Acts 23:10

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Summary

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Fearing

To take

Acts 22:24

General references

John 7:43

John 10:19

Bible References

Fearing

This man had been seized by the Jews and they were just going to kill him when I came upon them with my men and rescued him, as I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.

When they heard this, they became very angry, and cried, "Great Artemis of Ephesus!"

The whole city was thrown into confusion, and the people hurried together, and seized Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple, the gates of which were immediately shut.

You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,

But if you cherish bitter feelings of jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus belie the truth.

What causes wars and fights among you? Is it not your cravings, which are at war within your bodies?

To take

the colonel ordered Paul brought into the barracks, and gave directions that he should be examined under the lash, so that he might find out why they made such an outcry against him.

General references

So the people were divided about him,

These words caused a fresh division of opinion among the Jews.