Acts 19:30

Bible in Basic English

And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Although Paul wanted to go in before the people, the disciples did not let him.

King James Version (1611)
And when Paul would haue entred in vnto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

King James Version
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

English Standard Version
But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him.

New American Standard Bible
And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, the disciples would not let him.

New Century Version
Paul wanted to go in and talk to the crowd, but the followers did not let him.

Amplified Bible
Paul wanted to go into the [pagan] assembly, but the disciples would not let him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, the disciples would not let him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And when Paul wanted to go into the assembly, the disciples would not let him.

Berean Standard Bible
Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

Contemporary English Version
Paul wanted to go out and speak to the people, but the Lord's followers would not let him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul himself wanted to appear before the crowd, but the talmidim wouldn't let him.

Darby Translation
But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;

Easy-to-Read Version
Paul wanted to go in and talk to the people, but the Lord's followers did not let him go.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Paul would haue entred in vnto the people, the disciples suffred him not.

George Lamsa Translation
And Paul wanted to go into the theatre, but the disciples stopped him.

Good News Translation
Paul himself wanted to go before the crowd, but the believers would not let him.

Lexham English Bible
But when Paul wanted to enter into the popular assembly, the disciples would not let him.

Literal Translation
And Paul intending to go in to the mob, the disciples did not allow him.

American Standard Version
And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

Hebrew Names Version
When Sha'ul wanted to enter in to the people, the talmidim didn't allow him.

International Standard Version
Paul wanted to go into the crowd, but the disciples wouldn't let him.

Etheridge Translation
AND Paulos willed to enter the theatre, and the disciples restrained him.

Murdock Translation
And Paul was disposed to go into the theatre: but the disciples restrained him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When Paule woulde haue entred in vnto ye people, the disciples suffred hym not.

English Revised Version
And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

World English Bible
When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when Paul would have gone in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then Paul would have liked to go in and address the people, but the disciples would not let him do so.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Poul would haue entrid in to the peple, the disciplis suffriden not.

Update Bible Version
And when Paul was minded to enter in to the people, the disciples did not allow him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Paul would have entered in to the people, the disciples suffered him not.

New English Translation
But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.

New King James Version
And when Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not allow him.

New Living Translation
Paul wanted to go in, too, but the believers wouldn't let him.

New Life Bible
Paul wanted to stand in front of all the people but his followers would not let him.

New Revised Standard
Paul wished to go into the crowd, but the disciples would not let him;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Paul, being minded to enter in among the populace, the disciples would not suffer him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

Revised Standard Version
Paul wished to go in among the crowd, but the disciples would not let him;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When Paul wolde have entred in vnto the people ye disciples suffered him not.

Young's Literal Translation
And on Paul's purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan Paul wolde haue gone in amonge the people, the disciples suffred him not.

Mace New Testament (1729)
upon this Paul was bent upon going. to the populace,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Paul wanted to go and save them, but the cowboys with him kept him from rushing in there.

Contextual Overview

²¹ Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome. ²² And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time. ²³ And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way. ²⁴ For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen; ²⁵ Whom he got together, with other workmen of the same trade, and said to them, Men, it is clear that from this business we get our wealth. ²⁶ And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands: ²⁷ And there is danger, not only that our trade may be damaged in the opinion of men, but that the holy place of the great goddess Diana may be no longer honoured, and that she to whom all Asia and the world give worship, will be put down from her high position. ²⁸ And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus. ²⁹ And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul. ³⁰ And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Paul: Acts 14:14-18, Acts 17:22-31, Acts 21:39

the disciples: 2 Samuel 18:2, 2 Samuel 18:3, 2 Samuel 21:17

Reciprocal: Acts 21:37 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 13:10
And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 19:17
And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.

Genesis 19:19
See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;

Genesis 19:36
And so the two daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

Genesis 19:37
And the older daughter had a son, and she gave him the name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

Genesis 49:4
But because you were uncontrolled, the first place will not be yours; for you went up to your father's bed, even his bride-bed, and made it unclean.

Deuteronomy 34:3
And the South, and the circle of the valley of Jericho, the town of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.

Isaiah 15:5
My heart is crying out for Moab; her people go in flight to Zoar, and to Eglath-shelishiyah: for they go up with weeping by the slope of Luhith; on the way to Horonaim they send up a cry of destruction.

Jeremiah 48:34
The cry of Heshbon comes even to Elealeh; to Jahaz their voice is sounding; from Zoar even to Horonaim and to Eglath-shelishiyah: for the waters of Nimrim will become dry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when Paul would have entered in unto the people,.... In the theatre, in order to have preached to the people, and to have removed their prejudices against him, and the Gospel preached by him, and to have shown them the error and evil of their idolatrous ways and worship, and to have reconciled them to him, and his friends, and to have persuaded them to do them no hurt; which shows the apostle's greatness of soul, his firmness, constancy, and intrepidity, and his great concern and affection for his companions, to risk his life in this manner: but

the disciples suffered him not; the believers, the members of the church at Ephesus would by no means agree to it, but dissuaded him from it; who hereby, on their part, showed great love to him, and what a value they had for him, and how much they esteemed the life of so great an apostle, and faithful preacher of the Gospel. The Ethiopic version renders it, "the apostles prohibited him"; but there were none of that office with him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Would have entered in unto the people - Probably to have addressed them, and to defend his own cause.