Acts 21:37

And Paul, being about to be led into the castle, says to the chiliarch, Is it lawful for me to say something to thee? And he said, Do you speak Greek?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 multitude of the people were following, crying out, Take him away.

38Are you not that Egyptian who before these days rising up and leading away into the desert four hundred men of daggers?

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Cross References

Matthew 10:18and they will lead you before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them and the Gentiles.

Acts 19:30And Paul wishing to go in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not;

Acts 21:34And they continued to cry aloud in the multitude, some one thing, and some another: and he, being unable to know the certainty on account of the uproar, commanded that he should be led into the castle.

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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