Acts 19:36

19:35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? a worshipper: Gr. the temple keeper

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

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Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, you ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

19:37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

What does Acts 19:36 mean?

Acts 19:36 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include εἰμί εἰμιν (on), οὖν (oun), οὗτος (touton).

Greek interlinear

Seeingεἰμί εἰμινonG5607ousa oo'-sah; and the neuter on on present participle of 1510; being:--be, come, have.

thenοὖνoun/oon/G3767apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.

that

these

thingsοὗτοςtouton/too'-tone/G5130genitive case plural masculine or neuter of 3778; of (from or concerning) these (persons or things):--such, their, these (things), they, this sort, those.

cannot

spoken

against,ἀναντιρρήτοςanantirrhetos/an-an-tir'-hray-tos/G368from 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of a compound of 473 and 4483; indisputable:--cannot be spoken against.

yeσύhumas/hoo-mas'/G5209accusative case of 5210; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):--ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).

oughtδεῖdei/die/G11633d person singular active present of 1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding):--behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.

beὑπάρχωhuparcho/hoop-ar'-kho/G5225from 5259 and 756; to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb):--after, behave, live.

quiet,καταστέλλωkatastello/kat-as-tel'-lo/G2687from 2596 and 4724; to put down, i.e. quell:--appease, quiet.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.

doπράσσωprasso/pras'-so/G4238a primary verb; to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from 4160, which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally):--commit, deeds, do, exact, keep, require, use arts.

nothingG3367

rashly.προπετήςpropetes/prop-et-ace'/G4312from a compound of 4253 and 4098; falling forward, i.e. headlong (figuratively, precipitate):--heady, rash(-ly).

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Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

Acts 17:29

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

Matthew 6:30

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Frequently asked questions

What does Acts 19:36 say?

Acts 19:36 (King James Version) reads: "Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly."

Is Acts 19:36 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 19:36 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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