ACTS 19:38 — KING JAMES VERSION 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.
Church Fathers on Acts 19:38
Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsman which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. But if you enquire anything concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause, for which (matter) we shall not be able to give an account for this concourse. Acts 19:38-40 A lawful assembly, he says, for…
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