Acts 19:29-34

29So the city was filled with the confusion, and they rushed together into the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's companions in travel.

30But when Paul wished to go in among the crowd, the disciples would not let him.

31And even some of the Asiarchs, who were friends of his, sent to him and were urging him not to venture into the theater.

32Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

33Some of the crowd prompted Alexander, whom the Jews had put forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd.

34But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours they all cried out with one voice, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"