Acts 19:34

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But when the people saw that Alexander was a Jew, they all began shouting the same thing. For two hours they continued shouting, “Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis of Ephesus! Great is Artemis …!”

Cross References

Acts 19:28

When the men heard this, they became very angry. They shouted, “Great is Artemis, the goddess of Ephesus!”

Revelation 13:4

People worshiped the dragon because it had given its power to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast. They asked, “Who is as powerful as the beast? Who can make war against it?”

Acts 16:20

They brought Paul and Silas before the Roman officials and said, “These men are Jews, and they are making trouble in our city.

Matthew 6:7

“And when you pray, don’t be like the people who don’t know God. They say the same things again and again. They think that if they say it enough, their god will hear them.

Romans 2:22

You say they must not commit adultery, but you yourself are guilty of that sin. You hate idols, but you steal them from their temples.

Acts 19:26

But look at what this man Paul is doing. Listen to what he is saying. He has convinced many people in Ephesus and all over Asia to change their religion. He says the gods that people make by hand are not real.

1 Kings 18:26

So the prophets took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. They started praying to Baal and prayed until noon. They said, “Baal, please answer us!” But there was no sound. No one answered. Then they began jumping around on the altar they had built.

Acts 19:24

There was a man named Demetrius. He worked with silver. He made little silver models that looked like the temple of the goddess Artemis. The men who did this work made a lot of money.

Acts 19:33

Some Jews made a man named Alexander stand before the crowd, and they told him what to say. Alexander waved his hand, trying to explain things to the people.

Acts 19:35

Then the city clerk persuaded the people to be quiet. He said, “Men of Ephesus, everyone knows that Ephesus is the city that keeps the temple of the great goddess Artemis. Everyone knows that we also keep her holy rock.