Acts 21:40

God's Word

The officer gave Paul permission to speak. So Paul stood on the stairs of the barracks and motioned with his hand for the people to be quiet. When the mob was silent, Paul spoke to them in the Hebrew language.

Cross References

2 Kings 9:13

Then each one of them immediately took off his coat and laid it on the stairs below him. They blew a ram’s horn and said, “Jehu is king!”

Luke 23:38

A written notice was placed above him. It said, “This is the king of the Jews.”

John 19:13

When Pilate heard what they said, he took Jesus outside and sat on the judge’s seat in a place called Stone Pavement. (In Hebrew it is called Gabbatha.)

John 19:17

He carried his own cross and went out ⌞of the city⌟ to a location called The Skull. (In Hebrew this place is called Golgotha.)

John 19:20

Many Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. The notice was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

John 5:2

Near Sheep Gate in Jerusalem was a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew. It had five porches.

Acts 1:19

Everyone living in Jerusalem knows about this. They even call that piece of land Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’ in their dialect.

Acts 12:17

Peter motioned with his hand to quiet them down and told them how the Lord had taken him out of prison. He added, “Tell James and the other believers about this.” Then he left and went somewhere else.

Acts 13:16

Then Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and said, “Men of Israel and converts to Judaism, listen to me.

Acts 19:33

Some people concluded that Alexander was the cause, so the Jews pushed him to the front. Alexander motioned with his hand to quiet the people because he wanted to defend himself in front of them.

Acts 21:35

When Paul came to the stairs of the barracks, the crowd was so violent that the soldiers had to carry him.

Acts 22:2

When the mob heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul continued,

Acts 26:14

All of us fell to the ground, and I heard a voice asking me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me? It’s hard for ⌞a mortal like⌟ you to resist God.’

Acts 6:1

At that time, as the number of disciples grew, Greek-speaking Jews complained about the Hebrew-speaking Jews. The Greek-speaking Jews claimed that the widows among them were neglected every day when food and other assistance was distributed.

Revelation 16:16

The spirits gathered the kings at the place which is called Armageddon in Hebrew.

Revelation 9:11

The king who ruled them was the angel from the bottomless pit. In Hebrew he is called Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.