Hechos 21:33

33 Luego el comandante lo arrestó y ordenó que lo sujetaran con dos cadenas. Le preguntó a la multitud quién era él y qué había hecho.

Hechos 21:33 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 21:33

Then the chief captain came near
To the place where the Jews were beating Paul:

and took him
the Arabic version adds, "from them"; he rescued him out of their hands, as he himself says, ( Acts 23:27 ) .

And commanded him to be bound with two chains:
partly to appease the people, and partly to secure Paul; who, he supposed, had been guilty of some misdemeanour, which had occasioned this tumult; these two chains were put, one on one arm, and the other on the other arm; and were fastened to two soldiers, who walked by him, having hold on those chains, the one on his right hand, and the other on his left; and thus Agabus's prophecy in ( Acts 21:11 ) was fulfilled:

and demanded who he was;
or asked and inquired about him, who he was, of what nation he was, what was his character, business, and employment: this inquiry was made, either of the apostle himself, or of the people; and so the Arabic version renders it, "he inquired of them who he was"; also

and what he had done;
what crime he had been guilty of, that they used him in such a manner.

Hechos 21:33 In-Context

31 Cuando estaban a punto de matarlo, le llegó al comandante del regimiento romano la noticia de que toda Jerusalén estaba alborotada.

32 De inmediato el comandante llamó a sus soldados y oficiales
y corrió entre la multitud. Cuando la turba vio que venían el comandante y las tropas, dejaron de golpear a Pablo.

33 Luego el comandante lo arrestó y ordenó que lo sujetaran con dos cadenas. Le preguntó a la multitud quién era él y qué había hecho.

34 Unos gritaban una cosa, y otros otra. Como no pudo averiguar la verdad entre todo el alboroto y la confusión, ordenó que llevaran a Pablo a la fortaleza.

35 Cuando Pablo llegó a las escaleras, la turba se puso tan violenta que los soldados tuvieron que levantarlo sobre sus hombros para protegerlo.