Acts 19:23

And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
same	ἐκεῖνον ekeinon	G1565	that one (or (neuter) thing) · demonstrative pronoun — accusative singular masculine
time	καιρὸν kairon	G2540	an occasion · noun — accusative singular masculine
arose	Ἐγένετο Egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
no	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
small	ὀλίγος oligos	G3641	puny (in extent · adjective — nominative singular masculine
stir	τάραχος tarachos	G5017	a disturbance · noun — nominative singular masculine
about	περὶ peri	G4012	properly · preposition
way	ὁδοῦ.¶ hodou	G3598	a road · noun — genitive singular feminine

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Cross-references

Acts 19:9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the d…
Acts 24:22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shal…
Acts 9:2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring t…
Acts 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are…
2 Corinthians 1:8-10 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength,…
Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the…
Acts 22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
2 Corinthians 6:9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:21–end

I. Paul is here brought into some trouble at Ephesus, just when he is forecasting to go thence, and to cut out work for himself elsewhere. See here, 1. How he laid his purpose of going to other places, Act 19:21, Act 19:22. He was a man of vast designs for God, and was for making his influences as widely diffusive as might be. Having spent above two years at Ephesus, (1.) He designed a visit to the churches of Macedonia and Achaia, especially of Philippi and Corinth, the chief cities of those provinces, Act 19:21. There he had planted churches, and now is concerned to visit them. He purposed in the spirit, either in his own spirit, not communicating his purpose as yet, but keeping it to hims…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:23

the same time--of Paul's proposed departure. about that--"the" way--So the new religion seemed then to be designated (Act 9:2; Act 22:4; Act 24:14).

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:23

No small stir about that way - Concerning the Gospel, which the apostles preached; and which is termed this way, Act 9:2, where see the note.

John Gill on Acts 19:23

And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. The Syriac version reads, "the way of God"; and the Vulgate Latin version, "the way of the Lord": that is, the Christian religion, and the doctrines and ordinances of the Gospel, which the saints were directed to walk in; and the Ethiopic version renders it, "about this doctrine"; which mightily grew and prevailed, and which such numbers embraced; and how great the stir was about it, and from whence it arose, who began it, and what were the consequences of it, are hereafter related.

John Calvin on Acts 19:23-28

Acts 19:23-28 23. And at that time there happened no small tumult about that way. 24. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gains to the men of that occupation; 25. Whom, when he had called together, and those who were makers of like things, he said, Men, ye know that by this craft we have advantage. [382] 26. And ye see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be not gods which are made with hands: 27. And not only this part cometh in danger to us, lest it be set at nought; but also test the temple of the great goddess Diana be d…

The Church Fathers

"And the same time" etc., for indeed the superstition was excessive.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 42

"There arose no small stir about the Way." Do you see the renown acquired? They contradicted, it says: then came miracles, twofold: then again, danger: such is the way the threads alternate throughout the whole texture of the history.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 42

"Now at that time there had arisen no small disturbance about the way of the Lord," etc. An uproar about the Christian religion arose likewise in Ephesus. There was a certain Demetrius who made silver shrines in Diana's temple. He used to bring no small wages to the craftsmen. This man, seeing that the observance of rites risked complete extinction because of Paul's preachings, he violently stirred up the above-mentioned craftsmen against the apostles and his disciples. Having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's companions, they dragged them from the theatre, where they were preaching the word of the Lord, to the judges, to be heard by them. When Paul would have entered to the people, his disciples and friends did not let him (for there was great confusion throughout the city), for fear that all the people's rage would turn on him, whom they knew to be the initiator of the preaching that was detrimental to them.
— Cassiodorus, Complexiones on the Acts of the Apostles

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Dictionary and topics

Diana — So called by the Romans; called Artemis by the Greeks, the “great” goddess worshipped among heathen nations under various modifications. Her most noted temple was that at Ephesus. It was built…
John, Third Epistle of — Is addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29) or in Corinth (Rom. 16:23) or in Derbe (Acts 20:4) is uncertain. It was written for the purpose…
Macedonia · Disciples in — Disciples in
Way · .Doctrines taught by Christ — .Doctrines taught by Christ

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:23

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:23

John Gill on Acts 19:23

John Calvin on Acts 19:23-28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:23

Adam Clarke on Acts 19:23

John Gill on Acts 19:23

John Calvin on Acts 19:23-28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 19:23-41