Acts 21:25-37

²⁵As to the foreigners who have trusted the Lord, we already wrote a letter regarding our decision that they should refrain from eating food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from any animal that is strangled, and from sexual immorality.”

²⁶So Paul took the men with him, and the next day went and purified himself with them. Then he went to the Temple to give notice regarding the end of the time of purification and the offering which would be made for each of them.

²⁷The seven days were almost over when some Jews from Asia saw Paul in the Temple and incited the crowd against him and seized him.

²⁸“Men of Israel, help!” they shouted. “This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere to oppose our people, the Law, and the Temple. He's also brought Greeks into the Temple, defiling this holy place.”

²⁹(They said this because they had seen him previously in the city with Trophimus the Ephesian and presumed that Paul had brought him into the Temple.)

³⁰The whole city was shocked by this and people came running. They grabbed hold of Paul and dragged him out of the Temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

³¹As they tried to kill him, news came to the Roman troop commander that the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar.

³²Immediately the commander took some centurions and soldiers and ran down to the mob. When the mob saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

³³Then the commander came over and arrested Paul, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was, and what he had done.

³⁴Some in the mob were shouting one thing and some another. Since the commander couldn't find out the truth due to all the noise and confusion, he ordered Paul brought into the fortress.

³⁵When Paul got to the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob was so violent.

³⁶People in the crowd that was following were shouting, “Get rid of him!”

³⁷Just as he was about to be taken inside the fortress, Paul asked the commander, “Can I tell you something?” “Do you know Greek?” asked the commander.