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Acts 19:37
For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.
Acts 19:37 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 19:37 in other translations
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
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In context
34 But when they saw that he was a Jew, all of them with one voice went on crying out for about two hours, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
35 And when the chief secretary had got the people quiet, he said, Men of Ephesus, is any man without knowledge that the town of Ephesus is the keeper of the holy place of the great Diana, who was sent down from Jupiter?
36 So then, because these things may not be doubted, it would be better for you to be quiet, and do nothing unwise.
37 For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.
38 If, then, Demetrius and the workmen who are with him have a protest to make against any man, the law is open to them, and there are judges; let them put up a cause at law against one another.
39 But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting.
40 For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together.
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