Bible verse
For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
Acts 19:37 · BSB
The verses around it, from Acts 19.
33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
35 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
37 For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
KJV
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.
ASV
For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
ERV
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
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