Acts 21:38 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 21:38

36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, ^a“Away with him!”

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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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Definitions of words in Acts 21:38:

Assassins {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Four {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Thousand {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Time {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing Acts 21:38:

Claudius {Easton's}
John {Easton's}
Lysias, Claudius {Easton's}
Robbery {Easton's}
Assassins {I.S.B.E.}
Christs, False {I.S.B.E.}
Chronology Of The New Testament {I.S.B.E.}
Egyptian, The {I.S.B.E.}
Felix; Antonius {I.S.B.E.}
Four {I.S.B.E.}
Murderers {I.S.B.E.}
Zealot; Zealots {I.S.B.E.}

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