Earlier the city recorder of Ephesus declared that Paul’s companions were not ‘ temple robbers, ’ which suggests that at least some people thought that Jews were open to that accusation.
देवाच्या नियमशास्त्रानुसार मूर्तींवरील सोनेरूपे नष्ट करायचे होते, वैयक्‍तिक वापराकरता त्यांचा मोह धरू नका असे यहुद्यांना सांगण्यात आले होते.