Acts 21:35 · KJV
“And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.”
— Acts 21:35
And 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.
For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
Acts 21 — Context
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded {him} to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
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 upon 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.
37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
Cross References
Habakkuk 1:2-3
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! {even} cry out unto thee {of} violence, and thou wilt not save!
Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force {is} not right. {swearing: or, cursing} {course: or, violence}
Psalms 58:2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Psalms 55:9
Destroy, O Lord, {and} divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Genesis 6:11-12
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
Acts 21:40
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto {them} in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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