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Acts 21:31

And while seeking to kill him, a report went up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem has been stirred up.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

In Context

30And the whole city was moved, and there developed a running together of the people. And having taken Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and straightaway the doors were shut.

32And immediately after taking soldiers and centurions, he ran down to them. And they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:41And Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Why is this noise of the city being in an uproar?

Mark 14:2but they said, Not during the feast, lest there will be an uproar of the people.

John 18:12So the band, and the chief captain, and the subordinates of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound him,

Acts 17:5But the disobedient Jews having taken along certain evil men of the marketplaces, and having gathered a mob, were rioting the city. And having stood by the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the populace.

Acts 21:38Then thou are not the Egyptian who revolted before these days, and who led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?

Acts 23:17And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the chief captain, for he has something to inform him.

Matthew Henry on Acts 21:28-40

Paul Seized in the Temple; The Tumult at Jerusalem. 27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. 29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they… Read the whole commentary →

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