The seven days were almost finished. But some Jews from Asia {\cf2\super [428]} saw Paul in the temple {\cf2\super [429]} area. They caused all the people to be upset, and they grabbed Paul.
Acts 26:21 - Easy To Read Version This is why the Jews grabbed me and were trying to kill me at the temple. {\cf2\super [497]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
The seven days were almost finished. But some Jews from Asia {\cf2\super [428]} saw Paul in the temple {\cf2\super [429]} area. They caused all the people to be upset, and they grabbed Paul.
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!”
They asked Festus to do something for them; the Jews wanted Festus to send Paul back to Jerusalem. They had a plan to kill Paul on the way.