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34 But having recognized that he was a Jew, one voice came[a] 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[b], 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[c] of the great Artemis, and of the image fallen-from-heaven[d]? 36 These things then being undeniable, you must continue-being calmed[e] and doing nothing reckless—

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:34 Or, arose.
  2. Acts 19:35 Or, town-secretary. This man was the chief executive of the city, and answered to the proconsul.
  3. Acts 19:35 Or, temple-guardian.
  4. Acts 19:35 The Ephesians claimed that the statue of this goddess fell from heaven.
  5. Acts 19:36 Or, restrained, quiet.

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