Acts 21:33-34

Acts 21:33-34

[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. 

What does Acts 21:33-34 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The commander arrested Paul assuming that he was a criminal. The two chains the Roman guards placed on Paul probably bound him to two soldiers (cf. Acts 12:6). When the commander tried to learn who Paul was and what he had done from some members of the crowd, he received conflicting information. So he ordered Paul brought into the "barracks," the Fortress of Antonia.