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Acts 21:33
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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?
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Acts 21:33

And took him - With great violence, according to Acts 24:7, probably meaning an armed force.

To be bound with two chains - To be bound between two soldiers; his right hand chained to the left hand of the one, and his left hand to the right of the other. See the note on Acts 12:6.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Acts 21:33:

Acts 17:34
Acts 21:11
Acts 24:23

 

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