ACTS 21:35 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.”
When he got to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob — Paul must be physically carried up the steps; the crowd's fury is so intense that mere movement requires military protection. The physical helplessness anticipates his complete dependence on Roman justice.
Church Fathers on Acts 21:35
And when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him! Acts 21:34-36 What means, Away with him? that is, what they say with us according to the Roman custom, To the standards with him!
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