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)

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.

¹⁴ But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition^(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.^{(B) 15} Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven^(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.^{(D) 16} For where you have envy and selfish ambition,^(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that comes from heaven^(F) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,^(G) considerate, submissive, full of mercy^(H) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.^{(I) 18} Peacemakers^(J) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.^(K)

Submit Yourselves to God

4 What causes fights and quarrels^(L) among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle^(M) within you? ² You desire but do not have, so you kill.^(N) You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.

Listening and Doing

¹⁹ My dear brothers and sisters,^(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak^(B) and slow to become angry,

³² The next day they let the cavalry^(A) go on with him, while they returned to the barracks.^(B)

¹⁶ But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks^(A) and told Paul.

³⁰ The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul,^(A) they dragged him^(B) 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.^(C)

³³ The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound^(D) with two^(E) chains.^(F) Then he asked who he was and what he had done. ³⁴ Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another,^(G) and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.^{(H) 35} When Paul reached the steps,^(I) 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!”^(J)

²⁸ When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”^{(A) 29} Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius^(B) and Aristarchus,^(C) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,^(D) and all of them rushed into the theater together. ³⁰ Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples^(E) would not let him. ³¹ Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.