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Acts 19:32 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Acts 19:32 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 19 verse 32 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.”
Acts 19:32 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 19:32
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused—Luke's ironic observation: the ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia, assembly—the word for 'church') was συγκεχυμένη (sunkechumenē, thoroughly confused). Most participants knew not wherefore they were come together (οὐκ ᾔδεισαν τίνος ἕνεκα συνεληλύθεισαν, ouk ēdeisan tinos heneka sunelēlutheisan). This wasn't reasoned debate but mindless mob action—people shouting without understanding the issue.Luke's satirical tone is unmistakable: calling this chaos an 'assembly' mocks pretensions to civic order. True ekklēsia (the church) operat...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 19:32
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“and some another”
“he began to tell the multitudes about John”
“there being no cause. Concerning it”
“and they rushed with one accord into the theater”
“Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John”