Acts 21:34-37

34Some people in the crowd shouted one thing and other people shouted something different. There was so much noise that the leader of the soldiers was not sure about the true facts. He did not know what had really happened. So he said to his soldiers, ‘Take this man up into our strong building!’

35The soldiers then led Paul as far as the steps of their building. Then they had to carry him because the crowd was so angry.

36The crowd followed behind Paul and the soldiers. They were shouting, ‘Kill him!’

37While the soldiers were leading Paul into their building, he asked their leader, ‘Please may I say something to you?’ The soldiers' leader replied, ‘Oh! Do you speak the Greek language?