Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 19:40

40 Jīnrì de jiǎorǎo , bĕn shì wúyuánwúgù , wǒmen nánmiǎn beì cháwèn . lún dào zhèyàng jù zhòng , wǒmen yĕ shuō bù chū suǒyǐ rán lái .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 19:40 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 19:40

For we are in danger of being called in question
Or are liable to be called to an account, reproved, and punished by the Roman proconsul, appointed over this city, or by the Roman emperor, or the Roman senate: for this day's uproar; it being capable of being interpreted as a riot, tumult, and sedition:

there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this
concourse:
or no reason can be assigned, why such a number of people should gather together; none can be given that will justify it, or that can be alleged in favour of it.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 19:40 In-Context

38 Ruò shì dǐ mǐ diū hé tā tóngxíng de rén , yǒu kònggào rén de shì , zì yǒu fàng gào de rìzi . ( huò zuò zì yǒu gōng táng ) yĕ yǒu fāng bó , kĕyǐ bǐcǐ duì gào .

39 Nǐmen ruò wèn biéde shì , jiù kĕyǐ zhào chánglì jùjí duàndìng .

40 Jīnrì de jiǎorǎo , bĕn shì wúyuánwúgù , wǒmen nánmiǎn beì cháwèn . lún dào zhèyàng jù zhòng , wǒmen yĕ shuō bù chū suǒyǐ rán lái .

41 Shuō le zhè huà , biàn jiào zhòngrén sǎn qù .