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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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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:33 Or, concluded it was.
  2. Acts 19:34 Or, arose.
  3. Acts 19:35 Or, town-secretary. This man was the chief executive of the city, and answered to the proconsul.
  4. Acts 19:35 Or, temple-guardian.
  5. Acts 19:35 The Ephesians claimed that the statue of this goddess fell from heaven.

33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(A) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(B)

35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(C) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

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