Acts 21:30 The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

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New International Version (©1984)
The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then all the city was provoked, and the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

International Standard Version (©2008)
The whole city was in chaos. The people rushed together, grabbed Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and at once the doors were sealed shut.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The whole city was in chaos, and a mob formed. The mob grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple courtyard. The courtyard doors were immediately shut.

King James Bible
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.

American King James Version
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and immediately the doors were shut.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the whole city was in an uproar: and the people ran together. And taking Paul, they drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

Darby Bible Translation
And the whole city was moved, and there was a concourse of the people; and having laid hold on Paul they drew him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
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.

World English Bible
All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Geneva Study Bible

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.

People's New Testament

21:30 They took Paul, and drew him out of the temple. He was, no doubt, within the inner courts, and was hurried without, and the gates shut, to prevent the pollution of the sacred courts by the shedding of blood. They proposed to slay him when they had dragged him where it could be done without profanation. They were willing to murder, but not to profane the temple.

Wesley's Notes

21:30 And immediately the gates were shut - Both to prevent any farther violation of the temple; and to prevent Paul's taking sanctuary at the horns of the altar.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin drew

See, Acts 14:19 16:19.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

30. took Paul, and drew him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut-that the murder they meant to perpetrate might not pollute that holy place.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

21:27-40 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 ceremonies. It is no new thing for those who mean honestly and act regularly, to have things laid to their charge which they know not and never thought of. It is common for the wise and good to have that charged against them by malicious people, with which they thought to have obliged them. God often makes those a protection to his people, who have no affection to them, but only have compassion for sufferers, and regard to the public peace. And here see what false, mistaken notions of good people and good ministers, many run away with. But God seasonably interposes for the safety of his servants, from wicked and unreasonable men; and gives them opportunities to speak for themselves, to plead for the Redeemer, and to spread abroad his glorious gospel.

2 Kings 11:15 And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were appointed over the army and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks, and whoever follows her put to death with the sword." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death 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 market place before the authorities,

Aroused Closed Concourse Crowds Directions Doors Drag Dragged Drawing Drew Excitement Forthwith Gates Hands Hold Immediately Laid Moved Paul Provoked Pulling Ran Running Rushed Seized Seizing Shut Spread Straightway Taking Temple Town

City Crowds Directions Doors Drag Dragged Drawing Drew Excitement Forthwith Hands Hold Immediately Laid Moved Once Paul Pulling Ran Running Rushed Seized Shut Spread Straightway Temple Together Whole

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.

all. 16:20-22 19:29 26:21 Mt 2:3 21:10

and they. 7:57,58 16:19 Lu 4:29 2Co 11:26

Bible Gateway: Acts Chapter 21 Verse 30 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

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