ACTS 19:38 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
'As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today — And there is no good reason that we can give for this commotion' — The clerk's pragmatic warning: Roman authorities might charge Ephesians with tumultuous assembly (stasis, sedition); the riot's origins (Demetrius's economic grievance) cannot withstand scrutiny. Fear of Roman reprisal induces restraint.
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