KJV King James Version
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:
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Acts 19:26
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
WEB World English Bible
You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;
Surrounding context — Acts 19
23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
24 For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;
25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.
26 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:
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.
28 And when they heard [these sayings], they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.
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.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandθεωρεῖτεG2334 · theōreōto see/experienceκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀκούετεG191 · akouōto hearὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὐG3756 · ounoμόνονG3441 · monosaloneἘφέσουG2181 · ephesosEphesusἀλλὰG235 · allabutσχεδὸνG4975 · schedonnearlyπάσηςG3956 · pasallτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἈσίαςG773 · AsiaAsiaὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαῦλοςG3972 · PaulosPaulοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itπείσαςG3982 · peithōto persuadeμετέστησενG3179 · methistēmito moveἱκανὸνG2425 · hikanossufficientὄχλονG3793 · ochloscrowdλέγωνG3004 · legōto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὐκG3756 · ounoεἰσὶνG1510 · eimito beθεοὶG2316 · theosGodοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofχειρῶνG5495 · cheirhandγινόμενοι.G1096 · ginomaito be
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 8:4As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.Acts 17:29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.Isaiah 44:10-20Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing?Deuteronomy 4:28And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.Acts 19:10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.Revelation 9:20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:Acts 14:15And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:Galatians 4:8Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.1 Corinthians 10:19-20What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?1 Corinthians 16:8-9But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.Jeremiah 10:11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, [even] they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;1 Corinthians 12:2Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.Jeremiah 10:14-15Every man is brutish in [his] knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image [is] falsehood, and [there is] no breath in them.Jeremiah 10:3-6For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.Acts 18:19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.Hosea 8:6For from Israel [was] it also: the workman made it; therefore it [is] not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.Isaiah 46:5-8To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
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