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Acts 21:30

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 21:30

Verse 30 of 40

Scripture focus

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

Acts 21:30 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 21:30

Theological / Devotional

City was moved. Luke indicates that this was a tumult of large dimensions, with the reports of Temple desecration spreading like wildfire and the Jews ready to act on what was to them a genuine provocation. The year was about A.D. 58. About eight years later the revolt of the Jews against Rome would begin. The city was already restive.

Took Paul. Or, “seized Paul.”

Drew him. Or, “were dragging him.” Those who seized Paul immediately pulled him out of the sacred area he was supposed to have profaned.

Doors were shut. The Levite gatekeepers shut the gates promptly, not only to guard against further desecration, but to prevent the Temple from becoming the setting of the riot itself, as it sometimes was.

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