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Acts 19:36

34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?

Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.

37 For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.

38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
KJV
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
WEB
Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
ASV
Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.
DARBY
These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.
BLB
Therefore, these things being undeniable, it is necessary for you⁺ to be calm and to do nothing rash.
ÅB
Da nå ingen motsier dette, må dere holde dere rolige og ikke foreta dere noe forhastet.
OTB
Siden disse fakta er uomtvistelige, bør dere forbli rolige og ikke handle overilt.
B1930
Da nu ingen motsier dette, må I holde eder rolige og ikke foreta eder noget forhastet.

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