Acts 19:31

Also, some of the officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message strongly requesting him not to enter the theater.

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And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

In Context

30Paul wanted to enter in among the crowd of people, but the disciples prevented him.

32Some people were shouting one thing, and some another, for the crowd was in confusion. Most of them did not even know why they had come together.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:7When a person's ways are pleasing to Yahweh, 1 he makes even that person's enemies to be at peace with him. 1

Acts 19:10This continued for two years, so that all who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

Matthew Henry on Acts 19:22-41

The Tumult at Ephesus. 21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain… Read the whole commentary →

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