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35 Then the city clerk persuaded the people to be quiet. He said, “Men of Ephesus, everyone knows that Ephesus is the city that keeps the temple of the great goddess Artemis. Everyone knows that we also keep her holy rock.[a] 36 No one can deny this, so you should be quiet. You must stop and think before you do anything else.

37 “You brought these men[b] here, but they have not said anything bad against our goddess. They have not stolen anything from her temple.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:35 holy rock Probably a meteorite or rock that the people thought looked like Artemis and worshiped.
  2. Acts 19:37 men Gaius and Aristarchus, the men traveling with Paul.

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