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 Living Translation (NLT)As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him.

Context of Acts 21:35

33Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done. 34And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another. So when he could not ascertain the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be taken into the barracks. When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. 36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!” 37Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, “May I speak to you?” He replied, “Can you speak Greek?

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 6:11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
• Psalms 55:9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
• Psalms 58:2No, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
• Jeremiah 23:10For the land is full of adulterers; For because of a curse the land mourns. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up. Their course of life is evil, And their might is not right.
• Habakkuk 1:2O Lord, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save.

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