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Acts 19:29
29Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together.
Acts 19:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s travel companions.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Soon the whole city was filled with confusion. Everyone rushed to the amphitheater, dragging along Gaius and Aristarchus, who were Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Context of Acts 19:29
27There 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.” 28When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
Read all of Acts 19Acts 19:29 word by word
καὶ ἐπλήσθη ἡ πόλις τῆς συγχύσεως· ὥρμησάν τε ὁμοθυμαδὸν εἰς τὸ θέατρον συναρπάσαντες Γάϊον καὶ Ἀρίσταρχον Μακεδόνας, συνεκδήμους Παύλου.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- the wholeὅλοςholos · allG3650
- cityὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
- was filledπλήθω, πίμπλημιplēthō · to fillG4130
- with confusionσύγχυσιςsugchusis · confusionG4799
- andτεte · and/bothG5037
- having caughtσυναρπάζωsunarpazō · to seizeG4884
- GaiusΓάϊοςGaios · GaiusG1050
- AristarchusἈρίσταρχοςAristarchos · AristarchusG708
- men of MacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōn · MacedoniaG3110
- Paul’sΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
- companions in travelσυνέκδημοςsunekdēmos · companionG4898
- they rushedὁρμάωhormaō · to stampedeG3729
- with one accordὁμοθυμαδόνhomothumadon · unitedG3661
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the theatreθέατρονtheatron · theatreG2302
Cross-references for Acts 19:29
- Acts 19:32The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.
- Acts 17:8When they heard this, the crowd and the city officials were thrown into turmoil.
- Acts 21:30The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.
- Romans 16:23Gaius, whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings. Erastus, who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings.
- 1 Corinthians 1:14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
- Acts 20:4He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
- Acts 27:2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
- Colossians 4:10My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you his greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.)
- Philemon 1:24And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
- 1 Corinthians 4:9For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like those condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as well as to human beings.
Commentaries on Acts 19:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The whole city was filled with confusion - Thus we find the peace of the whole city was disturbed, not by an apostle preaching the Gospel of Christ, but by one interested, unprincipled knave, who did not even plead conscience for what he was doing; but that it was by this craft he and his fellows got their wealth, and he was afraid to lose it. Rushed - into the theater - The theatres, being very spacious and convenient places, were often used for popular…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Confusion - Tumult; disorder. Gaius - He had lived at Corinth, and had kinky entertained Paul at his house, 1 Corinthians 1:14; Romans 16:23. Aristarchus - He attended Paul to Rome, and was there a prisoner with him, Colossians 4:10. With one accord - Tumultuously; or with one mind or purpose. Into the theatre - The theaters of the Greeks were not only places for public exhibitions, but also for holding assemblies, and often for courts, elections, etc…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. 29Archaeologists have uncovered the amphitheater where the whole city gathered. It could hold about 24,000 people.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
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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
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