That is why some men grabbed me in the temple and tried to kill me.
When the period of seven days for the ceremony was almost over, some of the Jewish people from Asia saw Paul in the temple. They got a large crowd together and started attacking him.
The crowd listened until Paul said this. Then they started shouting, "Get rid of this man! He doesn't deserve to live."
if he would be willing to bring Paul to Jerusalem. They begged him to do this because they were planning to attack and kill Paul on the way.