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For they had previouslyseen1Trophimus the 2Ephesian 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 3dragged 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 4Roman cohort that allJerusalem was in confusion.
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At once he 5tookalong 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 6bound with 7twochains; and he began askingwho he was and what he had done.
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But among the crowd8some 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 9the barracks.
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When he got to 10the 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, "11Away with him!"
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As Paul was about to be brought into 12the barracks, he said to the commander, "May I saysomething to you?" And he said, "Do you knowGreek?
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"Then you are not 13the Egyptian who sometimeagostirred up a revolt and led the fourthousandmen of the Assassins out 14into the wilderness?"
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But Paulsaid, "15I am a Jew of Tarsus in 16Cilicia, a citizen of noinsignificantcity; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."