Acts 19:39 Meaning and Explanation
“But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.”
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Read Full Chapter →Any further questions, the clerk says, must be settled in a lawful assembly.
What Does Acts 19:39 Mean?
Ephesus held regular, legally constituted assemblies of its citizens; this packed and screaming theatre is not one of them. Whatever business remains, the clerk rules, must wait for the lawful gathering.
There is a right way to weigh great questions, and a mob is not it. Luke's quiet irony lingers over the scene: the defenders of Diana must be taught order by their own magistrate, while the followers of the way have been reasoning openly, day by day, all along (v. 9). Truth invites lawful examination; it is error that needs the dark and the din.
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What does Acts 19:39 mean?
Any further questions, the clerk says, must be settled in a lawful assembly.