The arrest was effected by the efforts of Alexander the coppersmith, who had so unsuccessfully opposed the apostle’s work at Ephesus, and who now seized the opportunity to be revenged on one whom he could not defeat (Sketches from the Life of Paul, 305).{7BC 920.9}

Arrestationen effektueres på foranledning af kobbersmeden Alexander, som ikke havde held med at modvirke apostlens arbejde i Efesus, og som nu udnyttede lejligheden til at hævne sig på ham, som han ikke kunne besejre (LP 305).