ACTS 19:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.”
Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him (ou periepsan, would not permit him) — Paul's willingness to confront the mob reflects either apostolic courage or incaution; the disciples' prohibition ('would not permit') restrains potentially fatal exposure.
Church Fathers on Acts 19:28
Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: so that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at naught; but also, that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships. And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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