Acts 19:28
And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Acts 19:28 in other translations
| BSB | When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” |
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| WEB | When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” |
| ASV | And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. |
| YLT | And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, ‘Great is the Artemis of the Ephesians!' |
| DARBY | And having heard this, and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians. |
| BBE | And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus. |
| Webster | And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. |
What does Acts 19:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:28-29
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Barnes' Notes
Great is Diana, etc. The term great was often applied by the Greeks to Diana. Thus in Xenophon (Ephes. i.) he says, "I adjure you by your own goddess, the great (τηνμεγαλην) Diana of the Ephesians." The design of this clamour was doubtless to produce a persecution against Paul; and thus to secure a continuance of their employment. Often, when men have no arguments, they raise a clamour; when their employments are in danger of being ruined, they are filled with rage. We may learn, also, that when men's pecuniary interests are affected, they often show great zeal for religion, and expect by clamour in behalf of some doctrine, to maintain their own interest, and to secure their own gains.
(b) "full of wrath, and cried out" Jer 50:38
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 19:21-31
Persons who came from afar to pay their devotions at the temple of Ephesus, bought little silver shrines, or models of the temple, to carry home with them. See how craftsmen make advantage to themselves of people's superstition, and serve their worldly ends by it. Men are jealous for that by which they get their wealth; and many set themselves against the gospel of Christ, because it calls men from all unlawful…
Acts 19:28 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 19:28
- Revelation 17:13
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
- Revelation 13:4
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
- Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
- Revelation 12:12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
- Isaiah 41:5-7
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
- 1 Kings 18:26-29
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
- Acts 21:28-31
Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
- Acts 19:34-35
But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
- Acts 16:19-24
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. …
- Acts 18:19
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
- Jeremiah 50:38
A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
- Acts 7:54
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
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Context
- Acts 19:27
So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.
- Acts 19:28
And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
- Acts 19:29
And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.
Acts 19:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Oídas estas cosas, llenáronse de ira, y dieron alarido, diciendo: ¡Grande es Diana de los Efesios! |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand ils eurent entendu ces choses, ils furent remplis de colère, et s’écriaient, disant: Grande est la Diane des Éphésiens! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als sie aber das hörten und voll Wut wurden, schrieen sie und sagten: Groß ist die Artemis der Epheser! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | His auditis, repleti sunt ira, et exclamaverunt dicentes: Magna Diana Ephesiorum. |