Acts 19:28 “When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great…”

Acts 19:28

When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

World English Bible

When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

American Standard Version

And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now when they heard it, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

Darby Translation

And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

Young's Literal Translation

And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

Bible in Basic English

And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.

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Cross references

“they”

Acts 7:54 Acts 16:19–24 Acts 21:28–31 Psalm 2:2 Revelation 12:12

Acts 7:54 · BSB

On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

Acts 16:19–24 · BSB

When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.

Acts 21:28–31 · BSB

crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy…

Psalm 2:2 · BSB

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Revelation 12:12 · BSB

Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”

“and cried”

Revelation 13:4 Revelation 17:13 1 Samuel 5:3–5 1 Kings 18:26–29 Isaiah 41:5–7 Jeremiah 50:38

Revelation 13:4 · BSB

They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

Revelation 17:13 · BSB

These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

1 Samuel 5:3–5 · BSB

When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

1 Kings 18:26–29 · BSB

And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar…

Isaiah 41:5–7 · BSB

The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.

Jeremiah 50:38 · BSB

A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.

Also

Acts 18:19

Acts 18:19 · BSB

When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”

29Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.

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