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Acts 19:37 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Acts 19:37 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 19 verse 37 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.”
Acts 19:37 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 19:37
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess—The town clerk's defense of Paul and his companions highlights their ministry strategy: they preached Christ positively without desecrating pagan temples (ἱεροσύλους, hierosulous, 'temple robbers') or directly blaspheming Artemis (βλασφημοῦντας, blasphēmountas). This doesn't mean they compromised—Acts 19:26 records Paul's message that 'they be no gods, which are made with hands'—but they didn't engage in provocative iconoclasm.The phrase robbers of churches literally means 'temple r...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 19:37
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“do you rob temples?”
“that our service may not be blamed”
“Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”
“either to Jews”