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Acts 19:23

21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”

22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.

About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.

25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
KJV
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
WEB
About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
ASV
And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
DARBY
And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.
BLB
And there arose at the same time no little disturbance concerning the Way.
ÅB
Men ved denne tid ble det et ikke lite oppstyr om Guds vei.
OTB
Omtrent på den tiden oppstod det en betydelig uro angående Veien.
B1930
Men ved denne tid blev det et ikke lite opstyr om Guds vei.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Acts 24:22

    Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”

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  • Acts 19:9

    But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

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  • Acts 9:2

    and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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  • Acts 24:14

    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10

    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:9

    as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;

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  • Acts 18:26

    And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

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  • Acts 22:4

    I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

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