^18 (A)in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me ^(B)purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult.

²¹ For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

Arrested in the Temple

²⁶ Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, ^(A)entered the temple ^(B)to announce the ^[a]expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.

²⁷ Now when the seven days were almost ended, ^(C)the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and ^(D)laid hands on him, ²⁸ crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man ^(E)who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” ²⁹ (For they had ^[b]previously seen ^(F)Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

³⁰ And ^(G)all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

^12 (A)And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.