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Acts 21:32
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Immediately he took some officers and soldiers and ran to the place where the crowd was gathered. When the people saw them, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 21:33
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The commander went to Paul and arrested him. He told his soldiers to tie Paul with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done wrong.
Acts 21:34
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Some in the crowd were yelling one thing, and some were yelling another. Because of all this confusion and shouting, the commander could not learn what had happened. So he ordered the soldiers to take Paul to the army building.
Acts 21:35
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When Paul came to the steps, the soldiers had to carry him because the people were ready to hurt him.
Acts 21:37
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As the soldiers were about to take Paul into the army building, he spoke to the commander, "May I say something to you?" The commander said, "Do you speak Greek?
Acts 21:39
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Paul said, "No, I am a Jew from Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I am a citizen of that important city. Please, let me speak to the people."
Acts 21:40
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The commander gave permission, so Paul stood on the steps and waved his hand to quiet the people. When there was silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language.
Acts 22:1
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Paul said, "Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense to you."
Acts 22:2
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When they heard him speaking the Hebrew language, they became very quiet. Paul said,
Acts 22:22
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The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they began shouting, "Get rid of him! He doesn't deserve to live!"
Acts 22:24
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Then the commander ordered the soldiers to take Paul into the army building and beat him. He wanted to make Paul tell why the people were shouting against him like this.
Acts 22:25
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But as the soldiers were tying him up, preparing to beat him, Paul said to an officer nearby, "Do you have the right to beat a Roman citizen who has not been proven guilty?"
Acts 22:27
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The commander came to Paul and said, "Tell me, are you really a Roman citizen?" He answered, "Yes."
Acts 22:28
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The commander said, "I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen." But Paul said, "I was born a citizen."
Acts 22:29
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The men who were preparing to question Paul moved away from him immediately. The commander was frightened because he had already tied Paul, and Paul was a Roman citizen.
Acts 22:30
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The next day the commander decided to learn why the Jews were accusing Paul. So he ordered the leading priests and the council to meet. The commander took Paul's chains off. Then he brought Paul out and stood him before their meeting.
Acts 23:1
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Paul looked at the council and said, "Brothers, I have lived my life without guilt feelings before God up to this day."
Acts 23:2
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Ananias, the high priest, heard this and told the men who were standing near Paul to hit him on the mouth.
Acts 23:3
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Paul said to Ananias, "God will hit you, too! You are like a wall that has been painted white. You sit there and judge me, using the law of Moses, but you are telling them to hit me, and that is against the law."
Acts 23:4
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The men standing near Paul said to him, "You cannot insult God's high priest like that!"