Study it in the app“And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together; and seizing Paul, they were dragging him out of the temple, and at once the doors were shut.”
Andτεthe wholeὅληcityἡ πόλιςwas stirred up,ἐκινήθηandκαὶthe peopleτοῦ λαοῦcame running together;ἐγένετο συνδρομὴandκαὶseizingἐπιλαβόμενοιPaul,τοῦ Παύλουthey were draggingεἷλκονhimαὐτὸνout ofἔξωthe temple,τοῦ ἱεροῦandκαὶat onceεὐθέωςthe doorsαἱ θύραιwere shut.ἐκλείσθησαν
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holē” appearscity, town
City, town.
Where else “polis” appearsstir up
To stir people up.
Where else “ekinēthē” appearscrowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laou” appearshappen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appearsrunning together
Running together, a crowd rushing to a place.
Where else “syndromē” appearsseize
To grip someone, or arrest them.
Where else “epilabomenoi” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appearsdraw, drag
Draw, drag, pull something toward oneself.
Where else “heilkon” appearsoutside
Points to the space on the other side of a door, a wall or a group.
Where else “exō” appearstemple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierou” appearsimmediately
Immediately, at once.
Where else “eutheōs” appearsdoor
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyrai” appearsshut, lock
Shut, lock.
Where else “ekleisthēsan” appears29For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.
30 · This verse (above)
31And while they were seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?
