KJV King James Version
Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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Acts 21:32
Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
WEB World English Bible
Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.
ASV American Standard Version
And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.
Surrounding context — Acts 21
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.
31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
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ὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐξαυτῆςG1824 · exautēsimmediatelyπαραλαβὼνG3880 · paralambanōto takeστρατιώταςG4757 · stratiōtēssoldierκαὶG2532 · kaiandἑκατοντάρχαςG1543 · hekatontarchoscenturionκατέδραμενG2701 · katatrechōto rush downἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstαὐτούς.G846 · autosit/s/heοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἰδόντεςG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoχιλίαρχονG5506 · chiliarchosmilitary officerκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατιώταςG4757 · stratiōtēssoldierἐπαύσαντοG3973 · pauōto ceaseτύπτοντεςG5180 · tuptōto strikeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαῦλον.G3972 · PaulosPaul
Cross-references
Acts 23:27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.Acts 5:40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.Isaiah 3:15What mean ye [that] ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.Acts 22:19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:Acts 18:17Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.Acts 23:23-24And he called unto [him] two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;Acts 24:6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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