Acts 21:35
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
Acts 21:35 in other translations
| BSB | When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. |
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| 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; |
| YLT | and when he came upon the steps, it happened he was borne by the soldiers, because of the violence of the multitude, |
| 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. |
| BBE | And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people; |
| Webster | And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne by the soldiers, for the violence of the people. |
What does Acts 21:35 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 21:35-36
Barnes' Notes
"was situated at the corner of two cloisters of the court ofetc. It was on these stairs, as the soldiers were returning, that the tumult was so great, or the crowd so dense, that they were obliged to bear him along to rescue him from their violence.
the temple--of that on the west, and of that on the north; it
was erected on a rock of fifty cubits [seventy-five feet]
in height, and was on a great precipice. On the corner where
it joined to the two cloisters of the temple, it had passages
down to them both, through which the guards went several ways
among the cloisters with their arms on the Jewish festivals,"
Violence of the people. The rush of the multitude.
(d) "violence" Ps 55:9, Hab 1:3
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 21:27-40
In the temple, where Paul should have been protected as in a place of safety, he was violently set upon. They falsely charged him with ill doctrine and ill practice against the Mosaic ceremonies. It is no new thing for those who mean honestly and act regularly, to have things laid to their charge which they know not and never thought of. It is common for the wise and good to have that charged against them by…
Acts 21:35 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 21:35
- Genesis 6:11-12
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
- Psalms 55:9
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
- 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! Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
- Psalms 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
- 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.
- 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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Context
- Acts 21:34
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.
- Acts 21:35
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
- Acts 21:36
For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
Acts 21:35 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como llegó á las gradas, aconteció que fué llevado de los soldados á causa de la violencia del pueblo; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand il fut sur les degrés, il arriva qu’il fut porté par les soldats à cause de la violence de la foule; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Als er aber an die Stufen kam, geschah es, daß er wegen der Gewalt des Volkes von den Kriegsknechten getragen wurde; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum venisset ad gradus, contigit ut portaretur a militibus propter vim populi. |