Acts 19:29

So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul ' s travel companions.

1. Confusion leads to a mass hysteria. The people begin to rush toward the large theater.

1. There are two theaters in Ephesus. The smaller one will seat about 7,000. It is in the upper part of town, an area called the Upper Agora.

2. The large one will seat about 25,000. This large theater is down near the harbor and not far from the school of Tyrannus where Paul taught. It is built like the end zone of a large football stadium. It is built into the side of a hill with stone seats and walkways.

2. They grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus. There is a Gaius from Derbe. (Acts 20:4) There is a Gaius in Corinth. (1 Corinthians 1:14) Neither seem to the one mentioned here.

3. This Gaius is mentioned as Paul's host in Romans 16:23.

4. Aristarchus is also mentioned by Paul as a fellow prisoner. (Colossians 4:10)

5. Both are mentioned as companions who are traveling with Paul.