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But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great
is Diana of the Ephesians.
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Then the
town scribe, appeasing the people, said,
Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that does not know how the city of the Ephesians is honored of the great goddess Diana and of the
image which fell down from Jupiter?
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Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly.
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For ye have brought here these men, who are neither
guilty of sacrilege, nor blasphemers of your goddess.
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Therefore if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
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But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.
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For we are in danger of being accused of sedition for this day’s uproar, there being no cause by which we may give an account of this concourse.
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And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.