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Acts 21:37

Paul

35 When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

36 For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”

As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.

38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”

39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

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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
As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
KJV
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?
WEB
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?
ASV
And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
DARBY
But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
BLB
And being about to be brought into the barracks, Paul says to the commander, “Is it permitted to me to say something to you?” And he was saying, “Do you know Greek?
ÅB
Da nå Paulus skulle føres inn i festningen, sier han til den øverste høvedsmann: Får jeg lov å si et ord til deg? Han svarte: Kan du gresk?
OTB
Da Paulus skulle føres inn i brakken, spurte han kommandanten: "Kan jeg si noe til deg?" Han svarte: "Snakker du gresk?
B1930
Da nu Paulus skulde føres inn i festningen, sier han til den øverste høvedsmann: Får jeg lov å si et ord til dig? Han svarte: Kan du gresk?

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Cross references

  • Acts 21:34

    Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.

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  • Luke 21:15

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

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  • Matthew 10:18–20

    On My account, you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.

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  • Acts 19:30

    Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.

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  • Acts 21:19

    Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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