168 Paul Is Arrested

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A narrative retelling of Acts 21:26–23:30 focuses on Paul’s purification ceremony in Jerusalem, where Jews from Asia recognize him in the temple. Accusations escalate into public unrest as Paul is seized, dragged outside, and the temple gates are shut. Violence follows as the crowd begins beating Paul with the intent to kill him. A Roman commander intervenes, arrests Paul, and orders his transfer amid competing accusations and demands to execute him.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages29

Reading Time1 h 13 min

Paul’s Purification in the Temple

Accusations and Seizure

Beating and Roman Intervention

Conflicting Accusations and Transfer Order

168 Paul Is Arrested Acts 21:26-23:30 English Spiritual 168 Paul Is Arrested English © 2020 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. Original illustrations by Jim Padgett, © Sweet Publishing licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. [www.sweetpublishing.com](www.sweetpublishing.com) Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. has skin darkened all of the Jim Padgett illustrations in our collection, and has modified some of them. Story script © 2018 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Template © 2017 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Music © 2017 Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. A special thanks to the 50+ unnamed people who worked on the story scripts, templates, adapted illustrations and music. In Jerusalem, Paul began the purification ceremony. When the days of the ceremony were almost completed, the Jews from Asia saw him in the temple. They stirred up the crowd against Paul and then seized him. Then they shouted,“This is the man who teaches against the people, and the law, and this place. He has also brought Gentiles into the temple and has defiled this holy place!” People came from all directions. They grabbed Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and shut the temple gates. Then, intending to kill Paul, they began to beat him. When the Roman commander heard that there was trouble, he went quickly to the place where they were beating Paul. He arrested Paul and had him bound with two chains. When the commander asked what Paul had done, some people shouted one thing and some another. So the commander ordered his soldiers to take Paul away. The crowds followed, shouting,“Kill him! Kill him!” The soldiers were about to take Paul into the barracks. But Paul asked the commander if he could speak to the people. Paul stood and motioned the people to be quiet.

FAQs

What is Paul doing in Jerusalem when the events begin?

Paul begins a purification ceremony in the temple in Jerusalem.

Why do people attack Paul?

Jews from Asia stir up the crowd, accusing Paul of teaching against the people, the law, and the place, and of bringing Gentiles into the temple.

How does the Roman commander respond to the trouble?

The commander arrests Paul, binds him with two chains, and orders soldiers to take Paul away as the crowd demands that he be killed.

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