Acts 19:37

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:22 : 22 thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?
  • 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;
  • 2 Cor 6:3 : 3 in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,
  • Acts 25:8 : 8 he making defence -- `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'

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  • Acts 19:38-40
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    38if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court `days' are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.

    39`And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined;

    40for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;'

  • Acts 19:32-36
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    32Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;

    33and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander -- the Jews thrusting him forward -- and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,

    34and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, `Great `is' the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

    35And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, `Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?

    36these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

  • Acts 19:23-29
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    23And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,

    24for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,

    25whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, `Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;

    26and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;

    27and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world doth worship.'

    28And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, `Great `is' the Artemis of the Ephesians!'

    29and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13saying -- `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;'

  • Acts 17:18-23
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    18And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, `What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, `Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

    19having also taken him, unto the Areopagus they brought `him', saying, `Are we able to know what `is' this new teaching that is spoken by thee,

    20for certain strange things thou dost bring to our ears? we wish, then, to know what these things would wish to be;'

    21and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.

    22And Paul, having stood in the midst of the Areopagus, said, `Men, Athenians, in all things I perceive you as over-religious;

    23for passing through and contemplating your objects of worship, I found also an erection on which had been inscribed: To God -- unknown; whom, therefore -- not knowing -- ye do worship, this One I announce to you.

  • Acts 16:19-21
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    19And her masters having seen that the hope of their employment was gone, having caught Paul and Silas, drew `them' to the market-place, unto the rulers,

    20and having brought them to the magistrates, they said, `These men do exceedingly trouble our city, being Jews;

    21and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.'

  • Acts 21:28-29
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    28crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

    29for they had seen before Trophimus, the Ephesian, in the city with him, whom they were supposing that Paul brought into the temple.

  • Acts 24:18-20
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    18in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,

    19whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,

    20or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the sanhedrim,

  • Acts 28:21-22
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    21And they said unto him, `We did neither receive letters concerning thee from Judea, nor did any one who came of the brethren declare or speak any evil concerning thee,

    22and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'

  • Acts 6:12-13
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    12They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon `him', they caught him, and brought `him' to the sanhedrim;

    13they set up also false witnesses, saying, `This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

  • Acts 17:5-8
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    5And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring `them' to the populace,

    6and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud -- `These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

    7whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.'

    8And they troubled the multitude and the city rulers, hearing these things,

  • Acts 14:12-13
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    12they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

    13And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

  • Acts 14:15
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    15and saying, `Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

  • Acts 24:12-13
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    12and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

    13nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 5:38-39
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    38and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,

    39and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.'

  • Acts 5:27
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    27and having brought them, they set `them' in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

  • Acts 24:6
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    6who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

  • Acts 16:39
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    39and having come, they besought them, and having brought `them' forth, they were asking `them' to go forth from the city;

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    16saying, `What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem `is' manifest, and we are not able to deny `it';