Acts 21:29-30

21:29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and ¹  they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.) ²  21:30 The whole city was stirred up, ³  and the people rushed together. ⁴  They seized ⁵  Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, ⁶  and immediately the doors were shut.

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¹ tn Grk “whom.”

² tn On the phrase “inner temple courts” see the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.

sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. The note explains the cause of the charge and also notes that it was false.

³ tn On this term see BDAG 545 s.v. κινέω 2.b.

⁴ tn Or “the people formed a mob.” BDAG 967 s.v. συνδρομή has “formation of a mob by pers. running together, running together…ἐγένετο σ. τοῦ λαοῦ the people rushed together Ac 21:30.”

⁵ tn Grk “and seizing.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενοι (epilabomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was begun in the translation, and καί (kai) has not been translated here.

⁶ tn Grk “out of the temple.” See the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.