Acts 19:34 meaning and explanation
But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 19:34, Berean Standard Bible
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The crowd has gathered in the theatre at Ephesus, stirred up by the silversmith Demetrius, who fears Paul's preaching will ruin the trade in silver shrines of Artemis. Alexander, a Jew, is pushed forward to speak, perhaps to distance the Jewish community from Paul.
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