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38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint[a] against someone, the courts are open[b] and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:38 tn BDAG 600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.ε has “ἔχειν πρός τινα λόγον have a complaint against someone…19:38.”
  2. Acts 19:38 tn L&N 56.1 has ‘if Demetrius and his workers have an accusation against someone, the courts are open’ Ac 19:38.”
  3. Acts 19:38 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The official’s request is that the legal system be respected.

38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(A) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(B) They can press charges.

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