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Acts 19:38

Demetrius
Justice

36 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.

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.

39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
ASV
If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
DARBY
If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
BLB
Therefore if indeed Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a matter against anyone, courts are conducted, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
ÅB
Har nå altså Demetrius og kunstnerne med ham noen klage mot noen, da holdes det jo rettergangsdager, og her er jo landshøvdinger; la dem kalle hverandre inn for retten!
OTB
Hvis Demetrius og hans medhåndverkere har en klage mot noen, er domstolene åpne og det finnes prokonsuler; la dem anklage hverandre.
B1930
Har nu altså Demetrius og kunstnerne med ham nogen klage mot nogen, da holdes det jo rettergangsdager, og her er jo landshøvdinger; la dem kalle hverandre inn for retten!

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Cross references

  • Acts 13:7

    an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

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  • Acts 18:14

    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:1

    If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

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  • Deuteronomy 17:8

    If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.

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