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27 When the seven days were almost over, some Jews (people of praise) from the province of Asia \from Asia/ saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 crying out, “Men of Israel (He wrestles with God), help us! This is the man who teaches {didaskōn} everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place. 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus (nourishing) the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul (humble) had brought him into the temple. 30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul (humble) and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, the commander (of a thousand men) of the Roman regiment \the commander of the cohort/ received a report that all Jerusalem (city of peace) was in turmoil. 32 Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander (of a thousand men) and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul (humble). 33 The commander (of a thousand men) came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done. Acts 21:27-33, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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