Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

To take

General references

Bible References

Fearing

Acts 23:27
"This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops, and rescued him, as I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
Acts 19:28
After listening to this they were filled with rage, and cried out again and again, saying,
Acts 21:30
The whole city was thrown into uproar. The mob surged together, seized Paul, and began to drag him outside the temple. Whereupon the doors were at once shut.
James 1:19
Mark this well, my dear brothers. Let every man be swift in hearing, slow in speaking, slow in growing angry;
James 3:14
But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth.
James 4:1
Where do the conflicts and quarrels that go on among you come from? Do they not come from your passions which are always making war among your bodily members?

To take

Acts 22:24
the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and examined under the lash, to learn for what reason the people were thus crying out against him.

General references

John 7:43
So a division arose in the crowd concerning him. Some of them wished to apprehend him, but no one laid hands on him.
John 10:19
The Jews were again divided over these words.