Acts 21:31

Easy To Read Version

The people were trying to kill Paul. The commander of the Roman army in Jerusalem learned that there was trouble in the whole city.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:41

Meanwhile, Adonijah and his guests with him were just finishing their meal. They heard the sound from the trumpet. Joab asked, “What is that noise? What is happening in the city?”

Matthew 26:5

The men in the meeting said, “We cannot arrest Jesus during Passover. {\cf2\super [394]} We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

Matthew 27:27

Then Pilate’s soldiers brought Jesus into the governor’s palace. All the soldiers gathered around Jesus.

Mark 14:2

They said, “But we cannot arrest Jesus during the festival. We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

John 16:2

People will make you leave their synagogues. {\cf2\super [222]} Yes, a time is coming when people will think that killing you would be doing service for God.

John 18:12

Then the soldiers with their commander and the Jewish guards arrested Jesus. They tied Jesus

Acts 10:1

In the city of Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius. He was an army officer {\cf2\super [201]} in the “Italian” group \{of the Roman army\}.

Acts 17:5

But the Jews \{that did not believe\} became jealous. They hired some bad men from the city. These bad men gathered many people and made trouble in the city. They went to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas out before the people.

Acts 19:40

I say this because some person might see this trouble today and say that we are rioting (making trouble). We could not explain all this trouble, because there is no real reason for this meeting.”

Acts 21:38

Then you are not the man I thought you were? I thought you were the Egyptian man who started some trouble against the government not long ago. That Egyptian man led 4,000 killers out to the desert.”

Acts 22:22

The people stopped listening when Paul said this last thing \{about going to the non-Jewish people\}. They all shouted, “Kill him! Get him out of the world! A man like this should not be allowed to live!”

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the army officers {\cf2\super [458]} and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.”

Acts 24:22

Felix already understood a lot about the Way \{of Jesus\}. He stopped the trial and said, “When commander Lysias comes here, I will decide about these things.”

Acts 25:23

The next day Agrippa {\cf2\super [482]} and Bernice {\cf2\super [483]} appeared. They dressed and acted like very important people. Agrippa and Bernice, the army leaders, and the important men of Caesarea went into the judgment room. Festus commanded the soldiers to bring Paul in.

Acts 26:21

This is why the Jews grabbed me and were trying to kill me at the temple. {\cf2\super [497]}