Acts 19:23
At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.
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- Acts 19:9 : 9 But when some were stubborn and refused to believe, reviling the Way before the congregation, he left them and took the disciples with him, addressing them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Acts 24:22 : 22 Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying,“When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.”
- Acts 9:2 : 2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
- Acts 18:26 : 26 He began to speak out fearlessly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained the way of God to him more accurately.
- Acts 22:4 : 4 I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
- Acts 24:14 : 14 But I confess this to you, that I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way(which they call a sect), believing everything that is according to the law and that is written in the prophets.
- 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living. 9 Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead. 10 He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,
- 2 Cor 6:9 : 9 as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet– see!– we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;
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- Acts 19:24-307 verses80%
24For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.
25He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.
26And you see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a large crowd, not only in Ephesus but in practically all of the province of Asia, by saying that gods made by hands are not gods at all.
27There is danger not only that this business of ours will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as nothing, and she whom all the province of Asia and the world worship will suffer the loss of her greatness.”
28When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout,“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29The city was filled with the uproar, and the crowd rushed to the theater together, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who were Paul’s traveling companions.
30But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.
- Acts 19:32-387 verses76%
32So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.
33Some of the crowd concluded it was about Alexander because the Jews had pushed him to the front. Alexander, gesturing with his hand, was wanting to make a defense before the public assembly.
34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison,“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” for about two hours.
35After the city secretary quieted the crowd, he said,“Men of Ephesus, what person is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image that fell from heaven?
36So because these facts are indisputable, you must keep quiet and not do anything reckless.
37For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.
- Acts 19:8-103 verses73%
8Paul Continues to Minister at Ephesus So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God.
9But when some were stubborn and refused to believe, reviling the Way before the congregation, he left them and took the disciples with him, addressing them every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
10This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
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40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”
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8They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
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13But when the Jews from Thessalonica heard that Paul had also proclaimed the word of God in Berea, they came there too, inciting and disturbing the crowds.
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22So after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, he himself stayed on for a while in the province of Asia.
- Acts 17:5-62 verses70%
5But the Jews became jealous, and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, they formed a mob and set the city in an uproar. They attacked Jason’s house, trying to find Paul and Silas to bring them out to the assembly.
6When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming,“These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,
- Acts 17:18-192 verses69%
18Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking,“What does this foolish babbler want to say?” Others said,“He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods.”(They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)
19So they took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying,“May we know what this new teaching is that you are proclaiming?
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18which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or a disturbance.
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20When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
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16Paul and Silas Are Thrown Into Prison Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.
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9There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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16Paul at Athens While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.
- Acts 24:11-122 verses69%
11As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
12They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,
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1Disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there
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17This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.
- Acts 18:12-132 verses68%
12Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
13saying,“This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”
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21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to something new.)
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27When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
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22But we would like to hear from you what you think, for regarding this sect we know that people everywhere speak against it.”
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18At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
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6Paul and Barnabas learned about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding region.
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23After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
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20In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.
- Acts 21:29-313 verses68%
29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)
30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.
31While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
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4But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
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7When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
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23While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,
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4Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, and Timothy, as well as Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.