Acts 21:32
Good News Translation
At once the commander took some officers and soldiers and rushed down to the crowd. When the people saw him with the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

New Revised Standard Version
Immediately he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. When they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Contemporary English Version
So he quickly took some soldiers and officers and ran to where the crowd had gathered. As soon as the mob saw the commander and soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

New American Bible
He immediately took soldiers and centurions and charged down on them. When they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

took.

Acts 23:23,24 Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea: and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night. . . .

and run.

Acts 23:27 This man, being taken by the Jews and ready to be killed by them, I rescued, coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman.

Acts 24:7 But Lysias the tribune, coming upon us with great violence, took him away out of our hands;

beating.

Acts 5:40 And calling in the apostles, after they had scourged them, they charged them that they should not speak at all in the name of Jesus. And they dismissed them.

Acts 18:17 And all laying hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

Acts 22:19 And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison and beat in every synagogue them that believed in thee.

Isaiah 3:15 Why do you consume my people, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord the God of hosts.

Context
Paul Seized in the Temple
31And as they went about to kill him, it was told the tribune of the band that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul. 33Then the tribune, coming near, took him and commanded him to be bound with two chains: and demanded who he was and what he had done.…
Cross References
John 18:12
Then the band and the tribune and the servants of the Jews took Jesus and bound him.

Acts 23:27
This man, being taken by the Jews and ready to be killed by them, I rescued, coming in with an army, understanding that he is a Roman.

Acts 21:31
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