Acts 21:27-36
Legacy Standard Bible
Paul Is Arrested
27 Now when (A)the seven days were almost over, (B)the Jews from [a](C)Asia, upon noticing him in the temple, began to throw all the crowd into confusion and laid hands on him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help! (D)This is the man who teaches to everyone everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has (E)defiled this holy place.” 29 For they had previously seen (F)Trophimus the (G)Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 Then all the city was stirred, and [b]the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they (H)dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. 31 While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the [c]commander of the (I)Roman [d]cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32 At once he (J)took along soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 Then the commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be (K)bound with (L)two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done. 34 But among the crowd (M)some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the [e]facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into (N)the barracks. 35 And when he got to (O)the stairs, he actually was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd; 36 for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting, “(P)Away with him!”
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- Acts 21:27 West coast province of Asia Minor
- Acts 21:30 Lit a running together of the people occurred
- Acts 21:31 Military leader over 1,000 soldiers
- Acts 21:31 Normally 600 men (the number varied); or battalion
- Acts 21:34 Lit certainty
Acts 21:27-36
New International Version
Paul Arrested
27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,(A) 28 shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”(B) 29 (They had previously seen Trophimus(C) the Ephesian(D) in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.)
30 The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul,(E) they dragged him(F) from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 He at once took some officers and soldiers and ran down to the crowd. When the rioters saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.(G)
33 The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound(H) with two(I) chains.(J) Then he asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another,(K) and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(L) 35 When Paul reached the steps,(M) the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers. 36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Get rid of him!”(N)
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