Some Bible scholars believe that Paul was referring to the riot in Ephesus, which could have cost Paul as well as his two Macedonian traveling companions, Gaius and Aristarchus, their lives.
برخی از محققین کتاب مقدس بر این عقیده‌اند که پولس به آشوب اَفَسُس اشاره می‌کرد که می‌توانست باعث شود او و دو همسفر وی ،‏ غایوس و اَرِستَرخُس که اهل مکادونیه بودند ،‏ زندگی خود را از دست دهند .‏