Acts 17:5 Cross References - WPNT

⁵ But the disobedient Jews rounded up some wicked men from the marketplace, and forming a mob they created an uproar in the city; and attacking the house of Jason, they wanted to bring them out to the crowd.

¹⁸ For he knew that they had handed Him over through envy.

⁹ “The patriarchs, being envious, sold Joseph into Egypt; yet God was with him

⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with envy and started speaking against the things said by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

² But the disobedient Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

¹⁹ Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came, and having persuaded the crowd and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing him to have died.

⁷ to whom Jason has given lodging. These all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king—Jesus.”

¹³ But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was also being proclaimed by Paul in Berea, they came too, agitating the crowds.

¹² Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,

²⁴ A certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, habitually brought in plenty of business for the artisans; ²⁵ he called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: “Men, you know that our prosperity depends on this trade. ²⁶ And you observe and hear that not only in Ephesus but throughout almost all Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that hand-made things are not gods. ²⁷ So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be discredited, and even her own majesty be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.” ²⁸ Now upon hearing this they were filled with anger and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” ²⁹ So the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed into the theater with one accord (they had seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul’s traveling companions). ³⁰ When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him. ³¹ Even some of the officials of Asia, being his friends, sent word to him and urged him not to venture into the theater. ³² The assembly was in confusion: some were shouting one thing and some another; most of them did not know why they had come together. ³³ Then the Jews pushed Alexander forward, out from the crowd. So Alexander motioned with his hand and would have made a defense to the people. ³⁴ But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

⁴⁰ Indeed, we are in danger of being charged with a riot, because of today, there being no reason at all that we can give to account for this commotion.”

²¹ Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason and Sosipater, my countrymen.

³ because you are still fleshly! For since there is envy, strife and divisions among you, are you not carnal and acting like ordinary people?

²¹ envyings, murders, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like; about which I am warning you beforehand, as, in fact, I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

¹⁴ For you, brothers, became imitators of God’s congregations in Christ Jesus, the ones in Judea, in that you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen that they did from the Jews ¹⁵ (the ones who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, who have persecuted us, who do not please God and are hostile to everybody, ¹⁶ trying to prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved—so as to fill up the measure of their sins. They have received the full impact of the Wrath).

⁵ Or do you suppose that the Scripture says in vain that the Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?