Acts 19:28When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
The setting
Ephesus, ~55 AD. The silversmiths' economic fears explode into mob rage. They storm into the streets chanting the city's ancient slogan. This will soon become a 25,000-person riot in the great theater.
The emotion here: mindless rage fueled by economic fear
The original word
thymos (θυμός) — explosive anger, rage that burns hot and fast
Why it matters
The Ephesian theater could hold 25,000 people and still stands today with excellent acoustics
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 19:28
This chant was Ephesus's ancient slogan - like shouting 'USA! USA!' at a rally
Common misconceptionThis looks like religious passion, but it started as a business meeting. Their 'devotion' to Artemis was really devotion to their wallets.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 19:28
Bible Genome reading
Acts 19:28 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 19:28 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to crowd. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include mob anger, religious fervor. Notable phrases: filled with anger; Great is Artemis.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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