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

Proverbs 24:11

John 7:43

John 10:19

Bible References

Fearing

"This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

When they heard this they were filled with anger, and began to shout, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians."

All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

"Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.

who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

Where do conflicts and quarrels among you come from? Do they not come from your passions that war in your members?

To take

the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they yelled at him like that.

General references

Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.

So there arose a division in the crowd because of him.

Therefore a division arose again among the Jewish people because of these words.