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Acts 21:27

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 21:27

Verse 27 of 40

Scripture focus

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

Acts 21:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 21:27

Theological / Devotional

Jews ... of Asia. Paul’s preaching of the gospel in and around Ephesus had aroused the Jews (as in ch. 19:22, 23). It was some of these who, having come to Jerusalem for the feast, recognized Paul in the Temple and aroused the people against him. They seized him, with the marks of the purification process upon him, while he was quietly waiting for the last day of the seven to come (ch. 24:18).

Stirred up. Or, “began stirring up.”

All the people. Rather, “all the multitude.” Not the “thousands of Jews ... which believe” (v. 20), but the crowds, who, as the day of Pentecost approached, filled the precincts of the Temple.

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