Verse 31
Acts 21:31
New Living Translation
31
As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
Original Language Text
greek
ζητούντων ⸀τε αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης ὅτι ὅλη ⸀συγχύννεται Ἰερουσαλήμ,
English Translation
Those seeking to kill him reported to the commander of the cohort that all Jerusalem is in an uproar.
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Chapter 21 Context
1
After saying farewell to the Ephesian elders, we sailed straight to the island of Cos. The next day...
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There we boarded a ship sailing for Phoenicia.
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We sighted the island of Cyprus, passed it on our left, and landed at the harbor of Tyre, in Syria,...
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We went ashore, found the local believers, and stayed with them a week. These believers prophesied t...
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When we returned to the ship at the end of the week, the entire congregation, including women and ch...
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and said our farewells. Then we went aboard, and they returned home.
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The next stop after leaving Tyre was Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and sisters and stayed...
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The next day we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the Evangelist, one of the seve...
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He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy.
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10
Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy, arrived from Judea.
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11
He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Sp...
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12
When we heard this, we and the local believers all begged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
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But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at J...
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When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
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15
After this we packed our things and left for Jerusalem.
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Some believers from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to the home of Mnason, a man originall...
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When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly.
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18
The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were p...
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19
After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of the things God (Elohim) had accomplished among...
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20
After hearing this, they praised God (Elohim). And then they said, “You know, dear brother, how many...
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21
But the Jewish believers here in Jerusalem have been told that you are teaching all the Jews who liv...
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What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
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“Here’s what we want you to do. We have four men here who have completed their vow.
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24
Go with them to the Temple and join them in the purification ceremony, paying for them to have their...
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“As for the Gentile believers, they should do what we already told them in a letter: They should abs...
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So Paul went to the Temple the next day with the other men. They had already started the purificatio...
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27
The seven days were almost ended when some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul in the Temple and...
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yelling, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who preaches against our people everywhere and tel...
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(For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and they...
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The whole city was rocked by these accusations, and a great riot followed. Paul was grabbed and drag...
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31
As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem...
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He immediately called out his soldiers and officers and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw t...
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Then the commander arrested him and ordered him bound with two chains. He asked the crowd who he was...
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Some shouted one thing and some another. Since he couldn’t find out the truth in all the uproar and...
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As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders...
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And the crowd followed behind, shouting, “Kill him, kill him!”
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As Paul was about to be taken inside, he said to the commander, “May I have a word with you?” “Do yo...
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“Aren’t you the Egyptian who led a rebellion some time ago and took 4,000 members of the Assassins o...
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“No,” Paul replied, “I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Plea...
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The commander agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a dee...
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