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Acts 21:35

33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

34 And some cried 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.

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 I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
KJV
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
WEB
When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;
ASV
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;
DARBY
But when he got upon the stairs it was so that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd.
BLB
And when he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.
ÅB
Da han nå kom til trappene, ble det slik at han måtte bæres av krigsfolket, så voldsom var hopen;
OTB
Da Paulus nådde trappene, var volden fra mobben så stor at han måtte bæres av soldatene.
B1930
Da han nu kom til trappene, blev det slik at han måtte bæres av krigsfolket, så voldsom var hopen;

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Cross references

  • Genesis 6:11–12

    The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

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  • Psalms 55:9

    Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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  • Habakkuk 1:2–3

    O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

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  • Psalms 58:2

    Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

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  • Jeremiah 23:10

    For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.

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  • Acts 21:40

    And when he had given 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,

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