Acts 19:34

God's Word

But when they recognized that Alexander was a Jew, everyone started to shout in unison, “Artemis of the Ephesians is great!” They kept doing this for about two hours.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:26

They took the bull he gave them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon. They said, “Baal, answer us!” But there wasn’t a sound or an answer. So they danced around the altar they had made.

Matthew 6:7

“When you pray, don’t ramble like heathens who think they’ll be heard if they talk a lot.

Acts 16:20

In front of the Roman officials, they said, “These men are stirring up a lot of trouble in our city. They’re Jews,

Acts 19:24

Demetrius, a silversmith, was in the business of making silver models of the temple of Artemis. His business brought a huge profit for the men who worked for him.

Acts 19:26

and you see and hear what this man Paul has done. He has won over a large crowd that follows him not only in Ephesus but also throughout the province of Asia. He tells people that gods made by humans are not gods.

Acts 19:28

When Demetrius’ workers and the others heard this, they became furious and began shouting, “Artemis of the Ephesians is great!”

Acts 19:33

Some people concluded that Alexander was the cause, so the Jews pushed him to the front. Alexander motioned with his hand to quiet the people because he wanted to defend himself in front of them.

Acts 19:35

The city clerk finally quieted the crowd. Then he said, “Citizens of Ephesus, everyone knows that this city of the Ephesians is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis. Everyone knows that Ephesus is the keeper of the statue that fell down from Zeus.

Romans 2:22

As you tell others not to commit adultery, are you committing adultery? As you treat idols with disgust, are you robbing temples?

Revelation 13:4

They worshiped the serpent because it had given authority to the beast. They also worshiped the beast and said, “Who is like the beast? Who can fight a war with it?”