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

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 by hands are not gods at all. 27Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.” When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began shouting, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29The city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s Macedonian traveling companions. 30And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, the disciples would not let him.

Acts 19:28 word by word

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

• When they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• and were filledπλήρηςplērēs · fullG4134
• with rageθυμόςthumos · wrathG2372
• shoutingκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• ArtemisἌρτεμιςArtemis · ArtemisG735
• EphesiansἘφέσιοςEphesios · EphesianG2180

Cross-references for Acts 19:28

• Acts 7:54Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.
• Acts 16:19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was suddenly gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities,
• Acts 21:28crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who instructs everyone everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand And the rulers conspire together Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
• Revelation 12:12For this reason, rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you with great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”
• Acts 19:34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, a single outcry arose from them all as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
• 1 Samuel 5:3When the Ashdodites got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.
• 1 Kings 18:26Then they took the ox which was given them and they prepared it, and they called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice and no one answered. And they limped about the altar which they had made.
• Isaiah 41:5The coastlands have seen and are afraid; The ends of the earth tremble; They have approached and have come.
• Jeremiah 50:38A drought on her waters, and they will be dried up! For it is a land of idols, And they go insane at frightful images.
• Revelation 13:4they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”
• Revelation 17:13These have one purpose, and they 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