Acts 21 · Verse 36

Acts 21:36

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
Acts 21:36, King James Version

Acts 21:36 in other translations

BSBFor the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
WEBfor the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”
ASVfor the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.
YLTfor the crowd of the people was following after, crying, ‘Away with him.'
DARBYFor the multitude of the people followed, crying, Away with him.
BBEFor a great mass of people came after them, crying out, Away with him!
WebsterFor the multitude of the people followed, crying, Away with him.

What does Acts 21:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 21:35-36

35-36. Away with him--as before of his Lord (Lu 23:18; Joh 19:15).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 36. Away with him! That is, to death. Comp. Lk 23:18.

(e) "Away" Lk 23:18, Jn 19:15 (+) "him" "Destroy him"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 Away with him - That is, Kill him; despatch him! for so much this phrase always means in the mouth of a Jewish mob. See on Luk 23:18 (note), and Joh 19:15 (note).

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…

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Acts 21:36 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἠκολούθειēkoloutheiWere followingG190
γὰρgarforG1063
τὸtotheG3588
πλῆθοςplēthosmultitudeG4128
τοῦtouof theG3588
λαοῦlaoupeopleG2992
κράζοντες·krazontescrying out;G2896
αἶρεaireAwayG142
αὐτόν.autonwith him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 21:36

  • John 19:15

    But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.

  • Acts 22:22

    And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

  • Luke 23:18

    And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

  • 1 Corinthians 4:13

    Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

  • Acts 7:54

    When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
7:54; 22:22; Lu 23:18; Joh 19:15; 1Co 4:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 21:37

    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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Acts 21:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque multitud de pueblo venía detrás, gritando: Mátale.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car la multitude du peuple suivait, en criant: Ôte-le!
German
Elberfelder 1871		denn die Menge des Volkes folgte und schrie: Hinweg mit ihm!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Sequebatur enim multitudo populi, clamans: Tolle eum.