Acts 21:36

Acts 21:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
• New International Version (NIV)The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Get rid of him!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)for the mob of the people followed, crying out, "Away with him!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”

Context of Acts 21:36

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. The 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? 38I thought that you must be that bad man who came from Egypt. He was the one who fought against our Roman government. Some time ago, he led 4,000 of his own men out into the wilderness, with their weapons.’

Acts 21:36 word by word

ἠκολούθει γὰρ τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ κράζοντες· αἶρε αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos · multitudeG4128
• of the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• followed afterἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• cryingκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• Away withαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 21:36

• Acts 7:54The group of Jewish leaders listened to Stephen. What he said made them very angry. They bit their teeth together because they were so angry.
• Acts 22:22The people listened carefully to Paul until he spoke about the Gentiles. Then they began to shout loudly, ‘Take him away! Kill him! It is not right that he should live any longer!’
• Luke 23:18But the crowd all shouted together, ‘Take this man away and kill him! We want Barabbas to go free.’
• John 19:15But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Kill him on a cross!’ Pilate asked them, ‘Do you want me to kill your king on a cross?’ The leaders of the priests answered, ‘Caesar is the only ruler that we call king.’
• 1 Corinthians 4:13When people say bad things against us, we answer with kind words. We have become like dirty things that people throw away. That is still true, even today.

Commentaries on Acts 21:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Away with him - That is, Kill him; despatch him! for so much this phrase always means in the mouth of a Jewish mob. See on Luke 23:18; (note), and John 19:15; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Away with him! - That is, to death. Compare Luke 23:18.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