Acts 19:29 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 19:29

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.

BSB

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ASV

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

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

They became enraged upon hearing about Artemis and the undermining of their craft, because it is characteristic of the rabble to become agitated and inflamed by any matter, even a trivial one. They had gods in the city; and they assumed a threatening posture, so …

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Peter of Alexandria

Peter of Alexandria Canonical Epistle (311)

Hence neither is it lawful to accuse those who have left all, and have retired for the safety of their life, as if others had been held back by them. For at Ephesus also they seized Gaius and Aristarchus instead of Paul, and rustled to …

The Medieval Church1 voice

Bede

Commentary on Acts (735)

And they rushed with one accord into the theater. The theater is a place having the shape of a semicircle, where people standing inside watched scenic plays. Hence, it received its name in Greek, from the spectacle. Therefore, as Arator says: The merit and cause …

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Confusion - Tumult; disorder. Gaius - He had lived at Corinth, and had kinky entertained Paul at his house, 1Co 1:14; Rom 16:23. Aristarchus - He attended Paul to Rome, and was there a prisoner with him, Col 4:10. With one accord - Tumultuously; or with one mind or purpose. Into the theatre - The theaters of the Greeks were not only places for public exhibitions, but also for holding assemblies, and often for courts, elections, etc. The people, therefore, naturally rushed there, as being a suitable place to decide this matter.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐπλήσθη	eplēsthē	was filled	G4130 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
πόλις	polis	city	G4172 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
συγχύσεως·	sugchuseōs	with confusion;	G4799 →
ὥρμησάν	hōrmēsan	they rushed	G3729 →
τε	te	and	G5037 →
ὁμοθυμαδὸν	homothumadon	with one accord	G3661 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
θέατρον	theatron	theatre	G2302 →
συναρπάσαντες	sunarpasantes	having dragged off	G4884 →
Γάϊον	Gaion	Gaius	G1050 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἀρίσταρχον	Aristarchon	Aristarchus	G708 →
Μακεδόνας,	Makedonas	Macedonians,	G3110 →
συνεκδήμους	sunekdēmous	fellow travelers	G4898 →
Παύλου.¶	Paulou	of Paul.	G3972 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Philemon 1:24
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
leads to
- Colossians 4:10
  My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Colossians 4:10
My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
leads to
- Philemon 1:24
  as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 12:12
  And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 Corinthians 4:9
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as…
leads to
- Hebrews 10:33
  Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8–12
  We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- Romans 8:36
  As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
Through
Acts 20:4
Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:20
  Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.
- Ephesians 6:21
  Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts