Some people were shouting one thing, and some were shouting another. The meeting was completely confused; most of them did not know why they had come together.
Some in the crowd were yelling one thing, and some were yelling another. Because of all this confusion and shouting, the commander could not learn what had happened. So he ordered the soldiers to take Paul to the army building.
I say this because some people might see this trouble today and say that we are rioting. We could not explain this, because there is no real reason for this meeting.”
The whole city became confused. The people grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, who were from Macedonia and were traveling with Paul, and ran to the theater.