When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, who had seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd. They seized him,
Acts 26:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because of these things the Jews seized me in the temple [enclosure] and tried to do away with me. American Standard Version (1901) For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me. Common English Bible Because of this, some Jews seized me in the temple and tried to murder me. Catholic Public Domain Version It was for this reason that the Jews, having apprehended me when I was in the temple, attempted to kill me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For this cause the Jews, when I was in the temple, having apprehended me, went about to kill me. |
When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, who had seen him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd. They seized him,
Up to this point they listened to him, but then they shouted, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.”
and requested, as a favor to them against Paul, to have him transferred to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.