Acts 21:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.”
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“The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All the city also was moved and there was a running together of the people, and having laid hold on Paul, they were drawing him out of the temple, and immediately were the doors shut,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 21:30 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 11:15And Jehoiada the priest ordered the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
- Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 21:10When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
- Luke 4:29They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
- Acts 7:57At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
- Acts 16:19When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
- Acts 19:29Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
- Acts 26:21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
- 2 Corinthians 11:26In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
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