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ThenPaultook the men, and the nextday, 1purifying himself along with them, 2went into the templegivingnotice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for eachone of them.
Paul Seized in the Temple
27When3the sevendays were almostover, 4the Jews from 5Asia, upon seeing him in the temple, began to stir up all the crowd and laidhands on him,
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crying out, "Men of Israel, come to our aid! 6This is the man who preaches to allmeneverywhereagainst our people and the Law and thisplace; and besides he has evenbroughtGreeks into the temple and has 7defiledthisholyplace."
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For they had previouslyseen8Trophimus the 9Ephesian in the city with him, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
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Thenall the city was provoked, and the peoplerushedtogether, and takinghold of Paul they 10dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut.
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While they were seeking to kill him, a reportcame up to the commander of the 11Roman cohort that allJerusalem was in confusion.
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At once he 12tookalong some soldiers and centurions and randown to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stoppedbeatingPaul.
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Then the commandercame up and tookhold of him, and ordered him to be 13bound with 14twochains; and he began askingwho he was and what he had done.
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But among the crowd15some were shouting one thing and someanother, and when he could not find out the factsbecause of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into 16the barracks.
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When he got to 17the stairs, he was carried by the soldiersbecause of the violence of the mob;
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for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting, "18Away with him!"