Acts 19:39

Weymouth New Testament

But if you desire anything further, it will have to be settled in the regular assembly.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But if you seek anything further, it must be decided in a legal assembly.

King James Version (1611)
But if yee enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shalbe determined in a lawfull assembly.

King James Version
But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

English Standard Version
But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.

New American Standard Bible
"But if you want anything beyond this, it shall be settled in the lawful assembly.

New Century Version
If there is something else you want to talk about, it can be decided at the regular town meeting of the people.

Amplified Bible
"But if you want anything beyond this, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.

Berean Standard Bible
But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

Contemporary English Version
But if you want to do more than that, the matter will have to be brought before the city council.

Complete Jewish Bible
But if there is something more you want, it will have to be settled in a lawful assembly.

Darby Translation
But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

Easy-to-Read Version
"Is there something else you want to talk about? Then come to the regular town meeting of the people. It can be decided there.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if ye inquire any thing cocerning other matters, it may be determined in a lawful assembly.

George Lamsa Translation
But if you want something else, it must be determined in a lawful 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.

Lexham English Bible
But if you desire anything further, it will be settled in the lawful assembly.

Literal Translation
But if you seek concerning other things, it will be settled in a lawful assembly.

American Standard Version
But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.

Bible in Basic English
But if any other business is in question, let it be taken up in the regular meeting.

Hebrew Names Version
But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

International Standard Version
But if you want anything else, it must be settled in the regular assembly.

Etheridge Translation
And if you require other (procedure), in the place which is given by the law for an assembly it shall be resolved.

Murdock Translation
Or if you desire any other thing, it may be determined in the place assigned by law for an assembly.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But yf ye inquire any thyng concernyng other matters, it shalbe determined in a lawfull assemblie.

English Revised Version
But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall 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.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If ye seken ouyt of ony othir thing, it may be assoylid in the lawful chirche.

Update Bible Version
But if you seek after something more, it shall 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.

New English Translation
But if you want anything in addition, it will have to be settled in a legal assembly.

New King James Version
But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly.

New Living Translation
And if there are complaints about other matters, they can be settled in a legal assembly.

New Life Bible
If you want anything else, it should be done in another meeting.

New Revised Standard
If there is anything further you want to know, it must be settled in the regular assembly.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, if after, something further, ye are seeking, in the regular assembly shall it be settled.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And if you inquire after any other matter, it may be decided in a lawful assembly.

Revised Standard Version
But if you seek anything further, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Yf ye goo about eny other thinge it maye be determined in a lawfull cogregacion

Young's Literal Translation
`And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf ye wil go aboute eny other thinge, it maye be determyned in a laufull congregacion.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but if the contest be about other matters, it may be decided in a regular assembly.

Simplified Cowboy Version
If there are other matters as well, let us handle them like adults.

Contextual Overview

²¹ When matters had reached this point, Paul decided in his own mind to travel through Macedonia and Greece, and go to Jerusalem. "After that," he said, "I must also see Rome." ²² But he sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself remained for a while in Roman Asia. ²³ Now just at that time there arose no small commotion about the new faith. ²⁴ There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ. ²⁵ He called his workmen together, and others who were engaged in similar trades, and said to them, "You men well know that our prosperity depends on this business of ours; ²⁶ and you see and hear that, not in Ephesus only but throughout almost the whole province of Asia, this fellow Paul has led away a vast number of people by inducing them to believe that they are not gods at all that are made by men's hands. ²⁷ There is danger, therefore, not only that this our trade will become of no account, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will fall into utter disrepute, and that before long she will be actually deposed from her majestic rank--she who is now worshipped by the whole province of Asia; nay, by the whole world." ²⁸ After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!" ²⁹ The riot and uproar spread through the whole city, till at last with one accord they rushed into the Theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were fellow travellers with Paul. ³⁰ Then Paul would have liked to go in and address the people, but the disciples would not let him do so.

Bible Verse Review
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lawful: or, ordinary, Acts 19:39

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters,.... Than what belongs to the craft and business of Demetrius, and the artificers:

it shall be determined in a lawful assembly; that is, called together according to law, and who have a right to hear, try, and judge causes, which such a confused lawless assembly as this in the theatre had not.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But if we inquire - If you seek to determine any other matters than that pertaining to the alleged wrong which Demetrius has suffered in his business.

Other matters - Anything respecting public affairs; anything pertaining to the government and the worship of Diana.

In a lawful assembly - In an assembly convened, not by tumult and riot, but in conformity to law. This was a tumultuous assemblage, and it was proper in the public officer to demand that they should disperse; and that, if there were any public grievances to be remedied, it should be done in an assembly properly convened. It may be remarked here that the original word rendered assembly is what is usually in the New Testament rendered church - ἐκκλησία ekklēsia. It is properly rendered by the word “assembly” - not denoting here “a mixed or tumultuous assemblage, but one called out, or convened in the legal manner.” The proper meaning of the word is “what is called out.” “The church, the Christian assembly ἐκκλησία ekklēsia of the faithful,” is made up of those who are called out from the world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 39. But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters — In which the safety of the state, or the national worship, is concerned, know that such a matter is not the business of the mob; it must be heard and determined in a lawful assembly, εν τη εννομῳ εκκλησιᾳ, one legally constituted, and properly authorized to hear and determine on the subject.