Acts 21:27-40

Acts 21:27-40

[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  the man,  that teacheth  all  men every where  against  the people,  and  the law,  and  place:  and  further  brought  Greeks  also  into  the temple,  and  hath polluted  holy  place.  [29] (For  seen before  with  him  in  the city  Trophimus  an Ephesian,  whom  they supposed  that  Paul  had brought  into  the temple.)  [30] And  all  the city  was moved,  and  the people  ran together:  and  they took  Paul,  and drew  him  out of  the temple:  and  forthwith  the doors  were shut.  [31] as they went about  to kill  him,  tidings  came  unto the chief captain  of the band,  that  all  Jerusalem  was in an uproar.  [32] Who  immediately  took  soldiers  and  centurions,  and ran down  unto  them:  and  the chief captain  and  the soldiers,  they left  beating  of Paul.  [33] Then  the chief captain  came near,  and took  him,  and  commanded  him to be bound with  two  chains;  and  demanded  who  and  what  done.  [34] And  some  one thing,  some another,  among  the multitude:  and  when he could  not  know  the certainty  for  the tumult,  he commanded  him  to be carried  into  the castle.  [35] And  when  he came  upon  the stairs,  so it was,  that he was borne  of  the soldiers  for  the violence  of the people.  [36] For  the multitude  of the people  followed after,  crying,  Away  with him.  [37] And  as Paul  was to be  led  into  the castle,  he said  unto the chief captain,  May  speak  unto  Who  said,  Canst thou speak  Greek?  [38] not  thou  that Egyptian,  which before  days  madest an uproar,  and  leddest out  into  the wilderness  four thousand  men  that were murderers?  [39] But  Paul  said,  am  a man  which am a Jew  of Tarsus,  a city in Cilicia,  a citizen  of no  mean  city:  and,  I beseech  suffer  to speak  unto  the people.  [40] And  him  licence,  Paul  stood  on  the stairs,  and beckoned  with the hand  unto the people.  And  when there was made  a great  silence,  he spake  unto them in the Hebrew  tongue,  saying,