Acts 21:33

Acts 21:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
• New International Version (NIV)The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.

Context of Acts 21:33

31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil. 32Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done. 34Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. 35When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

Acts 21:33 word by word

τότε ἐγγίσας ὁ χιλίαρχος ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκέλευσεν δεθῆναι ἁλύσεσιν δυσὶν καὶ ἐπυνθάνετο τίς εἴη καὶ τί ἐστιν πεποιηκώς.Read the interlinear

• ·τότεtote · thenG5119
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• came upἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• arrestedἐπιλαμβάνωepilambanomai · to catchG1949
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• ordering thatκελεύωkeleuō · to orderG2753
• he be boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• with twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• chainsἅλυσιςhalusis · chainG254
• he askedπυνθάνομαιpunthanomai · to inquireG4441
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• he had doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Acts 21:33

• Acts 21:11Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 12:6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
• Acts 20:23I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
• Acts 22:25But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
• Acts 28:20So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
• Judges 15:13“No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.
• Judges 16:8So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.
• Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
• Acts 22:24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
• Acts 25:16I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
• John 18:29So Pilate went out to them and asked, “What accusation are you bringing against this man?”

Commentaries on Acts 21:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33And took him - With great violence, according to Acts 24:7, probably meaning an armed force. To be bound with two chains - To be bound between two soldiers; his right hand chained to the left hand of the one, and his left hand to the right of the other. See the note on Acts 12:6.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33To be bound with two chains - To show to the enraged multitude that he did not intend to rescue anyone from justice, but to keep the peace. Paul‘s Being thus bound would convince them of his determination that justice should be done in the case. Probably he was bound between two soldiers, his right arm to the left arm of the one, and his left arm to the right arm of the other. See the notes on Acts 12:6. Or, if his hands and feet were bound, it is evident…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-40Verses 27-40 In the temple, where Paul should have been protected as in a place of safety, he was violently set upon. They falsely charged him with ill doctrine and ill practice against the Mosaic ceremonies. It is no new thing for those who mean honestly and act regularly, to have things laid to their charge which they know not and never thought of. It is common for the wise and good to have that charged against them by malicious people, with which they…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-36The concerns of the Christian leaders were well-founded (21:20–25). When Paul and the other men had almost completed their vow, some Jews from Asia falsely accused Paul and raised a mob against him. They intended to kill Paul, but the Roman commander rescued him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. commanded him to be bound with two chains--(See on Ac 12:6).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings