Acts 19:33-35
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
33 And some from the crowd gave-instructions-to[a] Alexander— the Jews having put him forward. And Alexander, having waved his hand, was intending to speak-a-defense to the public-assembly. 34 But having recognized that he was a Jew, one voice came[b] from everyone— crying-out for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
The Town Mayor Calms And Dismisses The Crowd
35 And the town-mayor[c], having calmed the crowd, says, “Men, Ephesians, who indeed is there of mankind who does not know the city of the Ephesians as being temple-keeper[d] of the great Artemis, and of the image fallen-from-heaven[e]?
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- Acts 19:33 Or, concluded it was.
- Acts 19:34 Or, arose.
- Acts 19:35 Or, town-secretary. This man was the chief executive of the city, and answered to the proconsul.
- Acts 19:35 Or, temple-guardian.
- Acts 19:35 The Ephesians claimed that the statue of this goddess fell from heaven.
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