Acts 19:34-36

Expanded Bible

³⁴ But when they ·saw [recognized] that Alexander was a Jew [^CJews opposed idol worship, so the crowd was suspicious of him], they all shouted ·the same thing [in unison; ^Lwith one voice] for two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

³⁵ Then the city clerk [^Cthe head of the assembly and the senior local official] quieted [calmed down] the crowd. He said, “·People of Ephesus [^LMen, Ephesians], ·everyone knows [^Lwho does not know…?] that Ephesus is the city that ·keeps [guards] the temple of the great goddess Artemis and her ·holy stone [or image; or statue] that fell from heaven [^Cprobably a meteorite that resembled the many-breasted image of Artemis]. ³⁶ Since no one can say this is not true, you should ·be quiet [keep calm]. ·Stop and think before you do anything [Do nothing reckless/rash].