Acts 19:30
28 When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
29 Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
31 Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
32 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
- KJV
- And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
- WEB
- When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
- ASV
- And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
- DARBY
- But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;
- BLB
- But on Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples were not allowing him.
- ÅB
- Paulus ville nå gå der inn til folket, men disiplene tillot ham det ikke;
- OTB
- Paulus ønsket å gå inn i forsamlingen, men disiplene tillot ham ikke.
- B1930
- Paulus vilde nu gå der inn til folket, men disiplene tillot ham det ikke;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 21:39
But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Read in contextActs 17:22–31
Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.
Read in context2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
Read in contextActs 14:14–18
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
Read in context2 Samuel 18:2–3
He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
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