Acts 19:28 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

²⁸ When they heard this, the men were greatly enraged, and began shouting--"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

⁵⁴ As they listened to this, the Council grew frantic with rage, and gnashed their teeth at Stephen.

¹⁹ When her masters saw that there was no hope of further profit from her, they seized Paul and Silas, dragged them into the public square to the authorities, ²⁰ And took them before the Magistrates. "These men are causing a great disturbance in our town," they complained; ²¹ "They are Jews, and they are teaching customs which it is not right for us, as Romans, to sanction or adopt." ²² On this the mob rose as one man against them, and the Magistrates stripped them of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods. ²³ After beating them severely, the Magistrates put them in prison, with orders to the Governor of the Jail to keep them in safe custody. ²⁴ On receiving so strict an order, the Governor put them into the inner cell, and secured their feet in the stocks.

¹⁹ They put into Ephesus, and there Paul, leaving his companions, went into the Synagogue and addressed the Jews.

³⁴ However, when they recognized him as a Jew, one cry broke from them all, and they continued shouting for two hours--"Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" ³⁵ When the Recorder had succeeded in quieting the crowd, he said: "Men of Ephesus, who is there, I ask you, who needs to be told that this city of Ephesus is the Warden of the Temple of the great Artemis, and of the statue which fell down from Zeus?

²⁸ "Men of Israel! help! This is the man who teaches every one everywhere against our People, our Law, and this Place; and, what is more, he has actually brought Greeks into the Temple and defiled this sacred place." ²⁹ (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in Paul's company in the city, and were under the belief that Paul had taken him into the Temple.) ³⁰ The whole city was stirred, and the people quickly collected, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the Temple, when the doors were immediately shut. ³¹ They were bent upon killing him, when it was reported to the Officer commanding the garrison, that all Jerusalem was in commotion.

¹² Therefore, be glad, O Heaven, and all who live in Heaven! Alas for the earth and for the sea, for the Devil has gone down to you in great fury, knowing that he has but little time.'

⁴ and men worshiped the Dragon, because he had given his dominion to the Beast; while, as they worshiped the Beast, they said-- 'Who can compare with the Beast? and who can fight with it?'

¹³ These kings are of one mind in surrendering their power and authority to the Beast.