Acts 19:26

New International Reader's Version

You have seen and heard what this fellow Paul is doing. He has talked to large numbers of people here in Ephesus. Almost everywhere in Asia Minor he has led people away from our gods. He says that the gods made by human hands are not gods at all.

Cross References

Jeremiah 10:11

The Lord speaks to the Jews living in Babylon. He says, “Here is what you must tell the people of the nations. Tell them, ‘Your gods did not make the heavens and the earth. In fact, these gods will disappear from the earth. They will vanish from under the heavens.’ ”

Hosea 8:6

Their calf is not God. A skilled worker from Israel made it. But that calf of Samaria will be broken to pieces.”

Acts 14:15

“Friends, why are you doing this? We are only human, just like you. We are bringing you good news. Turn away from these worthless things. Turn to the living God. He is the one who made the heavens and the earth and the sea. He made everything in them.

Acts 17:29

“Yes, we are God’s children. So we shouldn’t think that God is made out of gold or silver or stone. He isn’t a statue planned and made by clever people.

Acts 18:19

They arrived at Ephesus. There Paul said goodbye to Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews.

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road to Ephesus. When he arrived, he found some believers there.

Acts 19:10

This went on for two years. So all the Jews and Greeks who lived in Asia Minor heard the word of the Lord.

Acts 19:25

One day he called them together. He also called others who were in the same kind of business. “My friends,” he said, “you know that we make good money from our work.

1 Corinthians 12:2

You know that at one time you were unbelievers. You were somehow drawn away to worship statues of gods that couldn’t even speak.

1 Corinthians 8:4

So then, here is what I say about eating food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that “a god made by human hands is really nothing at all in the world.” We know that “there is only one God.”

Galatians 4:8

At one time you didn’t know God. You were slaves to gods that are really not gods at all.

Deuteronomy 4:28

There you will worship gods that men have made out of wood and stone. Those gods can’t see, hear, eat or smell.

1 Thessalonians 1:9

The believers themselves report the kind of welcome you gave us. They tell about how you turned away from statues of gods. And you turned to serve the living and true God.

Revelation 9:20

There were people who were not killed by these plagues. But they still didn’t turn away from what they had been doing. They did not stop worshiping demons. They kept worshiping statues of gods made out of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood. These statues can’t see or hear or walk.