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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Acts 19:29

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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They rushed with one accord - Demetrius and his company, into the theatre - Where criminals were wont to be thrown to the wild beasts, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus - When they could not find Paul. Probably they hoped to oblige them to fight with the wild beasts, as some think St. Paul had done before. Acts 19:30
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