Acts 19 · Verse 29

Acts 19:29

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, King James Version

Acts 19:29 in other translations

BSBSoon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
WEBThe whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.
DARBYAnd the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.
BBEAnd the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.
WebsterAnd 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 theater.

What does Acts 19:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 19:28-29

28-29. Great is Diana of the Ephesians--the civic cry of a populace so proud of their temple that they refused to inscribe on it the name of Alexander the Great, though he offered them the whole spoil of his Eastern campaign if they would do it [Strabo in Howson].

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 29. Confusion. Tumult; disorder.

Gaius. He had lived at Corinth, and had kindly entertained Paul at his house, 1Cor 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 theatres 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.

(c) "Gaius" Rom 16:23 (d) "Aristarchus" Col 4:10

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 The whole city was filled with confusion - Thus we find the peace of the whole city was disturbed, not by an apostle preaching the Gospel of Christ, but by one interested, unprincipled knave, who did not even plead conscience for what he was doing; but that it was by this craft he and his fellows got their wealth, and he was afraid to lose it. Rushed - into the theater - The theatres, being very spacious and convenient places, were often used for popular assemblies and public deliberation, especially in matters which regarded the safety of the state. There are several proofs of this in ancient authors. So Tacitus, Hist. ii. 80, speaking concerning Vespasian, says: Antiochensium theatrum ingressus, ubi illis consultare mos est, concurrentes et in adulationem effusos alloquitur. "Having entered into the theater of the Antiochians, where it was the custom to hold consultations, the people running together, and being profuse in flattery, he addressed them." Frontinus, in Stratagem lib. iii. cap. 2, speaking of a public meeting at the theater at Agrigentum, observes, ubi ex more Graecorum locus consultationi praebebatur; which, according to the custom of the Greeks, is the place for public deliberation. See several examples in Kypke.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 19:21-31

Persons who came from afar to pay their devotions at the temple of Ephesus, bought little silver shrines, or models of the temple, to carry home with them. See how craftsmen make advantage to themselves of people's superstition, and serve their worldly ends by it. Men are jealous for that by which they get their wealth; and many set themselves against the gospel of Christ, because it calls men from all unlawful…

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Acts 19:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐπλήσθηeplēsthēwas filledG4130
ἡhētheG3588
πόλιςpoliscityG4172
ὅληholēallG3650
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
συγχύσεως·sugchuseōswith confusion;G4799
ὥρμησάνhōrmēsanthey rushedG3729
τεteandG5037
ὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonwith one accordG3661
εἰςeistoG1519
τὸtotheG3588
θέατρονtheatrontheatreG2302
συναρπάσαντεςsunarpasanteshaving dragged offG4884
ΓάϊονGaionGaiusG1050
καὶkaiandG2532
ἈρίσταρχονAristarchonAristarchusG708
Μακεδόνας,MakedonasMacedonians,G3110
συνεκδήμουςsunekdēmousfellow travelersG4898
Παύλου.¶Paulouof Paul.G3972

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Cross references for Acts 19:29

  • 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.

  • 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;)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:14

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

  • 1 Corinthians 4:9

    For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

  • 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.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:19

    And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

  • Acts 20:34

    Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

  • Acts 21:38

    Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the whole.
32; 17:8; 21:30,38
Gaius.
Ro 16:23; 1Co 1:14
Aristarchus.
20:4; 27:2; Col 4:10; Phm 1:24
Macedonia.Macedonia, an extensive province of Greece, was bounded on the north by the mountains of Haemus, on the south by Epirus and Achaia, on the east by the Aegean sea and Thrace, and on the west by the Adriatic sea; celebrated in all histories as being the third kingdom which, under Alexander the Great, obtained the empire of the world, and had under it 150 nations.
the theatre.
1Co 4:9; *Gr:

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Context

  • Acts 19:28

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

  • Acts 19:29

    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 19:30

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

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Acts 19:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y la ciudad se llenó de confusión; y unánimes se arrojaron al teatro, arrebatando á Gayo y á Aristarco, Macedonios, compañeros de Pablo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et toute la ville fut remplie de confusion; et, d’un commun accord, ils se précipitèrent dans le théâtre, entraînant avec eux Gaïus et Aristarque, Macédoniens, compagnons de voyage de Paul.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die ganze Stadt geriet in Verwirrung; und sie stürmten einmütig nach dem Theater, indem sie die Macedonier Gajus und Aristarchus, die Reisegefährten des Paulus, mit fortrissen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et impleta est civitas confusione, et impetum fecerunt uno animo in theatrum, rapto Gajo et Aristarcho Macedonibus, comitibus Pauli.