Acts 19:35-41

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

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. ³⁸ So indeed if Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, courts are being led^[e], and there are proconsuls. Let them bring-a-charge against one another. ³⁹ Now if you are seeking-for anything further^[f], it will be settled in the lawful assembly. ⁴⁰ For indeed we are in-danger-of being charged with a riot because of today— there being no cause^[g] for it— in relation to which^[h] we will not be able to render an account for this gathering”. ⁴¹ And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.