Paul Addresses the Crowd

37 [As] they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?”

“Do you speak Greek?” [he] replied. 38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”

39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen [of] no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

40 Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps [and] motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over [the crowd], [and] he addressed [them] in Hebrew:[fn]