bCited from Ps. 2:1, 2
jSee Matt. 20:19
Acts 4:25-27
25who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, ▼▼Or child; also verses 27, 30
said by the Holy Spirit, b“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26The kings of the earth set themselves,
and cthe rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his dAnointed’ ▼
▼Or Christ
—27for truly in this city there were gathered together against your fholy servant Jesus, gwhom you anointed, both hHerod and iPontius Pilate, along jwith the Gentiles and kthe peoples of Israel,
Acts 16:22
22The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders lto beat them with rods.Acts 17:5
5 mBut the Jews ▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13
owere jealous, and taking psome wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. Acts 19:28-41
28When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, q“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and rAristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul’s scompanions in travel. 30But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him. 31And even some of the Asiarchs, ▼▼That is, high-ranking officers of the province of Asia
who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater. 32 uNow some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, vmotioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd. 34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, w“Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 35And when the town clerk had quieted the crowd, he said, “Men of Ephesus, who is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great Artemis, and of the sacred stone that fell from xthe sky? ▼
▼The meaning of the Greek is uncertain
36Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash. 37For you have brought zthese men here who are neither aasacrilegious nor blasphemers of our goddess. 38If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are abproconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. 39But if you seek anything further, ▼▼Some manuscripts seek about other matters
it shall be settled in the regular assembly. 40For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion.” 41And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly. Acts 21:30
30Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and addragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.Acts 22:22
Paul and the Roman Tribune
22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, ae“Away with such a fellow from the earth! For afhe should not be allowed to live.”Acts 23:10
10And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into agthe barracks.
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