Acts:21:27-22
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When ,
however ,
the seven days were on the point of being concluded ,
the Jews from Asia ,
observing him in the temple ,
began to urge-on all the multitude ,
and thrust upon them their hands ,
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crying out Israelites !
be giving help !
This ,
is the man who ,
against the people ,
and the law ,
and this place ,
is teaching ,
all men everywhere ;
furthermore ,
even Greeks ,
hath he brought into the temple ,
and hath profaned this holy place .
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For they had before seen Trophimus ,
the Ephesian ,
in the city along with him ,
whom they were supposing ,
Paul ,
had brought ,
into the temple .
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And the whole city was set in motion ,
and there took place a running together of the people ,
and ,
laying hold of Paul ,
they proceeded to drag him outside the temple ,
and ,
straightway ,
the doors were made fast .
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When ,
also ,
they were seeking to slay him ,
there was carried up information ,
unto the captain of the band ,
that all Jerusalem was in confusion :
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who ,
instantly taking unto him soldiers and centurions ,
ran down upon them ;
and ,
they ,
seeing the captain and the soldiers ,
left off striking Paul .
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Then ,
the captain ,
drawing near ,
laid hold of him ,
and ordered him to be bound with two chains ,
and began to enquire ,
who he might be ,
and what he had done ;
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but ,
others ,
were calling out ,
something else ,
in the multitude ;
and so ,
as he could not get to know the certainty ,
because of the tumult ,
he ordered him to be brought into the castle .
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And ,
when he came unto the stairs ,
so it was that he was borne along by the soldiers ,
because of the force of the multitude ;
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for the throng of the people was following ,
crying out Away with him !
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But ,
when he was on the point of being taken into the castle ,
Paul saith unto the captain Is it allowed me ,
to say somewhat unto thee ?
And he said With Greek ,
art thou acquainted ?
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Not ,
then ,
art ,
thou ,
the Egyptian ,
who ,
before these days ,
stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four-thousand men of the Assassins ?
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And Paul said I ,
indeed ,
am a Jew ,
of Tarsus in Cilicia ,
a citizen ,
of no obscure city ;
but I beseech thee ,
give me leave to speak unto the people !
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And ,
when he had given leave ,
Paul ,
standing upon the stairs ,
waved with his hand unto the people ;
and ,
when great silence was secured ,
he addressed them in the Hebrew language ,
saying
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