"And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companio…" — Acts 19:29

Acts 19:29 · KJV

“And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.”

— Acts 19:29

Verse 28

And when they heard {these sayings}, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great {is} Diana of the Ephesians.

Verse 30

And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

Acts 19 — Context

So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. {set at nought: or, brought into disrepute, or, contempt}

And when they heard {these sayings}, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great {is} Diana of the Ephesians.

And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

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.

Cross References

Acts 20:4

And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

Philemon 1:24

Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

Acts 27:2

And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; {one} Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

Colossians 4:10

Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

1 Corinthians 1:14

I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

Acts 21:30

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

Romans 16:23

Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.

Acts 19:22

So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.