Verse 26

And{G2532} ye see{G2334} and{G2532} hear,{G191} that{G3754} not{G3756} alone{G3440} at Ephesus,{G2181} but{G235} almost{G4975} throughout{G1223} all{G3956} Asia,{G773} this{G3778} Paul{G3972} hath persuaded{G3982} and turned away{G3179} much{G2425} people,{G3793} saying{G3004} that{G3754} they are{G1526} no{G3756} gods,{G2316} that are{G1526} made{G1096} with hands:{G5495}

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 44:10-20 : 10 Who hath fashioned{H3335} a god,{H410} or molten{H5258} an image{H6459} that is profitable{H3276} for nothing?{H1115} 11 Behold, all his fellows{H2270} shall be put to shame;{H954} and the workmen,{H2796} they are of men:{H120} let them all be gathered together,{H6908} let them stand up;{H5975} they shall fear,{H6342} they shall be put to shame{H954} together.{H3162} 12 The smith{H1270} [maketh] an axe,{H4621} and worketh{H6466} in the coals,{H6352} and fashioneth{H3335} it with hammers,{H4717} and worketh{H6466} it with his strong{H3581} arm:{H2220} yea, he is hungry,{H7457} and his strength{H3581} faileth;{H369} he drinketh{H8354} no water,{H4325} and is faint.{H3286} 13 The carpenter{H2796} stretcheth out{H5186} a line;{H8279} he marketh it out{H8388} with a pencil;{H8279} he shapeth{H6213} it with planes,{H4741} and he marketh it out{H8388} with the compasses,{H4230} and shapeth{H6213} it after the figure{H8403} of a man,{H376} according to the beauty{H8597} of a man,{H120} to dwell{H3427} in a house.{H1004} 14 He heweth him down{H3772} cedars,{H730} and taketh{H3947} the holm-tree{H8645} and the oak,{H437} and strengtheneth{H553} for himself one among the trees{H6086} of the forest:{H3293} he planteth{H5193} a fir-tree,{H766} and the rain{H1653} doth nourish{H1431} it. 15 Then shall it be for a man{H120} to burn;{H1197} and he taketh{H3947} thereof, and warmeth{H2552} himself; yea, he kindleth{H5400} it, and baketh{H644} bread:{H3899} yea, he maketh{H6466} a god,{H410} and worshippeth{H7812} it; he maketh{H6213} it a graven image,{H6459} and falleth down{H5456} thereto. 16 He burneth{H8313} part{H2677} thereof in{H1119} the fire;{H784} with part{H2677} thereof he eateth{H398} flesh;{H1320} he roasteth{H6740} roast,{H6748} and is satisfied;{H7646} yea, he warmeth{H2552} himself, and saith,{H559} Aha,{H1889} I am warm,{H2552} I have seen{H7200} the fire.{H217} 17 And the residue{H7611} thereof he maketh{H6213} a god,{H410} even his graven image;{H6459} he falleth down{H5456} unto it and worshippeth,{H7812} and prayeth{H6419} unto it, and saith,{H559} Deliver{H5337} me; for thou art my god.{H410} 18 They know{H3045} not, neither do they consider:{H995} for he hath shut{H2902} their eyes,{H5869} that they cannot see;{H7200} and their hearts,{H3826} that they cannot understand.{H7919} 19 And none calleth{H7725} to mind,{H3820} neither is there knowledge{H1847} nor understanding{H8394} to say,{H559} I have burned{H8313} part{H2677} of it in{H1119} the fire;{H784} yea, also I have baked{H644} bread{H3899} upon the coals{H1513} thereof; I have roasted{H6740} flesh{H1320} and eaten{H398} it: and shall I make{H6213} the residue{H3499} thereof an abomination?{H8441} shall I fall down{H5456} to the stock{H944} of a tree?{H6086} 20 He feedeth{H7462} on ashes;{H665} a deceived{H2048} heart{H3820} hath turned him aside;{H5186} and he cannot deliver{H5337} his soul,{H5315} nor say,{H559} Is there not a lie{H8267} in my right hand?{H3225}
  • Acts 17:29 : 29 Being{G5225} then{G3767} the offspring{G1085} of God,{G2316} we ought{G3784} not{G3756} to think that{G3543} the Godhead{G2304} is{G1511} like unto{G3664} gold,{G5557} or{G2228} silver,{G696} or{G2228} stone,{G3037} graven{G5480} by art{G5078} and{G2532} device{G1761} of man.{G444}
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 Concerning{G4012} therefore{G3767} the eating{G1035} of things sacrificed to idols,{G1494} we know{G1492} that{G3754} no idol{G1497} is [anything]{G3762} in{G1722} the world,{G2889} and{G2532} that{G3754} there is no{G3762} {G2087} God{G2316} but{G1487} {G3361} one.{G1520}
  • Acts 19:10 : 10 And{G1161} this{G5124} continued{G1096} for the space of{G1909} two{G1417} years;{G2094} so that{G5620} all{G3956} they{G3588} that{G5620} dwelt{G2730} in Asia{G773} heard{G191} the word{G3056} of the Lord,{G2962} both{G5037} Jews{G2453} and{G2532} Greeks.{G1672}
  • Acts 14:15 : 15 and{G2532} saying,{G3004} Sirs,{G435} why{G5101} do ye{G4160} these things?{G5023} We{G2249} also{G2532} are{G2070} men{G444} of like passions{G3663} with you,{G5213} and bring{G2097} you{G5209} good tidings, that ye should turn{G1994} from{G575} these{G5130} vain things{G3152} unto{G1909} a living{G2198} God,{G2316} who{G3739} made{G4160} the heaven{G3772} and{G2532} the earth{G1093} and{G2532} the sea,{G2281} and{G2532} all{G3956} that in{G846} them is:
  • Rev 9:20 : 20 And{G2532} the rest{G3062} of mankind,{G444} who{G3739} were{G615} not{G3756} killed{G615} with{G1722} these{G3778} plagues,{G4127} repented{G3340} not{G3756} of{G1537} the works{G2041} of their{G846} hands,{G5495} that{G2443} they should{G4352} not{G3361} worship{G4352} demons,{G1140} and{G2532} the idols{G1497} of gold,{G5552} and{G2532} of silver,{G693} and{G2532} of brass,{G5470} and{G2532} of stone,{G3035} and{G2532} of wood;{G3585} which{G3739} can{G1410} neither{G3777} see,{G991} nor{G3777} hear,{G191} nor{G3777} walk:{G4043}
  • Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus{H1836} shall ye say{H560} unto them, The gods{H426} that have not{H3809} made{H5648} the heavens{H8065} and the earth,{H778} these shall perish{H7} from the earth,{H772} and from under{H8460} the{H429} heavens.{H8065}
  • Jer 10:14-15 : 14 Every man{H120} is become brutish{H1197} and is without knowledge;{H1847} every goldsmith{H6884} is put to shame{H3001} by his graven image;{H5262} for his molten image{H5262} is falsehood,{H8267} and there is no breath{H7307} in them. 15 They are vanity,{H1892} a work{H4639} of delusion:{H8595} in the time{H6256} of their visitation{H6486} they shall perish.{H6}
  • Deut 4:28 : 28 And there ye shall serve{H5647} gods,{H430} the work{H4639} of men's{H120} hands,{H3027} wood{H6086} and stone,{H68} which neither see,{H7200} nor hear,{H8085} nor eat,{H398} nor smell.{H7306}
  • Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols{H6091} are silver{H3701} and gold,{H2091} The work{H4639} of men's{H120} hands.{H3027} 5 They have mouths,{H6310} but they speak{H1696} not; Eyes{H5869} have they, but they see{H7200} not; 6 They have ears,{H241} but they hear{H8085} not; Noses{H639} have they, but they smell{H7306} not; 7 They have hands,{H3027} but they handle{H4184} not; Feet{H7272} have they, but they walk{H1980} not; Neither speak{H1897} they through their throat.{H1627} 8 They that make{H6213} them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth{H982} in them.
  • Ps 135:15-18 : 15 The idols{H6091} of the nations{H1471} are silver{H3701} and gold,{H2091} The work{H4639} of men's{H120} hands.{H3027} 16 They have mouths,{H6310} but they speak{H1696} not; Eyes{H5869} have they, but they see{H7200} not; 17 They have ears,{H241} but they hear{H238} not; Neither is there{H3426} any breath{H7307} in their mouths.{H6310} 18 They that make{H6213} them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth{H982} in them.
  • Isa 46:5-8 : 5 To whom will ye like{H1819} me, and make me equal,{H7737} and compare{H4911} me, that we may be like?{H1819} 6 Such as lavish{H2107} gold{H2091} out of the bag,{H3599} and weigh{H8254} silver{H3701} in the balance,{H7070} they hire{H7936} a goldsmith,{H6884} and he maketh{H6213} it a god;{H410} they fall down,{H5456} yea, they worship.{H7812} 7 They bear{H5375} it upon the shoulder,{H3802} they carry{H5445} it, and set it in its place,{H3240} and it standeth,{H5975} from its place{H4725} shall it not remove:{H4185} yea, one may cry{H6817} unto it, yet can it not answer,{H6030} nor save{H3467} him out of his trouble.{H6869} 8 Remember{H2142} this, and show yourselves men;{H377} bring it again{H7725} to mind,{H3820} O ye transgressors.{H6586}
  • Jer 10:3-6 : 3 For the customs{H2708} of the peoples{H5971} are vanity;{H1892} for one cutteth{H3772} a tree{H6086} out of the forest,{H3293} the work{H4639} of the hands{H3027} of the workman{H2796} with the axe.{H4621} 4 They deck{H3302} it with silver{H3701} and with gold;{H2091} they fasten{H2388} it with nails{H4548} and with hammers,{H4717} that it move{H6328} not. 5 They are like{H4749} a palm-tree,{H8560} of turned work, and speak{H1696} not: they must needs{H5375} be borne,{H5375} because they cannot go.{H6805} Be not afraid{H3372} of them; for they cannot do evil,{H7489} neither is it in them to do good.{H3190} 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah;{H3068} thou art great,{H1419} and thy name{H8034} is great{H1419} in might.{H1369}
  • Hos 8:6 : 6 For from Israel{H3478} is even this; the workman{H2796} made{H6213} it, and it is no God;{H430} yea, the calf{H5695} of Samaria{H8111} shall be broken in pieces.{H7616}
  • Acts 18:19 : 19 And{G1161} they came{G2658} to{G1519} Ephesus,{G2181} and{G2548} he left them{G2641} there:{G847} but{G1161} he{G1525} himself{G846} entered{G1525} into{G1519} the synagogue,{G4864} and reasoned{G1256} with the Jews.{G2453}
  • Acts 19:18-20 : 18 Many{G4183} also{G5037} of them that{G3588} had believed{G4100} came,{G2064} confessing,{G1843} and{G2532} declaring{G312} their{G846} deeds.{G4234} 19 And not a few{G2425} of them{G3588} that practised{G4238} magical arts{G4021} brought their{G4851} books{G976} together{G4851} and burned them{G2618} in the sight{G1799} of all;{G3956} and{G2532} they counted{G4860} the price{G5092} of them,{G846} and{G2532} found{G2147} it fifty{G4002} thousand{G3461} pieces of silver.{G694} 20 So{G3779} {G2596} mightily{G2904} grew{G837} the word{G3056} of the Lord{G2962} and{G2532} prevailed.{G2480}
  • 1 Cor 10:19-20 : 19 What{G5101} say I{G5346} then?{G3767} that{G3754} a thing{G5100} sacrificed to idols{G1497} is{G2076} anything,{G5100} or{G2228} {G3754} that an idol is{G2076} anything?{G5100} 20 But{G235} [I say], that{G3754} the things{G3588} which{G3739} the Gentiles{G1484} sacrifice,{G2380} they sacrifice{G2380} to demons,{G1140} and{G2532} not{G3756} to God:{G2316} and{G1161} I would{G2309} not{G3756} that{G1096} ye{G5209} should have{G1096} communion{G2844} with demons.{G1140}
  • 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 Ye know{G1492} that{G3754} when ye were{G2258} Gentiles{G1484} [ye were] led away{G71} unto{G4314} those{G3588} dumb{G880} idols,{G1497} howsoever{G5613} {G302} ye might led.{G520}
  • 1 Cor 16:8-9 : 8 But{G1161} I will tarry{G1961} at{G1722} Ephesus{G2181} until{G2193} Pentecost;{G4005} 9 for{G1063} a great{G3173} door{G2374} and{G2532} effectual{G1756} is opened unto{G455} me,{G3427} and{G2532} there are many{G4183} adversaries.{G480}
  • Gal 4:8 : 8 Howbeit{G235} at that time,{G1492} not{G3756} knowing God,{G2316} ye were in bondage{G1398} to them that{G3588} by nature{G5449} are{G5607} no{G3361} gods:{G2316}
  • 1 Thess 1:9 : 9 For{G1063} they{G518} themselves{G846} report{G518} concerning{G4012} us{G2257} what manner of{G3697} entering in{G1529} we had{G2192} unto{G4314} you;{G5209} and{G2532} how{G4459} ye turned{G1994} unto God{G2316} from{G575} idols,{G1497} to{G4314} serve{G1398} a living{G2198} and{G2532} true{G228} God,{G2316}