When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Parallel translations
- WEB When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- KJV And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
- NKJV Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
- NASB When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began shouting, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- NLT At this their anger boiled, and they began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
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The craftsmen, enraged, began shouting, Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!
Overview
Demetrius's appeal sparked furious civic and religious zeal. Their chant became the rallying cry of the ensuing riot. The scene shows how quickly threatened self-interest can ignite mob passion against the truth.
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- Rev 13:4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
- Rev 17:13These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.
- Acts 7:54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Ps 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
- Acts 16:19–24When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
- Rev 12:12Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
- Acts 21:28–31crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
- 1 Kgs 18:26–29And they took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, shouting, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no sound, and no one answered as they leaped around the altar they had made.
- Jer 50:38A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.
- Acts 19:34–35But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
- Acts 18:19When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
- 1 Sam 5:3–5When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
- Isa 41:5–7The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
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