Acts 21:35

21:35 When he came to the steps, Paul ¹  had to be carried ²  by the soldiers because of the violence ³  of the mob,

Acts 17:5

17:5 But the Jews became jealous, ⁴  and gathering together some worthless men from the rabble in the marketplace, ⁵  they formed a mob ⁶  and set the city in an uproar. ⁷  They attacked Jason’s house, ⁸  trying to find Paul and Silas ⁹  to bring them out to the assembly. ¹⁰ 

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¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn Paul had to be carried. Note how the arrest really ended up protecting Paul. The crowd is portrayed as irrational at this point.

³ tn This refers to mob violence (BDAG 175 s.v. βία b).

⁴ tn Grk “becoming jealous.” The participle ζηλώσαντες (zhlwsante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. So elsewhere in Acts (5:17; 7:9; 13:45).

⁵ tn Literally ἀγοραῖος (agoraio") refers to the crowd in the marketplace, although BDAG 14-15 s.v. ἀγοραῖος 1 gives the meaning, by extension, as “rabble.” Such a description is certainly appropriate in this context. L&N 15.127 translates the phrase “worthless men from the streets.”

⁶ tn On this term, which is a NT hapax legomenon, see BDAG 745 s.v. ὀχλοποιέω.

⁷ tn BDAG 458 s.v. θορυβέω 1 has “set the city in an uproar, start a riot in the city” for the meaning of ἐθορύβουν (eqoruboun) in this verse.

⁸ sn The attack took place at Jason’s house because this was probably the location of the new house church.

⁹ tn Grk “them”; the referents (Paul and Silas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn BDAG 223 s.v. δῆμος 2 has “in a Hellenistic city, a convocation of citizens called together for the purpose of transacting official business, popular assembly προάγειν εἰς τὸν δ. Ac 17:5.”