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Acts 19:37

King James Version (KJV)

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For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

Acts 19:37 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 19:37

Theological / Devotional

He reminded them that robbers or spoilers of temples were punished, and the goddess was their own (likely "our" goddess). Paul and his companions had spoken carefully about the worship of Ephesus, inculcating that gods made with hands were not gods, allowing that statement to work.

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