Acts 21
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 21:27-33

27When 1the seven days were almost over, 2the Jews from 34Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him,

28crying out, “Men of Israel, come to our aid! 5This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has 6defiled this holy place.”

29For they had previously seen 7Trophimus the 8Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

30Then all the city was provoked, and 9the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they 10dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

31While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the 11commander of the 12Roman 13cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

32At once he 14took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the 15commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

33Then the 16commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be 17bound with 18two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done.

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 21:27 Num 6:9, 13-20 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 21:27 Acts 20:19; 24:18 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 21:27 I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor ↩
  4. 4. Acts 21:27 Acts 16:6 ↩
  5. 5. Acts 21:28 Acts 6:13 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 21:28 Matt 24:15; Acts 6:13f; 24:6 ↩
  7. 7. Acts 21:29 Acts 20:4 ↩
  8. 8. Acts 21:29 Acts 18:19 ↩
  9. 9. Acts 21:30 Lit a running together of the people occurred ↩
  10. 10. Acts 21:30 2 Kin 11:15; Acts 16:19; 26:21 ↩
  11. 11. Acts 21:31 I.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops ↩
  12. 12. Acts 21:31 Acts 10:1 ↩
  13. 13. Acts 21:31 Or battalion ↩
  14. 14. Acts 21:32 Acts 23:27 ↩
  15. 15. Acts 21:32 V 31, note 1 ↩
  16. 16. Acts 21:33 V 31, note 1 ↩
  17. 17. Acts 21:33 Acts 20:23; 21:11; 22:29; 26:29; 28:20; Eph 6:20; 2 Tim 1:16; 2:9 ↩
  18. 18. Acts 21:33 Acts 12:6 ↩

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