Acts 21:31

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Context of Acts 21:31

29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33Then 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.

Acts 21:31 word by word

ζητούντων τε αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• as they went aboutζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to killἀποκτείνωapokteinō · to killG615
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• tidingsφάσιςphasis · newsG5334
• came untoἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• the chief captainὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the chief captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• of the bandσπεῖραspeira · bandG4686
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• was in an uproarσυγχέωsugcheō · to confoundG4797

Cross-references for Acts 21:31

• Acts 22:22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live."
• Acts 26:9"I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
• Acts 23:17Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him."
• Acts 25:23So on the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and they entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the prominent men of the city. Then, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.
• John 18:12So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him.
• Acts 21:38Are you not the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"
• Acts 17:5But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd.
• Acts 19:40For we really are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion."
• 1 Kings 1:41Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished feasting. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, "What does this uproar in the city mean?"
• Matthew 26:5But they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people."
• Mark 14:2for they said, "Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from 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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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