Acts 19:28

And when they heard these sayings, they were ful of wrath, & cried out, saying, Great is Diana of þ^e Ephesians.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

When they heard {this} and were filled with rage, they {began} crying out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesus.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
- Basic English Bible

And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.
- Darby Bible

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
- Webster's Bible

After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!"
- Weymouth Bible

When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
- World English Bible

Whanne these thingis weren herd, thei weren fillid with ire, and crieden, and seiden, Greet is the Dian of Effesians.
- Wycliffe Bible

And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, `Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Acts 19:28

19:26 Saying, that they are not gods which are made with hands - This manifestly shows, that the contrary opinion did then generally prevail, namely, that there was a real Divinity in their sacred images. Though some of the later heathens spoke of them just as the Romanists do now.

19:27 There is danger, not only that this our craft [trade] should come into disgrace, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised - No wonder a discourse should make so deep an impression, which was edged both by interest and superstition. The great goddess was one of the standing titles of Diana. Her majesty destroyed - Miserable majesty, which was capable of being thus destroyed! Whom all Asia and the world - That is, the Roman empire, worshippeth - Although under a great variety of titles and characters. But the multitude of those that err does not turn error into truth.

19:29 They rushed with one accord - Demetrius and his company, into the theatre - Where criminals were wont to be thrown to the wild beasts, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus - When they could not find Paul. Probably they hoped to oblige them to fight with the wild beasts, as some think St. Paul had done before.

19:30 When Paul would have gone in to the people - Being above all fear, to plead the cause of his companions, and prove they are not gods which are made with hands.