# Acts 19.37

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**Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 35. And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? 36. Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
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> **37. For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.**
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> 38. If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another. 39. But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. (Acts 19:35-39, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 35. When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus? 36. Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
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> **37. For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.**
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> 38. If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another. 39. But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly. (Acts 19:35-39, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 35. And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? <sup>a worshipper: Gr. the temple keeper</sup> 36. Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
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> **37. For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.**
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> 38. Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. <sup>the law: or, the court days are kept</sup> 39. But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. <sup>lawful: or, ordinary</sup> (Acts 19:35-39, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 35. And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, 'Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus? 36. these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
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> **37. 'For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;**
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> 38. if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court [days] are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another. 39. 'And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined; (Acts 19:35-39, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Christians Destroyed Pagan Temples Objection Defeater](/codex/christians-destroyed-pagan-temples-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Church at Ephesus](/codex/church-at-ephesus/), via [Acts 19.23-41](/codex/acts-19-23-41/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.