Acts 21:35
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New International Version (©2011)
When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers.

New Living Translation (©2007)
As Paul reached the stairs, the mob grew so violent the soldiers had to lift him to their shoulders to protect him.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When he got to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the mob's violence,

International Standard Version (©2012)
When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob had become so violent.

NET Bible (©2006)
When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And when Paulus came to the stairs, the Soldiers carried him because of the violence of the people;

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When Paul came to the stairs of the barracks, the crowd was so violent that the soldiers had to carry him.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers because of the violence of the people.

American King James Version
And when he came on the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

American Standard Version
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was come to the stairs, it fell out that he was carried by the soldiers, because of the violence of the people.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne by the soldiers, for the violence of the people.

Weymouth New Testament
When Paul was going up the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

World English Bible
When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

Young's Literal Translation
and when he came upon the steps, it happened he was borne by the soldiers, because of the violence of the multitude,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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 malicious people, with which they thought to have obliged them. God often makes those a protection to his people, who have no affection to them, but only have compassion for sufferers, and regard to the public peace. And here see what false, mistaken notions of good people and good ministers, many run away with. But God seasonably interposes for the safety of his servants, from wicked and unreasonable men; and gives them opportunities to speak for themselves, to plead for the Redeemer, and to spread abroad his glorious gospel.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 35. - Crowd for people, A.V. Borne of the soldiers. Lifted off his legs and carried up the steps. The stairs from the temple area at the northwest corner to the castle of Antonia (see ver. 31, note, and ver. 32). Alford quotes the description of the fort Antonia in Josephus, 'Bell. Jud.,' 5. 5:8, in which he says (Traill's translation), "Its general appearance was that of a tower with other towers at each of the four corners. That at the southeast angle rose to an elevation of seventy cubits, so that from thence there was a complete view of the temple. Where it adjoined the colonnades of the temple it had passages leading down to both, through which the guards - for in the fortress there always lay a Roman legion - descended and disposed themselves about the colonnades in arms at the festivals, to watch the people, and repress any insurrectionary movement."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when he came upon the stairs,.... Or steps, which led up to the castle; for it was built upon a very high place, as appears from the account of it in the preceding verse; to which agrees what Aristaeas (g) says of it in the following words;

"in order to have knowledge of all things, we went up to a castle adjoining to the city, which is situated in a very high place, fortified with very high towers, built with large stones, as we supposed for the preservation of the places about the temple, if there should be any lying in wait, or tumult, or enemies should enter; so that none might be able to make way in at the walls about the temple; for in the towers of the castle lay very sharp darts and various instruments, and the place was upon a very great eminence.''

So it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people: the sense is, either that the crowd of the people was so great, and they so pressed upon Paul and the soldiers that conducted him, that he was even thrown upon them, and bore up by them; or else such was the rage of the people against him, that the soldiers were obliged to take him up in their arms, and carry him, in order to secure him from being tore in pieces by them.

(g) Hist. de 70 Interpret. p. 36. Ed. Oxon.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

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

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Paul Seized in the Temple
…34And 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. 35And when he came on the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. 36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

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Acts 21:40 After receiving the commander's permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. When they were all silent, he said to them in Aramaic: