Verse 38

If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 13:7 : 7 who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
  • Acts 18:14 : 14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews,“If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,
  • 1 Cor 6:1 : 1 Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?
  • Deut 17:8 : 8 Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.