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Acts 21:30

Acts 21:30
And all the city was moved, and the people ran together : and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together,.... The outcry in the temple reached the ears of some that were without, and these alarmed others; so that the report of a disturbance in the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The city was moved - Was agitated; was thrown into commotion. Drew him out of the temple - Under the pretence that he had defiled it. The evident design was to put him to death, Act 21:31. The doors…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

They took Paul - They tumultuously seized on him; and drew him out of the temple, out of the court of the Israelites, where he was worshipping: and - the doors were shut; the doors of the court of the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 21:27-40

We have here Paul brought into a captivity which we are not likely to see the end of; for after this he is either hurried from one bar to another, or lies neglected, first in one prison and then in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

And … ran together This is a proof that what James and the elders had stated was true, the whole Jewish community had been "catechized" on the doings of St Paul among the Gentiles. The least spark set…