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Acts 21:31
31And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult;
Acts 21:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
- New International Version (NIV)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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Context of Acts 21:31
29For they had before seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. 30And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people; and having laid hold on Paul they drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. And as they were seeking to kill him, a representation came to the chiliarch of the band that the whole of Jerusalem was in a tumult; 32who, taking with him immediately soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them. But they, seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul. 33Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.
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ζητούντων τε αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ·Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 21:31
- Acts 22:22And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.
- Acts 26:9I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
- John 16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God;
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) I above measure [so]; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.
- Acts 23:17And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.
- Acts 24:7but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,
- Acts 25:23On the morrow therefore, Agrippa being come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and having entered into the hall of audience, with the chiliarchs and the men of distinction of the city, and Festus having given command, Paul was brought.
- John 18:12The band therefore, and the chiliarch, and the officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him:
- Acts 21:38Thou art not then that Egyptian who before these days raised a sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins?
- Acts 17:5But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;
- Acts 19:40For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.
- 1 Kings 1:41And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard [it] as they were finishing their repast; and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and he said, Wherefore this noise of the city in an uproar?
- Matthew 26:5but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people.
- Mark 14:2For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.
Commentaries on Acts 21:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The chief captain of the band - The Roman tribune, who had a troop of soldiers under him, which lodged in general in the castle of Antonia, which was built at the angle where the northern and western porticoes of the outer court of the temple were joined together. This castle was built by John Hyrcanus, high priest of the Jews: it was at first called Baris, and was the royal residence of the Asmoneans, as long as they reigned in Jerusalem. It was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31And as they went about to kill him - Greek: they seeking to kill him. This was evidently done in a popular tumult, as had been done in the case of Stephen, Matthew 27:65-66; John 18:12; Acts 5:26. The word translated “chief captain” denotes properly “one who commanded 1,000 men.” The band ͂ speirawas the tenth part of a legion, and consisted sometimes of four hundred and twenty-five soldiers, at others of five hundred, and at others of six hundred…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. 31commander: Or tribune, a Roman officer who commanded 1,000 men.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. tidings came--literally, "went up," that is, to the fortress of Antonia, where the commandant resided. See on Ac 21:32. This part of the narrative is particularly graphic.Read the comment
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- 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
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