Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Acts 21:31
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
ACTS 21:31 At the end of the verse the margin of the Harclean Syriac adds with asterisk the words, “See therefore that they do not make an uprising,” which Hilgenfeld, Blass, and Clark render into Gr...
Verse 31. _THE CHIEF CAPTAIN OF THE BAND_] The Roman tribune, who had a troop of soldiers under him, which lodged in general in the castle of _Antonia_, which was built at the angle where the norther...
AND AS THEY WENT ABOUT TO KILL HIM - Greek: they seeking to kill him. This was evidently done in a popular tumult, as had been done in the case of Stephen, Acts 7: They could not pretend that they had...
CHAPTER 21 _ 1. The journey from Miletus to Tyre and Ptolemais (Acts 21:1)._ 2. In Caesarea (Acts 21:8). 3. The Apostle's Arrival in Jerusalem and his visit to the Temple (Acts 21:15). 4. The Uproa...
OUTBURST OF JEWISH FURY AGAINST PAUL IN THE TEMPLE: HIS ARREST. A week later Paul is in the Temple to discharge his vow; whether it was discharged or not is uncertain. The sight of him there infuriate...
NO RETREAT (Acts 21:1-16)...
When the seven days were nearly completed and when the Jews from Asia had seen Paul in the temple, they stirred up the whole mob and they attacked him shouting, "Help, men of Israel! This is the man w...
WENT ABOUT. were seeking. Compare John 7:19; John 7:20. TIDINGS. a report. Greek. _phasis_. Only here. CAME. Literally went up, i.e. to the Castle of Antonia, which overlooked the Temple. CHIEF CAPT...
_And as they went about_(_Rev. Ver._"were seeking") _to kill him_ The object of the mob was clearly, now that they had the Apostle in their power, to beat him to death in the crowd, and thus avoid a c...
ΖΗΤΟΎΝΤΩΝ ΤΕ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ�, _and as they were seeking to kill him_. For the omission of the pronoun, which is not rare with the genitive absolute of the third person, see on Acts 21:10 above and cf. 1 Chro...
ARRIVAL AT JERUSALEM. PAUL’S RECEPTION BY THE CHURCH AND BY THE PEOPLE...
_SLANDEROUS CHARGES AGAINST PAUL ACTS 21:27-36:_ Paul was in and out of the Temple several times to perform the ritual suggested by James. Afterwards, "the Jews which were of Asia said, "This is the m...
ΖΗΤΟΎΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. (сопутств.) от_ ΖΗΤΈΩ (G2212) искать, пытаться, с _inf._ ΆΠΟΚΤΕΪ́ΝΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΆΠΟΚΤΕΊΝΩ (G615) убивать, ΆΝΈΒΗ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G305) подходить....
AND ALL THE CITY WAS MOVED,— The accusation brought against St. Paul, though false, put all the city in a commotion, and brought a vast concourse of people together, who seized upon him in order to ki...
b. Jews from Asia cause Paul's arrest. Acts 21:27-40. Acts 21:27 And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and...
31-34. For the second time in his history the Roman authorities came to Paul's rescue from the hands of his countrymen. (31) "_And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the chiliarch of the c...
AND AS THEY WENT ABOUT TO KILL HIM, TIDINGS CAME UNTO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN OF THE BAND, THAT ALL JERUSALEM WAS IN AN UPROAR. AND AS THEY WENT ABOUT ('SOUGHT') TO KILL HIM, TIDINGS CAME, [ANEBEE _ (G305...
24 The belief of the circumcisionists, based on tangible evidence, such as signs and wonders, was of a very different quality from that of Paul's epistles. In our Lord's day "many believe in [into] Hi...
21:31 chiliarch (b-14) Commander of 1,000 men....
WENT ABOUT TO] i.e. were seeking to. The chief captain of the band] rather, 'the tribune of the Roman cohort,' which was stationed in the fortress Antonia, adjoining the Temple....
ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
ST. PAUL ARRESTED AT JERUSALEM 1. Were gotten] rather, 'had torn ourselves.' COOS] or Cos, a fertile island off the Carian coast, producing silks, ointments, wheat, and wines. RHODES] a city, and lar...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 21 PAUL VISITS THE *BELIEVERS IN TYRE, 21:1-6 V1 We said goodbye to them and then we left. We sailed straight to Cos. The next day, we went to...
THE CHIEF CAPTAIN OF THE BAND. — On the word “band,” and its relation to the Latin “cohort,” see Notes on Acts 10:1; Matthew 27:27. On the word for “chief captain” (literally, _chiliarch,_ or “captain...
ἀνέβη φάσις : “tidings came up,” R.V., vividly, of the report which would reach the Roman officer in the tower of Antonia, overlooking and connected with the Temple at two points by stairs. The ἀνέβη...
FACING A BIGOTED MOB Acts 21:27 Four days passed and there seemed a hope that, as the number of pilgrims grew less, Paul might escape recognition till his vow was fulfilled. In fulfilling it he was r...
Passing on toward Jerusalem, Paul and those with him reached Tyre. There the disciples urged the apostle not to go to Jerusalem; but, having received from the Spirit a revelation of all that lay befor...
Paul's Arrest in the Temple Paul yielded to the proposal set forth by James and the others and began to be purified, perhaps to enter the inner part of the temple (See McGarvey). Near the end of the s...
(6) And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. (6) God finds some even amongst the wicked and profane themselves, to hin...
Lysias, the Roman kiliarch, commander-in-chief at Castle Antonia on Mt. Moriah near the temple, the Roman citadel for the protection of Jerusalem, in all of his treatment of Paul shows up a very beaut...
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, (28) Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
− 31._As they sought to kill him. _Assuredly the force of Satan appeareth therein, in that he driveth the people headlong into such rage, that when they have shut the doors of the temple, being not co...
After this time the apostle has to give account of himself, and to accomplish in a striking manner the predictions of the Lord. Brought before tribunals by the malice of the Jews, given up through the...
AND AS THEY WENT ABOUT TO KILL HIM,.... In the manner as zealots did, without bringing him before any court of judicature, without any charge, trial, and condemnation: TIDINGS CAME UNTO THE CHIEF CAP...
And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. Ver. 31. _And as they went about to kill him_] The devil was first a liar and...
_And as they went about to kill him_ It was a rule among the Jews, that any uncircumcised person who came within the separating wall, mentioned above, might be stoned to death without any further proc...
CHIEF CAPTAIN; the Roman officer in command of the military forces at Jerusalem....
From this point onwards there is no record of the work of God spreading as it had previously through Paul's energetic ministry. In fact, we read of no conversions until Chapter 28:24, though we may be...
NOW AS THEY WERE SEEKING TO KILL HIM, NEWS CAME TO THE COMMANDER OF THE GARRISON THAT ALL JERUSALEM WAS IN AN UPROAR. 1. Their intent was clear. They wanted to kill Paul. 2. News of this uproar came...
"While they were seeking to kill him" Which means that they were fully intent on killing him. "They were already pummeling him. Once they have come out into the court of the Gentiles, their furious ac...
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 ceremonie...
THE CHIEF CAPTAIN; the commander-in-chief over all the soldiers there; or one that had the command over a thousand. At the three great feasts there was usually a considerable number of soldiers at Jer...
31-34. For the second time in his history the Roman authorities came to Paul's rescue from the hands of his countrymen. (31) "_ And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the chiliarch_ _of th...
Acts 21:31 Now G1161 seeking G2212 (G5723) kill G615 (G5658) him G846 news G5334 came G305 ...
‘And as they were seeking to kill him, news came up to the chief captain (chiliarch) of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion, and at once he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down on them...
Acts 21:31. AND AS THEY WENT ABOUT TO KILL HIM, TIDINGS CAME ONTO THE CHIEF CAPTAIN OF THE BAND, THAT ALL JERUSALEM WAS IN AN UPROAR. Preparations apparently were actually going on to execute summary...
AS THEY WERE SEEKING TO KILL HIM (ζητουντων αυτων). Genitive absolute of ζητεω, to seek, without αυτων (they). This was their real purpose.TIDINGS (φασις). From φαινω, to show. Old word for the w...
CONTENTS: Holy Spirit forbids Paul to go to Jerusalem. Paul goes to Jerusalem. Paul takes a Jewish vow. Seized in the temple by the Jews and bound with chains. CHARACTERS: Paul, Holy Spirit, Philip,...
Acts 21:1. _We came with a straight course to Coos,_ or Cos. See the map of St. Paul's travels. It is the principal island of the group called Cyclades. Hypocrates the physician, and Apelles the paint...
SOME JEWS FROM THE PROVINCE OF ASIA. These were not Christian Jews, but probably the Jews from Ephesus mentioned in Acts 20:3. The language implies they did not see Paul until the seven days of purifi...
_And when the seven days were almost ended the Jews which were of Asia … stirred up all the people._ PAUL IN THE TEMPLE 1. Unholy zeal is more easily occasioned than good works (Acts 21:27). 2. Reli...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:31 A Roman TRIBUNE was the commander of a COHORT. This consisted of up to a thousand soldiers, under the command of several CENTURIONS (see note on...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 21:17 The Arrest in Jerusalem. While fulfilling a vow at the temple, Paul was attacked by a Jewish mob and rescued by the Romans. He defended himself before the Jewish crowd and the...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 21:26. PAUL TOOK THE MEN, AND THE NEXT DAY PURIFYING HIMSELF, might read _took the men the next day, and having purified himself_, not by performing the ordinary ablutions requ...
EXPOSITION ACTS 21:1 _When it came to pass float we were parted from them, and had set sail _for _it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, _A.V.; _Cos _for _Coos_, A.V....
And so it came to pass, that after we had gotten from them, and we had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the following day unto to Rhodes, and from there to Patara: where we foun...
1 Kings 1:41; 2 Corinthians 11:23; Acts 22:22; Acts 23:17; Acts 24:22
Chief captain [χ ι λ ι α ρ χ ω]. A commander of a thousand men. See on Mark 6:21; and on centurion, Luke 7:2. Band [σ π ε ι ρ η ς]. Or cohort. See on Mark 14:16. These troops were quartered in the tow...
And as they went about to kill him — It was a rule among the Jews, that any uncircumcised person who came into the inner temple, might be stoned without farther process. And they seemed to think Paul,...
Note here, 1. How the great and gracious God provideth seasonable rescues for his persecuted and perplexed saints and servant: WHEN THEY WENT ABOUT TO KILL PAUL, God raises him up. deliverer. Note, 2....