31Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
31Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater.
30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.
31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.
33 The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people.
19:31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring [him] that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.
19:31And some also of the rulers of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, desiring that he would not venture himself into the theatre.
19:31And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.
19:31and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.
19:31And certain also of the chief officers of Asia, being his friends, sent unto him, and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.
19:31And certain of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theater.
19:31Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
19:31and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.
19:31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent to him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.