Alsosomeof the Asiarchswho were friendsof his sentto him and repeatedly urgedhim not to ventureinto the theater.
When a man'swaysare pleasingto the LORD,He makesevenhis enemiesto be at peacewith him.
And a lepercameto Jesus, beseechingHim and falling on his knees beforeHim, and saying,"IfYou are willing,You canmake me clean."
They passed throughthe Phrygianand Galatianregion,having been forbiddenby the HolySpiritto speakthe wordin Asia;
Thistook placefor twoyears,sothat allwho livedin Asiaheardthe wordof the Lord,bothJewsand Greeks.
The citywas filledwith the confusion,and they rushedwith one accordinto the theater,dragging alongGaiusand Aristarchus,Paul'straveling companionsfrom Macedonia.
And when Paulwantedto gointo the assembly,the discipleswould not lethim.
So then,somewere shoutingonething and some another,for the assemblywas in confusionand the majoritydid not knowfor whatreasonthey had come together.
Whenwe had heardthis,we as wellas the local residents[began] begginghim not to goup to Jerusalem.
