Thus you will say to them: “The gods—which did not make the heavens and the earth—will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
Acts 19:26 - Tree of Life Version You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but also throughout all Asia, Paul has persuaded and perverted a considerable crowd, saying that handmade gods are not gods at all. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now you notice and hear that not only at Ephesus but almost all over [the province of] Asia this Paul has persuaded and induced people to believe his teaching and has alienated a considerable company of them, saying that gods that are made with human hands are not really gods at all. American Standard Version (1901) And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands: Common English Bible And you can see and hear that this Paul has convinced and misled a lot of people, not only in Ephesus but also throughout most of the province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands aren’t really gods. Catholic Public Domain Version And you are seeing and hearing that this man Paul, by persuasion, has turned away a great multitude, not only from Ephesus, but from nearly all of Asia, saying, 'These things are not gods which have been made by hands.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And you see and hear, that this Paul by persuasion hath drawn away a great multitude, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying: They are not gods which are made by hands. |
Thus you will say to them: “The gods—which did not make the heavens and the earth—will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”
For a craftsman from Israel made it, so it is no god. For the calf of Samaria will be splinters.
and saying, “Men, why are you doing these things? We too are human, just like you! We proclaim the Good News to you, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them.
Since we are His offspring, we ought not to suppose the Deity is like gold or silver or stone, an engraved image of human art and imagination.
When they arrived at Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila there. But he himself went into the synagogue and debated with the Jewish people.
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul traveled through the upper region and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples
This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord—Jewish as well as Greek people.
He gathered these together, along with those of related occupations, and he said, “Men, you know that our wealth is from this business.
You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed by idols that cannot speak, and you got led astray.
Therefore concerning the eating of idol sacrifices, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
But at that time, when you did not know God, you served those who by nature are not gods at all.
There you will serve man-made gods of wood and stone, which do not see or hear or eat or smell.
For they themselves bring news about what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God,
But the rest of mankind, those not killed by these plagues, did not repent and turn away from the works of their hands—they would not stop worshiping demons and the idols of gold and silver and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.