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The Town Mayor Calms And Dismisses The Crowd

35 And the town-mayor[a], 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[b] of the great Artemis, and of the image fallen-from-heaven[c]? 36 These things then being undeniable, you must continue-being calmed[d] and doing nothing reckless— 37 for you brought here these men being neither temple-robbers nor ones blaspheming our goddess.

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Footnotes

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

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