Acts 19:31

31 Even some officials who were from the province of Asia and who were Paul's friends sent messengers to urge him not to risk going into the theater.

Acts 19:31 In-Context

29 The confusion spread throughout the city, and the people had one thought in mind as they rushed into the theater. They grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, the Macedonians who traveled with Paul, and they dragged the two men into the theater with them.
30 Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but his disciples wouldn't let him.
31 Even some officials who were from the province of Asia and who were Paul's friends sent messengers to urge him not to risk going into the theater.
32 Some people shouted one thing while others shouted something else. The crowd was confused. Most of the people didn't even know why they had come together.
33 Some people concluded that Alexander was the cause, so the Jews pushed him to the front. Alexander motioned with his hand to quiet the people because he wanted to defend himself in front of them.
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