Acts 19:34
But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison,“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” for about two hours.
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- Acts 19:28 : 28 When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout,“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- Rom 2:22 : 22 You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
- Rev 13:4 : 4 they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying:“Who is like the beast?” and“Who is able to make war against him?”
- 1 Kgs 18:26 : 26 So they took a bull, as he had suggested, and prepared it. They invoked the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying,“Baal, answer us.” But there was no sound and no answer. They jumped around on the altar they had made.
- Matt 6:7 : 7 When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.
- Acts 16:20 : 20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
- Acts 19:26 : 26 And 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.
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- Acts 19:23-297 verses88%
23 At that time a great disturbance took place concerning the Way.
24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought a great deal of business to the craftsmen.
25 He gathered these together, along with the workmen in similar trades, and said,“Men, you know that our prosperity comes from this business.
26 And 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.
27 There 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.”
28 When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout,“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29 The 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.
- Acts 19:35-406 verses88%
35 After 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?
36 So because these facts are indisputable, you must keep quiet and not do anything reckless.
37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38 If 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.
39 But if you want anything in addition, it will have to be settled in a legal assembly.
40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”
- Acts 19:32-332 verses81%
32 So 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.
33 Some 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.
- Acts 19:17-182 verses75%
17 This 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.
18 Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.
- Acts 21:27-304 verses70%
27 When 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,
28 shouting,“Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!”
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.)
30 The 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.
- Acts 14:11-144 verses70%
11 So when the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language,“The gods have come down to us in human form!”
12 They began to call Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13 The priest of the temple of Zeus, located just outside the city, brought bulls and garlands to the city gates; he and the crowds wanted to offer sacrifices to them.
14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard about it, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the crowd, shouting,
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22 But the crowd began to shout,“The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
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10 This 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.
- Acts 22:22-232 verses70%
22 The Roman Commander Questions Paul The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted,“Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!”
23 While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,
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8 They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.
- Acts 17:18-192 verses69%
18 Also 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.)
19 So 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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18 Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.
- Acts 16:19-202 verses69%
19 But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
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24 When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind and said,“Master of all, you who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them,
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4 But the population of the city was divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.
- Acts 18:12-132 verses68%
12 Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
13 saying,“This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”
- Acts 17:21-222 verses67%
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.)
22 So Paul stood before the Areopagus and said,“Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in all respects.
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22 The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
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11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.
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14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
- Acts 17:5-62 verses67%
5 But 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.
6 When 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,
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9 There 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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11 As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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22 But 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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17 She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out,“These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”