Paul Arrested in the Temple

Acts 21

²⁷ Now when the seven days were almost ended, _u the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and _v laid hands on him, ²⁸ crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man _w who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place." ²⁹ (For they had ₁ previously seen _x Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) ³⁰ And _y all the city was disturbed; and the people ran together, seized Paul, and dragged him out of the temple; and immediately the doors were shut. ³¹ Now as they were _z seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the ₂ garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. ³² _a He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. ³³ Then the _b commander came near and took him, and _c commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done. ³⁴ And some among the multitude cried one thing and some another. So when he could not ascertain the truth because of the tumult, he commanded him to be taken into the barracks. ³⁵ When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. ³⁶ For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, _d "Away with him!"

1. Cross References
   Acts 20:19
   Serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews.
   Acts 24:18
   In the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 26:21
   For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 24:15
   Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand).
   Acts 6:13
   They also set up false witnesses who said, "This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
   Acts 24:6
   He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law.
   
4. Cross References
   Acts 20:4
   And Sopater of Berea accompanied him to Asia - also Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Kings 11:15
   And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the army, and said to them, "Take her outside under guard, and slay with the sword whoever follows her." For the priest had said, "Do not let her be killed in the house of the LORD.
   Acts 16:19
   But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.
   Acts 26:21
   For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
   
6. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 11:23
   Are they ministers of Christ? - I speak as a fool - I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
   
7. Cross References
   Acts 23:27
   This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. Coming with the troops I rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
   Acts 24:7
   But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands.
   
8. Cross References
   Acts 24:7
   But the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands.
   
9. Cross References
   Acts 20:23
   Except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me.
   Acts 21:11
   When he had come to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'
   Ephesians 6:20
   For which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
   2 Timothy 1:16
   The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain.
   2 Timothy 2:9
   For which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.
   
10. Cross References
    Luke 23:18
    And they all cried out at once, saying, "Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas" -
    John 19:15
    But they cried out, "Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!
    Acts 22:22
    And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!