Acts 23:10 Cross References - WNT

¹⁰ But when the struggle was becoming violent, the Tribune, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people, ordered the troops to go down and take him from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.

²⁸ After listening to this harangue, they became furiously angry and kept calling out, "Great is the Ephesian Diana!" ²⁹ The riot and uproar spread through the whole city, till at last with one accord they rushed into the Theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were fellow travellers with Paul. ³⁰ Then Paul would have liked to go in and address the people, but the disciples would not let him do so. ³¹ A few of the public officials, too, who were friendly to him, sent repeated messages entreating him not to venture into the Theatre.

³⁰ The excitement spread through the whole city, and the people rushed in crowds to the Temple, and there laid hold of Paul and began to drag him out; and the Temple gates were immediately closed. ³¹ But while they were trying to kill Paul, word was taken up to the Tribune in command of the battalion, that all Jerusalem was in a ferment. ³² He instantly sent for a few soldiers and their officers, and came down among the people with all speed. At the sight of the Tribune and the troops they ceased beating Paul. ³³ Then the Tribune, making his way to him, arrested him, and, having ordered him to be secured with two chains, proceeded to ask who he was and what he had been doing. ³⁴ Some of the crowd shouted one accusation against Paul and some another, until, as the uproar made it impossible for the truth to be ascertained with certainty, the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks. ³⁵ When Paul was going up the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob; ³⁶ for the whole mass of the people pressed on in the rear, shouting, "Away with him!"

²⁴ the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.

¹⁶ But Paul's sister's son heard of the intended attack upon him. So he came and went into the barracks and told Paul about it;

²⁷ This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.

³² The next day the infantry returned to the barracks, leaving the cavalry to proceed with him;

¹⁹ You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.

¹⁴ But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.