Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. New Living Translation And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly. English Standard Version But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. Berean Standard Bible But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly. Berean Literal Bible But if you inquire anything beyond this, it will be solved in the lawful assembly. King James Bible But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. New King James Version But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly. New American Standard Bible But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the lawful assembly. NASB 1995 “But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the lawful assembly. NASB 1977 “But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the lawful assembly. Legacy Standard Bible But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the lawful meeting. Amplified Bible But if you want anything beyond this, it will be settled in the lawful assembly. Christian Standard Bible But if you seek anything further, it must be decided in a legal assembly. Holman Christian Standard Bible But if you want something else, it must be decided in a legal assembly. American Standard Version But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And if you seek anything other than what is granted by the law, the assembly will be dismissed.” Contemporary English Version But if you want to do more than that, the matter will have to be brought before the city council. Douay-Rheims Bible And if you inquire after any other matter, it may be decided in a lawful assembly. English Revised Version But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly. GOD'S WORD® Translation If you want anything else, you must settle the matter in a legal assembly. Good News Translation But if there is something more that you want, it will have to be settled in a legal meeting of citizens. International Standard Version But if you want anything else, it must be settled in the regular assembly, Literal Standard Version And if you seek after anything concerning other matters, it will be determined in the legal assembly; Majority Standard Bible But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly. New American Bible If you have anything further to investigate, let the matter be settled in the lawful assembly, NET Bible But if you want anything in addition, it will have to be settled in a legal assembly. New Revised Standard Version If there is anything further you want to know, it must be settled in the regular assembly. New Heart English Bible But if you seek anything further, it will be settled in the regular assembly. Webster's Bible Translation But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. Weymouth New Testament But if you desire anything further, it will have to be settled in the regular assembly. World English Bible But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly. Young's Literal Translation 'And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Riot in Ephesus…38So 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. 39But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”… Cross References Acts 19:38 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. Acts 19:40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today's events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion." Treasury of Scripture But if you inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. lawful. Acts 19:39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. Jump to Previous Assembly Business Desire Determined Enquire Further Inquire Lawful Matters Meeting Question Regular Seek Settled WantJump to Next Assembly Business Desire Determined Enquire Further Inquire Lawful Matters Meeting Question Regular Seek Settled WantActs 19 1. The Holy Spirit is given by Paul's hands.8. The Jews blaspheme his doctrine, which is confirmed by miracles. 13. The Jewish exorcists, 16. are beaten by a man who had an evil spirit. 19. Conjuring books are burnt. 21. Demetrius, for love of gain, raises an uproar against Paul; 35. which is appeased by the town clerk. (39) It shall be determined in a lawful assembly.--Better, in the lawful assembly. The argument is that, should the alleged grievance be one that called for legislative rather than judicial action, the matter would have to be referred to the regular meeting of the ecclesia, which the town-clerk had probably the right to summon. There they could present their gravamen, and petition for redress. Here also the inscriptions discovered by Mr. Wood (vi. 6, p. 50) give an interesting illustration of the official phraseology. An image of Athena is to be placed "above the bench where the boys sit," at "every lawful (or regular) ecclesia."Verse 39. - Seek for inquire, A.V.; about for concerning, A.V.; settled for determined, A.V.; the regular for a lawful, A.V. If ye seek, etc (ἐπιζητεῖτε). Ἐπιζητεῖν means either "to make inquiry" or" to desire earnestly." The verb in the next clause, ἐπιλυθήσεται, it shall be "settled," or "solved," favors the first sense: "If you wish to inquire further into the spread of Paul's doctrine, and the best way of dealing with it, the question should be decided in an assembly of the δῆμος, legally convened." For περὶἑτέρων, about other matters, some manuscripts read περαιτέρω, further. The regular assembly. That summoned by a magistrate in the constitutional way. The Greek cities under the Roman government preserved their rights and liberties, and the privilege of popular assemblies. The town clerk, therefore, gave them their choice of either having the case tried before the proconsuls or having it laid before the ecclesia of the demos, if they wished it to be gone into on wider and deeper grounds. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Butδέ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. if εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. you are seeking ἐπιζητεῖτε (epizēteite) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1934: To seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about. From epi and zeteo; to search for; intensively, to demand, to crave. anything τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. beyond this, περαιτέρω (peraiterō) Adverb Strong's 4008: Over, on the other side, beyond. Apparently accusative case of an obsolete derivative of peiro; through, i.e. Across. it must be settled ἐπιλυθήσεται (epilythēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1956: To loose, release; I solve, settle, explain, interpret, decide. From epi and luo; to solve further, i.e. to explain, decide. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. a τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. legal ἐννόμῳ (ennomō) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 1772: (a) legal, statutory, duly constituted, (b) under the law, obedient to the law. From en and nomos; legal, or subject to. assembly. ἐκκλησίᾳ (ekklēsia) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation. Links Acts 19:39 NIVActs 19:39 NLT Acts 19:39 ESV Acts 19:39 NASB Acts 19:39 KJV Acts 19:39 BibleApps.com Acts 19:39 Biblia Paralela Acts 19:39 Chinese Bible Acts 19:39 French Bible Acts 19:39 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 19:39 But if you seek anything about other (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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