acts 19:35

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Acts 19:35

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 19:35
Verse 35 of 41

Scripture focus

And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, [Ye] men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?

Acts 19:35KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 19:35

Theological / Devotional

The town clerk, a highly influential city official and custodian of records, sought to soothe the crowd with respect for their religion. He called Ephesus a worshipper (neokoros) of the great goddess Diana (Artemis). The image was said to have fallen from Jupiter (Zeus), possibly a meteoric stone worshiped in its original form or used in early sculpture. The clerk's speech was cautious and official, not fanatical.

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