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Acts 19:37

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You have brought men in here who have not robbed temples or spoken against our goddess.

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No one can deny this, and so you should calm down and not do anything foolish.

Then Paul spoke in his own defence, “I have not broken the Law of my people. And I have not done anything against either the temple or the Emperor.”

You say people should be faithful in marriage. But are you faithful? You hate idols, yet you rob their temples.

Don't cause problems for Jews or Greeks or anyone else who belongs to God's church.

We don't want anyone to find fault with our work, and so we try hard not to cause problems.