Acts 19:40

The Passion Translation

Don’t you realize we’re putting our city in danger of being accused of a riot by the Roman authorities? There’s no good explanation we can give them for all this commotion!”

Cross References

Acts 21:38

Aren’t you that Egyptian fanatic who started a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?”

Acts 21:31

But as they were about to kill Paul, the news reached the commander of the Roman garrison that the entire city was in an uproar.

Acts 20:1

When the uproar finally died down, Paul gathered the believers and encouraged their hearts. He kissed them, said good-bye, and left for Macedonia.

Matthew 26:5

But they all agreed, “We can’t do this during the Passover celebrations or we could have a riot on our hands.”

Luke 1:1

I am writing for you, mighty lover of God, an orderly account of what Jesus accomplished and fulfilled among us. Several eyewitness biographies have already been written, using as their source material the good news preached among us by his early disciples, who were from the beginning loving servants of the Living Expression. Now I am passing on to you this accurate compilation of my own meticulous investigation based on numerous eyewitness interviews. It is appropriate for me to write this, for he also appeared to me so that I would reassure you beyond any shadow of a doubt the reliability of all you have been taught of him.

Acts 19:39

But if you’re looking for anything further to bring up, it must be argued before the court and settled there, not here.

Acts 19:41

After he had said this, he dispersed the crowds and sent them away.

Acts 24:22

Felix, who was well acquainted with the facts about the Way, concluded the hearing with these words: “I will decide your case after Commander Lysias arrives.”