Acts 21:27–36

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21:27 Paulos is captured inside the temple

27 When the seven days of the vow were almost over, some Yehudim (Jews) from the province of Asia Minor noticed Paulos in the temple. They stirred up the crowd and grabbed hold of him, 28 yelling out, “Men of Yisrael (Israel). Help us here. This is the man who’s been teaching all around the world against Yisrael and against Mosheh’s (Moses’) law and against this temple. What’s more he brought non-Jews here into the temple and so has defiled this holy place.” 29 (They said this because they had previously seen Trofimos from Efesos in the city with Paulos and had assumed that he had brought him into the temple.)

30 So now the whole city was in an uproar, and the crowds rushed in, grabbed Paulos, and dragged him out of the temple and hurriedly closed the temple gates. 31 They were ready to kill Paulos, but the commander of the Roman soldiers had heard that all Yerushalem (Jerusalem) was in an uproar. 32 Taking some soldiers and officers, he immediately ran down to the temple, and when the crowd saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paulos. 33 The commander came close and took hold of Paulos and ordered that he be tied up with a pair of chains while he tried to find out who he was and what he’d done wrong. 34 Various people in the crowd were shouting out different things, and not being able to make any sense of it because of all the commotion, the commander ordered that Paulos be taken into the barracks. 35 When they got to the stairs, the soldiers had to lift him up above their heads because of the frenzy of the crowd, 36 because most of the people were following and shouting out, “Do away with him!”

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27 And when the seven days were _going, to _be _being _completed, the Youdaiōns from the Asia, having _seen him in the temple, were _confounding all the crowd, and they _laid _on their hands on him

28 crying _out:
Men, ones_from _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), be _giving _help.
This is the man, who teaching all everywhere against the people, and the law, and the this place, and still also brought _in Hellaʸns into the temple, and has _defiled the this holy place.

29 For/Because they _were having _previously _seen Trofimos the from _Efesos in the city with him, whom they _were _thinking that the Paulos brought _in into the temple.

30 And the whole city was _stirred, and a_rushing _together of _the people became, and having _taken _hold of_ the _Paulos, they _were _dragging him outside the temple, and immediately the doors were _shut.

31 and seeking to _kill_ him _off, there _went _up an_allegation to _the commander of _the cohort, that all Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) is _being _confounded,

32 who immediately having _taken soldiers and centurions, ran _down on them, and which having _seen the commander and the soldiers, they _ceased striking the Paulos.

33 Then having _neared, the commander took _hold of _him, and commanded him to _be _bound with_ two _chains, and he _was _inquiring who he _might _be and what he _is having _done.

34 But others, were _crying _out some other thing in the crowd.
And him not of _being _able to _know the certain thing because _of the commotion, he _commanded him to _be _being _brought into the barracks.

35 And when he _became to the stairs, it _happened him to _be _being _borne by the soldiers, because _of the force of _the crowd.

36 For/Because the multitude of _the people was _following crying _out:
Be _Taking_ him _away.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ACTs 21:27

Paulos is captured inside the temple

Acts 21:27–36