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Acts 21:31

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As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

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Acts 21:31 in other translations

And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

Acts 21:31 · American Standard Version

Acts 21:31 in context

  1. 29For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
  2. 30All the city was moved and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.
  3. 31As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
  4. 32Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.
  5. 33Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.