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33 And they brought Alexander out (the Jews thrusting him forward). Alexander then beckoned with his hand, wanting to make a defense to the people.

34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, they all began chanting for almost two hours, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”

35 Then the town clerk, after he had silenced the people, said, “Men of Ephesus, what man does not know that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image, which came down from heaven?

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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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