Acts 19:37

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For ye haue brought hyther these men, which are neither robbers of Churches nor yet despisers of your goddesse.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:22 : 22 Thou that sayest a man shoulde not commit adulterie, breakest wedlocke. Thou abhorrest idoles, and yet robbest God of his honour.
  • 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 See that ye geue none offence, neither to the Iewes, nor yet to the Grecians, neither to the Churche of God.
  • 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 Let vs geue none occasion of euyll in any thyng, that the ministerie be not blamed:
  • Acts 25:8 : 8 Whyles he aunswered for hym selfe that he had agaynst the lawe of the Iewes, neither agaynst the temple, nor yet agaynst Caesar offended any thyng at all.

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  • Acts 19:38-40
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    38Wherfore, yf Demetrius & the craftes men which are with hym, haue a matter agaynst any man, the lawe is open, and there are deputies, let them accuse one another.

    39But yf ye inquire any thyng concernyng other matters, it shalbe determined in a lawfull assemblie.

    40For we are in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes vprore, forasmuch as there is no cause, wherby we may geue a reckenyng of this concourse of people.

  • Acts 19:32-36
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    32Some therfore cryed one thyng, and some another, and the assemblie was all out of quiet, and the more part knew not wherfore they were come together.

    33And they drewe Alexander out of the multitude, the Iewes thrustyng hym forwardes. And Alexander beckened with the hande, and would haue geuen the people an aunswere.

    34But when they knewe that he was a Iewe, there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres, of all men, crying: great is Diana of the Ephesians.

    35And when the towne clarke had pacified the people, he sayde: Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not how that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image whiche came downe from Iupiter?

    36Seing then that these thinges can not be spoken against, ye ought to be contet, and to do nothyng rasshely.

  • Acts 19:23-29
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    23And the same time there arose no litle a do about that way.

    24For a certaine man, named Demetrius, a syluer smyth, which made shrines for Diana, was not a litle beneficiall vnto the craftes men.

    25Whom he called together, with the workemen of like occupation, and sayde: Sirs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue aduauntage.

    26Moreouer, ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath perswaded and turned away much people, saying that they be not gods which are made with handes.

    27So that not only this our craft commeth into peryll to be set at naught, but also that the temple of ye great goddesse Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the worlde worshippeth.

    28And when they hearde these sayinges, they were full of wrath, and cryed out, saying: great is Diana of ye Ephesians.

    29And all the citie was on a rore, & they russhed into the common hall with one assent, and caught Gaius & Aristarcus, men of Macedonia, Paules companions.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13Saying: This felow counselleth men to worship God contrary to the lawe.

  • Acts 17:18-23
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    18Then certaine philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes disputed with hym. And some saide: What wyll this babler say? Other some, he seemeth to be a setter foorth of newe gods: because he preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.

    19And they toke hym, and brought him into Marce streate, saying: Maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wherof thou speakest is?

    20For thou bryngest certaine straunge thinges to our eares: We would knowe therfore what these thynges meane.

    21For all the Athenians and straungers which were there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell or to heare some newe thyng.

    22Then Paul stoode in the myddes of Marce streate, and sayde: ye men of Athens, I perceaue that in all thynges ye are to superstitious.

    23For as I passed by, and behelde the maner howe ye worship your gods, I founde an aulter, wherin was written, vnto the vnknowe god. Whom ye then ignorauntly worship, him shewe I vnto you.

  • Acts 16:19-21
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    19And when her maisters sawe that the hope of their gaynes was gone, they caught Paul & Silas, and drewe them into the market place, vnto the rulers,

    20And brought them to the officers, saying: These men trouble our citie, being Iewes:

    21And preache ordinaunces, which are not lawfull for vs to receaue, neither to obserue, seeyng we are Romanes.

  • Acts 21:28-29
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    28Crying: Men of Israel helpe. This is the man that teacheth all men euery where against the people, and the lawe, and this place: He hath also brought Grekes into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

    29For they had seene before with hym in the citie Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

  • Acts 24:18-20
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    18In the which they founde me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor yet with vnquietnesse: Howbeit, there were certayne Iewes out of Asia,

    19Which ought to be here present before thee, & accuse me, yf they had ought agaynst me:

    20Or els let these same here say, yf they haue founde any euyll doyng in me, whyle I stande here in the counsell:

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    21And they said vnto him: We neither receaued letters out of Iurie concernyng thee, neither any of the brethren that came, shewed or spake any harme of thee.

    22But we wyll heare of thee, what thou thynkest: For as concernyng this sect, we knowe that euery where it is spoke agaynst.

  • Acts 6:12-13
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    12And they moued the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came vppon hym, and caught him, and brought him to the counsell.

    13And brought foorth false witnesses, which sayde: This man ceasseth not to speake blasphemous wordes agaynste this holy place and the lawe.

  • Acts 17:5-8
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    5But the Iewes whiche beleued not, moued with enuie, toke vnto them certaine vagaboundes and euyll men, and gathered a companie, and set all the citie on a rore, and made assault vnto the house of Iason, & sought to bryng them out to the people.

    6And when they founde them not, they drewe Iason and certaine brethren vnto the heades of the citie, crying: these that trouble the world, are come hyther also,

    7Whom Iason hath receaued priuily. And these al do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another kyng one Iesus.

    8And they troubled the people, and the officers of the citie, when they hearde these thynges.

  • Acts 14:12-13
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    12And they called Barnabas Iupiter, and Paul Mercurius, because he was the chiefe speaker.

    13Then Iupiters priest, which was before their citie, brought oxen and garlandes vnto the doore, and woulde haue done sacrifice with the people.

  • Acts 14:15
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    15And saying: Sirs, why do ye these thynges? We are mortall men lyke vnto you, and preach vnto you, that ye shoulde turne from these vanities, vnto the lyuyng God, which made heauen and earth, and the sea, and all thynges that are therin.

  • Acts 24:12-13
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    12And they neither founde me in the temple disputyng with any man, either raysyng vp the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the citie.

    13Neither can they proue the thynges wherof they accuse me.

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    18And with these sayinges, scarce refrayned they the people, that they had not done sacrifice vnto them.

  • Acts 5:38-39
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    38And nowe I saye vnto you, refrayne your selues fro these men, and let them alone: For yf this counsell or this worke be of men, it wyll come to naught.

    39But and yf it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest haply ye be founde to stryue agaynst God.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the counsell. And the chiefe priest asked them,

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    6And hath gone about to pollute the temple: Whom we toke, and woulde haue iudged accordyng to our lawe.

  • Acts 16:39
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    39And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired the to depart out of the citie.

  • Acts 4:16
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    16Saying: What shall we do to these men? For a manifest signe is done by them, and is openly knowen to all them that dwell in Hierusalem, and we can not denie it.