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Acts 21:32
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So he quickly took some soldiers and officers and ran to where the crowd had gathered. As soon as the mob saw the commander and soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 21:33
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The army commander went over and arrested him and had him bound with two chains. Then he tried to find out who Paul was and what he had done.
Acts 21:34
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Part of the crowd shouted one thing, and part of them shouted something else. But they were making so much noise that the commander could not find out a thing. Then he ordered Paul to be taken into the fortress.
Acts 21:35
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As they reached the steps, the crowd became so wild that the soldiers had to lift Paul up and carry him.
Acts 21:37
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When Paul was about to be taken into the fortress, he asked the commander, "Can I say something to you?" "How do you know Greek?" the commander asked.
Acts 21:39
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"No!" Paul replied. "I am a Jew from Tarsus, an important city in Cilicia. Please let me speak to the crowd."
Acts 21:40
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The commander told him he could speak, so Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the people. When they were quiet, he spoke to them in Aramaic:
Acts 22:2
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When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in Aramaic, they became even quieter. Then Paul said:
Acts 22:22
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The crowd listened until Paul said this. Then they started shouting, "Get rid of this man! He doesn't deserve to live."
Acts 22:24
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The Roman commander ordered Paul to be taken into the fortress and beaten with a whip. He did this to find out why the people were screaming at Paul.
Acts 22:25
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While the soldiers were tying Paul up to be beaten, he asked the officer standing there, "Is it legal to beat a Roman citizen before he has been tried in court?"
Acts 22:27
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The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," Paul answered.
Acts 22:28
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The commander then said, "I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen." But Paul replied, "I was born a Roman citizen."
Acts 22:29
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The men who were about to beat and question Paul quickly backed off. And the commander himself was frightened when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
Acts 22:30
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The next day the commander wanted to know the real reason why the Jewish leaders had brought charges against Paul. So he had Paul's chains removed, and he ordered the chief priests and the whole council to meet. Then he had Paul led in and made him stand in front of them.
Acts 23:1
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Paul looked straight at the council members and said, "My friends, to this day I have served God with a clear conscience!"
Acts 23:2
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Then Ananias the high priest ordered the men standing beside Paul to hit him on the mouth.
Acts 23:3
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Paul turned to the high priest and said, "You whitewashed wall! God will hit you. You sit there to judge me by the Law of Moses. But at the same time you order men to break the Law by hitting me."
Acts 23:4
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The men standing beside Paul asked, "Don't you know you are insulting God's high priest?"
Acts 23:5
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Paul replied, "Oh! I didn't know he was the high priest. The Scriptures do tell us not to speak evil about a leader of our people."