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Acts 21:33
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.
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
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; 32who, taking with him immediately soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them. But they, seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul. Then 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. 34And different persons cried some different thing in the crowd. But he, not being able to know the certainty on account of the uproar, commanded him to be brought into the fortress. 35But when he got upon the stairs it was so that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd.
Read all of Acts 21Acts 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
Cross-references for Acts 21:33
- Acts 21:11and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of [the] Gentiles.
- Acts 12:6And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison.
- Acts 20:23only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me.
- Acts 22:25But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?
- Acts 28:20For this cause therefore I have called you to [me] to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.
- Judges 15:13And they spoke to him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand; but we certainly shall not put thee to death. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the cliff.
- Judges 16:8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
- Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador [bound] with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to speak.
- Acts 22:24the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
- Acts 25:16to whom I answered, It is not [the] custom of the Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and he have got opportunity of defence touching the charge.
- John 18:29Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring 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
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