John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 19:33
And they drew Alexander out of the multitude ,.... Or "some of the multitude brought forth Alexander"; into the theatre, in order to kill him, by casting him to the wild beasts. Some think this is the same with Alexander the coppersmith, who apostatized upon this danger he was exposed to, and became a blasphemer, and a great enemy of the apostle, and did him much evil, 1 Timothy 1:20 . This man, though his name was a Greek name, yet was a Jew, as is expressed in Acts 19:34 and from the... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 19:32
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another ,.... Not in the church at Ephesus among the disciples, and friends of the apostle, as if they were divided in their sentiments about his going into the theatre, some being for it, and others against it; but the people that were gathered together in the theatre, these were not agreed about the reason of this tumult, some said it was on account of one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused ; the multitude of people that were... read more