Acts 19:34

New Century Version

But when they saw that Alexander was a Jew, they all shouted the same thing for two hours: “Great is Artemis of Ephesus!”

Cross References

1 Kings 18:26

So they took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. They prayed to Baal from morning until noon, shouting “Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered. They danced around the altar they had built.

Matthew 6:7

“And when you pray, don’t be like those people who don’t know God. They continue saying things that mean nothing, thinking that God will hear them because of their many words.

Acts 16:20

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

Acts 19:24

A man named Demetrius, who worked with silver, made little silver models that looked like the temple of the goddess Artemis. Those who did this work made much money.

Acts 19:26

But look at what this man Paul is doing. He has convinced and turned away many people in Ephesus and in almost all of Asia! He says the gods made by human hands are not real.

Acts 19:28

When the others heard this, they became very angry and shouted, “Artemis, the goddess of Ephesus, is great!”

Acts 19:33

They put a man named Alexander in front of the people, and some of them told him what to do. Alexander waved his hand so he could explain things to the people.

Acts 19:35

Then the city clerk made the crowd be quiet. He said, “People of Ephesus, everyone knows that Ephesus is the city that keeps the temple of the great goddess Artemis and her holy stone that fell from heaven.

Romans 2:22

You say that others must not take part in adultery, but you are guilty of that sin. You hate idols, but you steal from temples.

Revelation 13:4

People worshiped the dragon because he had given his power to the beast. And they also worshiped the beast, asking, “Who is like the beast? Who can make war against it?”