Acts 21:35

Acts 21:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
• New International Version (NIV)When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

Context of Acts 21:35

33The Roman soldiers' leader went to Paul and he took hold of him. He said to his men, ‘Tie two chains round the arms of this man.’ Then he asked the people in the crowd, ‘Who is this man and what has he done?’ 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!’ The 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?

Acts 21:35 word by word

ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς, συνέβη βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν διὰ τὴν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the stairsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the stairsἀναβαθμόςanabathmos · stairsG304
• so it wasσυμβαίνωsumbainō · to happenG4819
• that he was borneβαστάζωbastazō · to carryG941
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the violenceβίαbia · forceG970
• of the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793

Cross-references for Acts 21:35

• Genesis 6:11God saw that everything on the earth had become spoiled. Everywhere, people were attacking each other.
• Psalms 55:9My Lord, make my enemies confused! Stop them from doing what they want to do. Everywhere that I look in the city, I see that they do cruel things to attack people.
• Psalms 58:2No! You do not! You like to think of evil things to do. You make cruel things happen everywhere in the land.
• Jeremiah 23:10The land is full of people who are not faithful to God. The prophets live wicked lives. They use their power in a bad way. Because of that, God has cursed the land. The land is as dry as a desert, and the fields have no grass.
• Habakkuk 1:2Lord, how long must I call out to you for help? You do not listen to me! I shout aloud to you, ‘Violence is everywhere!’ but you do nothing to make us safe.

Commentaries on Acts 21:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35And when he came upon the stairs - Those mentioned in the note on Acts 21:31.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Upon the stairs - The stairs which led from the temple to the castle of Antonia. Josephus says (Jewish Wars, book 5, chapter 5, section 8), that the castle of Antonia “was situated at the corner of two cloisters of the temple, of that on the west, and of that on the north; it was erected on a rock of 50 cubits (75 feet) in height, and was on a great precipice. On the corner where it joined to the two cloisters of the temple, it had passages down to them…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. 35-3635-36. Away with him--as before of his Lord (Lu 23:18; Joh 19:15).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