KJV King James Version
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
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Acts 21:27
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
WEB World English Bible
When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
ASV American Standard Version
And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And, as the seven days were about to be fully ended, the Jews from Asia having beheld him in the temple, were stirring up all the multitude, and they laid hands upon him,
Surrounding context — Acts 21
24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave [their] heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but [that] thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
30 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenδὲG1161 · dethenἔμελλονG3195 · mellōto ensueαἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑπτὰG2033 · heptasevenἡμέραιG2250 · hēmeradayσυντελεῖσθαι,G4931 · sunteleōto completeοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἈσίαςG773 · AsiaAsiaἸουδαῖοιG2453 · IoudaiosJewθεασάμενοιG2300 · theaomaito look atαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱερῷG2411 · hierostempleσυνέχεονG4797 · sugcheōto confoundπάνταG3956 · pasallτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλονG3793 · ochloscrowdκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐπέβαλονG1911 · epiballōto put on/seizeἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖραςG5495 · cheirhand
Cross-references
Acts 24:18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.Acts 26:21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill [me].Acts 13:50But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.Luke 21:12But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.Acts 17:13But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.Acts 18:12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,Acts 6:12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him] to the council,Acts 14:2But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.Acts 17:5-6But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.Acts 14:19And there came thither [certain] Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew [him] out of the city, supposing he had been dead.1 Kings 21:25But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.Acts 4:3And they laid hands on them, and put [them] in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.Acts 14:5And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use [them] despitefully, and to stone them,Acts 5:18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
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