Atos 21:33

33 O comandante chegou, prendeu-o e ordenou que ele fosse amarrado com duas correntes. Então perguntou quem era ele e o que tinha feito.

Atos 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.

Atos 21:33 In-Context

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

32 Ele reuniu imediatamente alguns oficiais e soldados e com eles correu para o meio da multidão. Quando viram o comandante e os seus soldados, pararam de espancar Paulo.

33 O comandante chegou, prendeu-o e ordenou que ele fosse amarrado com duas correntes. Então perguntou quem era ele e o que tinha feito.

34 Alguns da multidão gritavam uma coisa, outros gritavam outra; não conseguindo saber ao certo o que havia acontecido, por causa do tumulto, o comandante ordenou que Paulo fosse levado para a fortaleza.

35 Quando chegou às escadas, a violência do povo era tão grande que ele precisou ser carregado pelos soldados.