ISV(i)
31 The crowd was trying to kill Paul when a report reached the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 Immediately the tribune took some soldiers and officers and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 Then the tribune came up, grabbed Paul, and ordered him to be tied up with two chains. He then asked who Paul was and what he had done.
34 Some of the crowd shouted this and some that. Since the tribune couldn’t learn the facts due to the confusion, he ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks.
35 When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob had become so violent.
36 The crowd of people kept following him and shouting, “Kill him!”
37Paul Speaks in His Own DefenseJust as Paul was about to be taken into the barracks, he asked the tribune, “May I say something to you?”
The tribune asked, “Oh, do you speak Greek? 38 You’re not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led 4,000 assassins into the desert, are you?”
39 Paul replied, “I’m a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please let me speak to the people.” 40 The tribune gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language:
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The tribune asked, “Oh, do you speak Greek? 38 You’re not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led 4,000 assassins into the desert, are you?”
39 Paul replied, “I’m a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please let me speak to the people.” 40 The tribune gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language: