²⁴ the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.^(A) He directed^(B) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.

¹⁰ The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.^(A)

³⁴ Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another,^(A) and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.^(B)

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.^(A)

Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified^(A)

19 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged.^(B)