Atos 21:29

29 Anteriormente eles haviam visto o efésio Trófimo na cidade com Paulo e julgaram que Paulo o tinha introduzido no templo.

Atos 21:29 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 21:29

For they had seen before with him in the city
Not of Ephesus, but of Jerusalem:

Trophimus an Ephesian;
the same that is mentioned in ( Acts 20:4 ) whom these Jews of Asia, and who very probably were inhabitants of Ephesus, knew very well to be a Gentile:

whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple;
for seeing him walk with the apostle very familiarly through the streets of Jerusalem, they concluded from thence, that he took him with him into the temple, which was a very rash and ill grounded conclusion; and which shows the malignity and virulence of their minds, and how ready they were to make use of any opportunity, and take up any occasion against him, even a bare surmise, and which had no show of probability in it; for it can never be thought, that while Paul was using methods to remove the prejudices of the Jews against him, he should take such a step as this, to introduce a Gentile into the holy place, which he knew was unlawful, and would greatly irritate and provoke them.

Atos 21:29 In-Context

27 Quando já estavam para terminar os sete dias, alguns judeus da província da Ásia, vendo Paulo no templo, agitaram toda a multidão e o agarraram,

28 gritando: “Israelitas, ajudem-nos! Este é o homem que ensina a todos em toda parte contra o nosso povo, contra a nossa lei e contra este lugar. Além disso, ele fez entrar gregos no templo e profanou este santo lugar”.

29 Anteriormente eles haviam visto o efésio Trófimo na cidade com Paulo e julgaram que Paulo o tinha introduzido no templo.

30 Toda a cidade ficou alvoroçada, e juntou-se uma multidão. Agarrando Paulo, arrastaram-no para fora do templo, e imediatamente as portas foram fechadas.

31 Tentando eles matá-lo, chegaram notícias ao comandante das tropas romanas de que toda a cidade de Jerusalém estava em tumulto.