Apostlenes gjerninger 21,35

33 Kommandanten kom opp, arresterte ham, og beordret at han skulle bindes med to lenker. Han spurte deretter hvem han var og hva han hadde gjort.

34 Noen i folkemengden ropte én ting og noen en annen. Siden kommandanten ikke kunne fastslå sannheten på grunn av oppstyret, beordret han at Paulus skulle føres inn i brakken.

Da Paulus nådde trappene, var volden fra mobben så stor at han måtte bæres av soldatene.

36 Folkemengden fulgte etter, ropende: "Bort med ham!"

37 Da Paulus skulle føres inn i brakken, spurte han kommandanten: "Kan jeg si noe til deg?" Han svarte: "Snakker du gresk?

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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