And certain of the chief of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, begging him that he would not venture into the theater.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Some also of the rulers of Asia. They are called friends to St. Paul, but it is uncertain whether they were Christians, or others, who favoured him, and wished him well. (Witham)
to a disorderly populace and tumult. And Paul complies, for he was not vainglorious, nor ambitious. Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused. Such is the nature of the multitude: it recklessly follows, like fire when it has fallen upon fuel; and the more part knew not wherefore they had come together.
