“ And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. ”
Dismissed the assembly - τὴν ἐκκλησίαν tēn ekklēsian. The word usually translated “church.” Here it is applied to the irregular and tumultuous “assemblage” which had convened in a riotou...
Tumult at Ephesus. A change of religion (for the Way, cf. Acts 9:2 ) bears hardly on certain trades. In ch. 16 the Gospel interfered with the trade of soothsaying; here the art of the silversmit...
when, &c . = having said these things. dismissed . dissolved. Greek. apoluo. App-174.
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. He dismissed the assembly - Την εκκλησιαν. Another proof that the word εκκλησια, which we generally translate church, signifies an assembly of...
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. Remarks: (1) As the necessity under which Paul felt himself to transfer his l...
Ephesus 1-41. Paul at Ephesus. Opposition of the manufacturers of idols. St. Paul, leaving Antioch in S. Galatia (see Acts 18:23 ), approached Ephesus not by the usual level route leading through...
the Lawlessness of Selfish Greed Acts 19:30-41 The theater of Ephesus still stands, and the writer of these words has spoken in its mighty enclosure, from the very spot where this town clerk-th...
The result of the work of Apollos was manifest when Paul reached Ephesus. There he found a company of sincere disciples to Jesus as He had been revealed by John. To them Paul declared the truth in it...
After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. (22) So he sent...
And when he had thus spoken ,.... Or delivered this oration, made use of the above arguments, reasonings, and expostulations: he dismissed the assembly ; he ordered them to break up, and every one...
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. Ver. 41. Dismissed the assembly ] And so Demetrius was deceived. See here the power of civil prudence and flexanimous eloquence. (See Cic....
And when the town-clerk Greek, ο γραμματευς, the scribe; probably the proconsul's secretary, to whom the direction of the affairs of the city was committed; had appeased the people So far as to...
Paul returned to Ephesus, as he had promised. Of course there was an assembly there already, as chapter 18:27 intimates; but he found certain disciples who, at his questioning, tell him they had not...
The Tumult at Ephesus. 21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Acha...
The people were persuaded quietly to depart to their homes. Thus God one way or other, sometimes by friends, and sometimes by foes, kept his church and people from being ruined; and his hand is not s...
A Stirring in Ephesus On Account of the Name of Artemis (19:23-41). In considering what follows we should note two things about its context: · Firstly that it introduces the final section of Acts...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 19:23 . The way .—See on Acts 9:2 . Acts 19:24 . Demetrius .—The name has been found in an inscription, exhumed in Ephesus and supposed (Hicks) to belong to A.D. 50–60,...
Acts 19:1 . Paul came to Ephesus, a city of Ionia, built by the Amezones. Its temple of Diana was one of the seven wonders of the world; but Pompey plundered it of all its riches. This city is now...
A certain man named Demetrius. Paul and Demetrius The application of these words to present day life is a task that might be assigned to a child. Demetrius never dies; his word is to be heard i...
EXPOSITION Acts 19:1 Country for coasts, A.V.; found for finding, A.V. and T.R. The upper country (τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη); the inland districts of Galatia and Phrygia, through whi...
The end of the riot:
2 Corinthians 1:8-10 ; Ecclesiastes 9:17 ; Proverbs 15:1 ; Proverbs 15:2 ; Psalms 65:7