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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?
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 21:33

Came near (eggisav). First aorist active participle of eggizw, to draw near, Koin‚ verb from egguv, near, and common in the N.T.

Laid hold on him (epelabeto antou). See same verb in verse Acts 21:30.

To be bound (deqhnai). First aorist passive infinitive of dew (see verse Acts 21:11).

With two chains (alusesi dusi). Instrumental case of alusiv, old word from a privative and luw (not loosing, i.e. chaining). With two chains as a violent and seditious person, probably leader of a band of assassins (verse Acts 21:38). See on Mark 5:4.

Inquired (epunqaneto). Imperfect middle of punqanomai, old and common verb used mainly by Luke in the N.T. Lysias repeated his inquiries.

Who he was (tiv eih). Present active optative of eimi changed from estin (present indicative) in the indirect question, a change not obligatory after a past tense, but often done in the older Greek, rare in the N.T. (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1043f.).

And what he had done (kai ti estin pepoihkwv). Periphrastic perfect active indicative of poiew here retained, not changed to the optative as is true of eih from estin in the same indirect question, illustrating well the freedom about it.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 21:33:

Acts 23:18

 

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