Acts 21:27-31

New American Standard Bible

Paul Seized in the Temple

²⁷ When ^(A)the seven days were almost over, ^(B)the Jews from ^[a](C)Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laid hands on him, ²⁸ crying out, “Men of Israel, help! ^(D)This is the man who instructs everyone everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has ^(E)defiled this holy place!” ²⁹ For they had previously seen ^(F)Trophimus the ^(G)Ephesian in the city with him, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple. ³⁰ Then the whole city was provoked and ^[b]the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they ^(H)dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. ³¹ While they were intent on killing him, a report came up to the commander of the ^(I)Roman ^[c]cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.