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 all of them rushed into the theater together.
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.