ACTS 19:40 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.”
After he said this, he dismissed the assembly (apolysō, to dismiss) — The clerk's oratory suffices to dissolve the mob. Rationality, institutional appeal, and fear of Roman reprisal overcome Artemis-fervor.
Church Fathers on Acts 19:40
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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