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Acts 21:27-33 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 27 | When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd, and seized him, | When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, | When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, | |
| 28 | shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. What’s more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” | crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” | shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” | |
| 29 | For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. | For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple. | (They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.) | |
| 30 | The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. | Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. | The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. | |
| 31 | As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos. | And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. | While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar. | |
| 32 | Taking along soldiers and centurions, he immediately ran down to them. Seeing the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. | He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. | He at once took some officers and soldiers and ran down to the crowd. When the rioters saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. | |
| 33 | Then the commander approached, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done. | Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done. | The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done. | |
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