Acts 21:34
in Acts 21Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd: and when he could not know the certainty for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the castle.
KJV
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
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This verse in Acts 21
Commentary
6 notes on this verseHe ordered him to be taken into the camp. And in this place, and in this whole narration, wherever the name of the camp is positioned, it must be taught that it is placed in the singular in Greek: for this reason the Latin interpreter …
This site's exposition
could not get at the truth
on Acts 21:34-36
The soldiers carried Paul up the steps into the barracks, and the crowd kept shouting Away with him. The Jerusalem crowd had raised that cry against Jesus before Pilate, and Luke draws Paul as sharing the rejection of his Lord.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And some cried one thing, and some another, among the multitude,....
How much ado Paul had to get clear from Ephesus, intimated in the first words of the chapter, after we had gotten from them, that is, were drawn from them as by violence. It was a force put upon both sides; Paul was loth to leave them, and they were loth to part with him, and yet there was no remedy, but so it must be.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
some cried one thing--The difficulty would be so to state his crimes as to justify their proceedings to a Roman officer. to be carried into the castle--rather, perhaps, "the barracks," or that part of the fortress of Antonia appropriated to the soldiers. The fort was built by Herod on a high rock at the northwest corner of the great temple area, and called after Mark Antony.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Into the castle - The castle of Antonia, where the guard was kept. See the notes on Act 21:31. Compare Act 23:10, Act 23:16.
The words behind it
24 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἄλλοι | alloi | Others | G243 → | 155 times |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἄλλο | allo | another [or] | G243 → | 155 times |
| τι | ti | one thing | G5100 → | 528 times |
| ἐπεφώνουν | epephonoun | were crying out | G2019 → | 4 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὄχλῳ. | ochlo | crowd. | G3793 → | 175 times |
| μὴ | me | Not | G3361 → | 1066 times |
| δυναμένου | dunamenou | is being able | G1410 → | 207 times |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | he | G846 → | 5565 times |
| γνῶναι | gnonai | to know | G1097 → | 221 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀσφαλὲς | asphales | facts | G804 → | 5 times |
| διὰ | dia | on account of | G1223 → | 664 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θόρυβον | thorubon | uproar | G2351 → | 7 times |
| ἐκέλευσεν | ekeleusen | he ordered | G2753 → | 25 times |
| ἄγεσθαι | agesthai | to be brought | G71 → | 68 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| παρεμβολήν. | parembolen | barracks. | G3925 → | 10 times |
ἄλλοιOthers
alloiG243 →155 times
δὲhowever
deG1161 →2765 times
ἄλλοanother [or]
alloG243 →155 times
τιone thing
tiG5100 →528 times
ἐπεφώνουνwere crying out
epephonounG2019 →4 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ὄχλῳ.crowd.
ochloG3793 →175 times
μὴNot
meG3361 →1066 times
δυναμένουis being able
dunamenouG1410 →207 times
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
αὐτοῦhe
autouG846 →5565 times
γνῶναιto know
gnonaiG1097 →221 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ἀσφαλὲςfacts
asphalesG804 →5 times
διὰon account of
diaG1223 →664 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
θόρυβονuproar
thorubonG2351 →7 times
ἐκέλευσενhe ordered
ekeleusenG2753 →25 times
ἄγεσθαιto be brought
agesthaiG71 →68 times
αὐτὸνhim
autonG846 →5565 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
παρεμβολήν.barracks.
parembolenG3925 →10 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 23:16But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
it leads to
- Acts 23:10
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
- Acts 23:32
The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.
- Acts 23:10
Through
Acts 23:10The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
it leads to
- James 1:19
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Acts 22:24
the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
- James 3:14
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- James 1:19
Through
Acts 22:24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
it leads to
- John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
- Acts 21:31–32
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
- John 19:1
Where this verse is studied
About Acts
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Retractions on Acts; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.