Acts 19:9
But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
Cross-references
Acts 19:23 narrates the great disturbance about the Way that follows — shows the outcome of the opposition here.
Acts 19:8 records Paul's initial persuasion — the immediate context before the hardening and opposition in verse 9.
Acts 28:22 confirms the Way is 'spoken against everywhere' — directly reinforcing the public slander Paul faced here.
Acts 20:31 reminds Ephesian elders of Paul's three years of night-and-day teaching — the same daily ministry begun in Tyrannus hall.
Acts 18:7 describes Paul leaving the synagogue for a nearby house — the same pattern of withdrawal to continue teaching elsewhere.
Acts 18:6 records Paul shaking his garments and turning to Gentiles after opposition — parallel to his departure from the synagogue.
Acts 13:46 shows Paul turning to Gentiles after Jewish rejection — mirroring his withdrawal from the synagogue here.
In Acts 13:45, Jews similarly contradicted and reviled Paul — the same pattern of stubborn opposition to the gospel.
Acts 28:24 describes a similar division in Rome: some convinced, others disbelieved — paralleling the hardened rejection in Ephesus.
Acts 24:14 has Paul calling Christianity 'the Way' — the same term used in Acts 19:9 for the movement being slandered.
Acts 9:2 first introduces 'the Way' as the Christian movement — connects the terminology used in Acts 19:9.
In Acts 7:51, Stephen calls the Sanhedrin 'stiff-necked' and resistant to the Holy Spirit — the same obstinate rejection Paul faced in Ephesus.
Acts 13:43 shows many following Paul — in contrast to the rejection in Acts 19:9. Both episodes have mixed responses.
Romans 11:7 contrasts the elect obtaining salvation while the rest are hardened — mirrors the division between disciples and opponents here.
1 Timothy 6:5 warns about depraved men who think godliness is gain — Paul's opponents are such, and he avoids them.
2 Timothy 3:5 says avoid those holding a form of religion but denying its power — Paul withdraws from such hardened men.
2 Timothy 4:2 charges Timothy to preach in season and out — Paul's daily teaching despite opposition exemplifies this command.
2 Peter 2:2 warns the 'way of truth' will be blasphemed — the same pattern of slander against the Christian movement seen here.
2 Peter 2:12 describes false teachers blaspheming what they don't understand — parallel to the stubborn opponents speaking evil of the Way here.
Jude 1:10 condemns those who blaspheme what they do not understand — matching the ignorant slander against the Way in this passage.
Romans 9:18 states God hardens whom he wills — provides theological basis for the hardening seen in Acts 19:9.
John 12:40 quotes Isaiah on God hardening hearts so they cannot believe — explains the spiritual state of the opponents here.
Matthew 26:55 has Jesus teaching daily in the temple — Paul's daily teaching in the hall echoes that pattern of public instruction.
Matthew 15:14 gives Jesus' command to leave blind guides — Paul withdraws from hardened opponents, applying that principle.
2 Chronicles 36:16 describes mocking God's messengers and despising his words — exactly what Paul's opponents did.
1 Corinthians 16:9 mentions a wide open door and many adversaries — reflecting Paul's situation in Ephesus with opportunity and opposition.
Hebrews 3:13 warns against being hardened by sin's deceit — a pastoral application of the same hardening phenomenon.
Luke 12:51-53 says Christ brings division — Paul's departure from the synagogue creates a separation over the gospel.
2 Timothy 1:15 notes all in Asia turned away from Paul — a later echo of the opposition he first encountered in Ephesus here.
2 Chronicles 30:8 warns against being stiff-necked — the very attitude that led to opposition here.
2 Kings 17:14 describes Israel's stubbornness and unbelief, the same attitude Paul's opponents displayed.