Acts 19:31-33

Expanded Bible

³¹ Also, some ·leaders of Asia [provincial authorities; ^Lof the Asiarchs; ^Ca group of wealthy political leaders who had religious functions] who were friends of Paul sent him a message, ·begging [urging; encouraging] him not to ·go [venture; take the risk of going] into the theater. ³² Some people were shouting one thing, and some were shouting another. The ·meeting [assembly] was completely confused; most of them did not know why they had come together. ³³ The Jews ·pushed forward [put in front] a man named Alexander, and some of them [^Ceither the crowd or the Jews] ·told him to explain [or gave him advice on what to say; or assumed he was responsible for the trouble]. Alexander ·waved [gestured with] his hand [^Cfor silence] so he could ·explain things to [or make a defense before] the ·people [crowd].