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Acts 19:32
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30 And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him.
31 Then some of the1 officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater.  
32 Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And aAlexander bmotioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.  
34 But when they found out that he was a Jew, all with one voice cried out for about two hours, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
35 And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: “Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess1 Diana, and of the image which fell down from2 Zeus?  
36 Therefore, since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rashly.
37 For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of1 your goddess.  
38 Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a1 case against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.  
39 But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly.
40 For we are in danger of being called in question for today’s uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disorderly gathering.”  
41 And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
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Acts 19:32

Some therefore cried one thing and some another (alloi men oun allo ti ekrazon). This classical use of allov allo (Robertson, Grammar, p. 747) appears also in Acts 2:12; Acts 21:34. Literally, "others cried another thing." The imperfect shows the repetition (kept on crying) and confusion which is also distinctly stated.

For the assembly was in confusion (hn gar h ekklhsia sunkexumenh). The reason for the previous statement. Periphrastic past perfect passive of sugxew, sugxunw (-unnw), to pour together, to commingle as in verse Acts 19:29 (sugxusewv). It was not an "assembly" (ekklhsia, ek, kalew, to call out), but a wholly irregular, disorganized mob in a state (perfect tense) of confusion. There was "a lawful assembly" (verse Acts 19:39), but this mob was not one. Luke shows his contempt for this mob (Furneaux).

Had come together (sunelhluqeisan). Past perfect active of sunerxomai. It was an assembly only in one sense. For some reason Demetrius who was responsible for the mob preferred now to keep in the background, though he was known to be the ring-leader of the gathering (verse Acts 19:38). It was just a mob that shouted because others did.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 19:32:

Acts 2:6
Acts 5:11
Acts 21:27
Acts 21:34

 

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