Discovery BoxActs 21:29-30 
Context21:29 (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.
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.
