Some in the crowd shouted one thing, while others shouted something else. The commander couldn’t get the facts because of all the noise, so he ordered Paul to be taken into the fort.
The people arguing were getting so out of control that the commander began to worry that they would tear Paul to pieces. So he ordered some soldiers to take him away from them by force and bring him into the fort.
Everyone was confused. Some were shouting one thing while others were shouting something else. Most of the people didn’t even know why they were there.
The commander wanted to find out exactly what the Jews were accusing Paul of doing. So the next day he brought Paul out of prison and ordered the chief priests and all the members of the Sanhedrin to meet together. Then he led Paul in and had him stand in front of them.
But I don’t know exactly what to write about him to His Majesty. So I’ve brought him here today so that all of you—and especially you, King Agrippa—can listen to him. I hope that because of this hearing, I can figure out something to write about his case.