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Acts 21:31
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29 (For they had1 previously seen aTrophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)  
30 And aall the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.  
31 Now as they were aseeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the1 garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.  
32 aHe immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.  
33 Then the acommander came near and took him, and bcommanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.  
34 And 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.
35 When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, a“Away with him!”  

Addressing the Jerusalem Mob

37 Then 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?
38 aAre you not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led the four thousand assassins out into the wilderness?”  
39 But Paul said, a“I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city; and I implore you, permit me to speak to the people.”  
40 So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and amotioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the bHebrew language, saying, 
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Acts 21:31

As they were seeking to kill him (zhtountwn autwn). Genitive absolute of zhtew, to seek, without autwn (they). This was their real purpose.

Tidings (fasiv). From fainw, to show. Old word for the work of informers and then the exposure of secret crime. In LXX. Here only in the N.T.

Came up (anebh). Naturally in the wild uproar. The Roman guard during festivals was kept stationed in the Tower of Antonia at the northwest corner of the temple overlooking the temple and connected by stairs (verse Acts 21:35).

To the chief captain (tw xiliarxw). Commander of a thousand men or cohort (Mark 15:16). His name was Claudius Lysias.

Of the band (thv speirhv). Each legion had six tribunes and so each tribune (chiliarch) had a thousand if the cohort had its full quota. See on Acts 10:1; Acts 27:1. The word is the Latin spira (anything rolled up). Note the genitive speirhv instead of speirav (Attic).

Was in confusion (sunxunnetai). Present passive indicative of sunxunnw (see verse Acts 21:27, sunexeon). This is what the conspirators had desired.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 21:31:

John 18:12
Acts 2:6
Acts 21:20
Acts 21:27
Acts 21:32
Acts 24:6

 

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