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Acts 19:31

NETBible	Even some of the provincial authorities¹ who were his friends sent² a message³ to him, urging him not to venture⁴ into the theater.
NIV © biblegateway Act 19:31	Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theatre.
NASB © biblegateway Act 19:31	Also some of the Asiarchs who were friends of his sent to him and repeatedly urged him not to venture into the theater.
NLT © biblegateway Act 19:31	Some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, also sent a message to him, begging him not to risk his life by entering the amphitheater.
MSG © biblegateway Act 19:31	Prominent religious leaders in the city who had become friendly to Paul concurred: "By no means go near that mob!"
BBE © SABDAweb Act 19:31	And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 19:31	even some officials of the province of Asia, who were friendly to him, sent him a message urging him not to venture into the theater.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 19:31	Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater.
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KJV	And <1161> <2532> certain <5100> of the chief of Asia <775>_, which were <5607> (5752) his <846> friends <5384>_, sent <3992> (5660) unto <4314> him <846>_, desiring <3870> (5707) [him] that he would <1325> (0) not <3361> adventure <1325> (5629) himself <1438> into <1519> the theatre <2302>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 19:31	Also <2532> some <5100> of the Asiarchs <775> who were friends <5384> of his sent <3992> to him and repeatedly urged <3870> him not to venture <1325> <1438> into the theater <2302> .
NET [draft] ITL	Even <1161> some <5100> of the provincial authorities <775> who were <1510> his <846> friends <5384> sent a message <3992> to <4314> him <846> , urging <3870> him <1438> not <3361> to venture <1325> into <1519> the theater <2302> .
GREEK	tinev de kai twn asiarcwn ontev filoi pemqantev auton parekaloun dounai eiv to yeatron

NETBible

Even some of the provincial authorities¹ who were his friends sent² a message³ to him, urging him not to venture⁴ into the theater.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “Asiarchs” (high-ranking officials of the province of Asia).

²tn Grk “sending”; the participle πέμψαντες (pemyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

³tn The words “a message” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

⁴tn BDAG 242-43 s.v. δίδωμι 11 has “to cause (oneself) to go, go, venture somewhere (cp. our older ‘betake oneself’)…Ac 19:31.” The desire of these sympathetic authorities was surely to protect Paul’s life. The detail indicates how dangerous things had become.