influenced By self-interest alone; and, second, that the worship of Diana would cease if Paul and his fellow-laborers were suffered to continue their efforts. This our craft - This business in which we are engaged, and on which we are…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. 27the whole world: The ancient geographer Strabo reports that temples dedicated to Artemis existed in cities from Asia Minor (now Turkey) to what is now France and Spain (Strabo, Geography 3.4.8; 4.1.4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. So that not only this our craft is in danger ... but, &c.--that is, "that indeed is a small matter; but there is something far worse." So the masters of the poor Pythoness put forward the religious revolution which Paul was attempting to effect at Philippi, as the sole cause of their zealous alarm, to cloak the self-interest which they felt to be touched by his success (Ac 16:19-21). In both cases religious zeal was the hypocritical pretext…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Acts 19:27 Lat Diana ↩
- 2. Acts 19:27 V 22, note 1 ↩
- 3. Acts 19:27 Acts 19:10 ↩
- 4. Acts 19:27 Matt 24:14 ↩
- 5. Acts 19:27 Lit the inhabited earth ↩
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
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