And also some of the officials of Asia, being friends with him, sent word to him and urged him not to present himself in the theater.
Then a leper came to Him, beseeching Him, kneeling before Him and saying to Him, "If You are willing, You are able to cleanse me."
Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the Galatian region, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia,
Now this took place for two years, so that all who were dwelling in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
And the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one purpose into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.
Now when Paul desired to enter into the people, the disciples would not permit him.
Then others were calling out something different, for the assembly was confused, and the majority did not know for what reason they had come together.
Now when we heard these things, both we and the local residents urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.