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Acts 19:26 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Acts 19:26 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 19 verse 26 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Acts 19:26 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 19:26
Not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia—Paul's ministry had provincial impact, not merely local. The Greek πείθω (peithō, 'persuaded') indicates rational argumentation, not coercion. Paul turned away much people (μετέστησεν, metestēsen, 'caused to change sides'), using language of conversion and defection from false religion.They be no gods, which are made with hands (χειροποίητοι, cheiropoiētoi)—This echoes prophetic mockery of idols (Psalm 115:4-8, Isaiah 44:9-20). Paul's preaching exposed the obvious absurdity: creators cannot be inferior to their creations. The gospel's intell...
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Cross-References for Acts 19:26
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“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold”
“or molds an image that is profitable for nothing?”
“so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus”
“who were not killed with these plagues”
“the work of men's hands”
“or that an idol is anything?”
“you were led away to those mute idols”
“The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth”