Acts 19:28

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

Cross-reference

Acts 19:34 Historical context

Acts 19:34 continues the same riot scene — the crowd shouts 'Great is Artemis' for two hours, amplifying the outcry from verse 28.

Acts 19:24 Historical context

Acts 19:24 shows Demetrius inciting the silversmiths — his complaint directly sparks the crowd's shout for Artemis.

Acts 19:35 Contrast

Acts 19:35 shows the town clerk calming the crowd by affirming Artemis’s status — a contrast to the mob’s wild shouting in verse 28.

Acts 7:54 Parallel

Acts 7:54 describes a crowd enraged at Stephen's speech — parallel to the crowd's rage and cry for Artemis in Acts 19:28. Both show hostile reaction to gospel.

Acts 16:19-24 shows owners of a slave girl dragging Paul before authorities due to lost profit — parallel to silversmiths' profit motive in Acts 19:28.

Acts 21:28-31 records another mob crying out against Paul in Jerusalem, mirroring the Ephesian riot — both are crowd fury against Paul for perceived threats to tradition.

Acts 16:22 Parallel

In Acts 16:22, a mob assaults Paul and Silas in Philippi — a parallel example of crowd violence against the apostles.

Acts 23:10 Parallel

In Acts 23:10, a violent dissension forces soldiers to rescue Paul — another mob scene threatening his life.

Acts 26:17 Related theme

Acts 26:17 records Jesus' promise to rescue Paul from Gentiles — the riot here exemplifies the danger from which God delivers him.

In Ephesians 4:31, Paul commands believers to put away clamor and anger — exactly the mob's behavior condemned by his later letter.