Acts 21:37

And just when he was about to be brought into the barracks, Rav Sha'ul says to the Roman tribune, Is it permissible for me to say something to you? And the tribune said, Ellinisti Ginoskeis? (Do you know Greek?)

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

In Context

36For the crowd kept following and shouting, Away with him!

38Then you are not the Egyptian who recently stirred up an intifada and led out four thousand assassins into the wilderness?

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Cross References

Matthew 10:18And before moshelim (governors) and also melachim (kings) you will be led for my sake, + 10:18 for the sake of Moshiach for an edut (testimony) to them and to the Goyim.

Acts 19:30And Rav Sha'ul desired to enter into the crowd in the theater, but the talmidim were not allowing him.

Acts 21:34Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another, and the tribune was not able to have da'as of anything definite because of the noise, so he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.

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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