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Acts 21:37-40

Paul Goes to Jerusalem and Is Seized in the Temple

Paul travels resolutely toward Jerusalem despite warnings, submits to the Lord’s will, reports Gentile mission fruit to the Jerusalem leaders, participates in a temple-related purification plan, is falsely accused and seized, and receives Roman protection before addressing the crowd.

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37As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.

38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”

39But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

40Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

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Verse 37

Cross-references

Acts 21:34Classic cross-referencesJohn 18:12Classic cross-references1 Peter 3:15OliveGrove study linksActs 9:15OliveGrove study linksColossians 4:6OliveGrove study links

Original words

[As]τεG5037Conjunctionthey were aboutΜέλλωνG3195Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularto takeεἰσάγεσθαιG1521Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularbarracksπαρεμβολὴνG3925Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularhe askedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularcommanderχιλιάρχῳG5506Noun - Dative Masculine SingularvvvΕἰG1487ConjunctionMayἔξεστίνG1832Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularsayεἰπεῖνG2036Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivesomethingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionyouσέG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularDo you speakγινώσκειςG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularGreekἙλληνιστὶG1676Adverb[he]ὉG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionrepliedἔφηG5346Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 38

Cross-references

Matthew 24:26Classic cross-referencesActs 5:36Classic cross-references1 Peter 3:15OliveGrove study linksActs 9:15OliveGrove study linksColossians 4:6OliveGrove study links

Original words

-ἄραG686ConjunctionAren’tεἶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .οὐκG3756AdverbyouσὺG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person SingulartheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularEgyptianΑἰγύπτιοςG124Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularincited a rebellionἀναστατώσαςG387Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularsome time agoπρὸG4253Preposition. . .τούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural. . .τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Plural. . .ἡμερῶνG2250Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionledἐξαγαγὼνG1806Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralfour thousandτετρακισχιλίουςG5070Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralmembersἄνδραςG435Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralAssassinsΣικαρίωνG4607Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwildernessἔρημονG2048Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 39

Cross-references

1 Peter 3:15Classic cross-referencesActs 22:3Classic cross-referencesActs 9:11Classic cross-referencesActs 23:34Classic cross-referencesActs 19:30Classic cross-referencesActs 9:15OliveGrove study linksColossians 4:6OliveGrove study links

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-μένG3303Conjunctiona JewἸουδαῖοςG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom TarsusΤαρσεὺςG5018Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularin CiliciaΚιλικίαςG2791Noun - Genitive Feminine Singulara citizen [of]πολίτηςG4177Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverbordinaryἀσήμουG767Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularcityπόλεωςG4172Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularNowδέG1161ConjunctionI begδέομαιG1189Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularyouσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularto allowἐπίτρεψόνG2010Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singularto speakλαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetoπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularpeopleλαόνG2992Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 40

Cross-references

Acts 12:17Classic cross-referencesActs 26:14Classic cross-referencesActs 22:2Classic cross-referencesJohn 5:2Classic cross-referencesActs 19:33Classic cross-references1 Peter 3:15OliveGrove study linksActs 9:15OliveGrove study linksColossians 4:6OliveGrove study links

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionvvvαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularHaving received permissionἐπιτρέψαντοςG2010Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularstoodἑστὼςG2476Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralstepsἀναβαθμῶνG304Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural[and] motionedκατέσεισενG2678Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularcrowdλαῷG2992Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular-χειρὶG5495Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionA greatπολλῆςG4183Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularhushσιγῆςG4602Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularcame over [the crowd]γενομένηςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular[and] he addressed [them]προσεφώνησενG4377Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularHebrewἙβραΐδιG1446Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular. . .διαλέκτῳG1258Noun - Dative Feminine Singular. . .λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or in Aramaic; literally in the Hebrew language
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