Acts 21:36

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him. Away with him - That is, Kill him; despatch him! for so much this phrase always means in the mouth of a Jewish mob. See on Luke 23:18 (note), and John 19:15 (note).

Related Commentaries of Acts 21:36

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Away with him! - That is, to death. Compare Luke 23:18 .
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Outburst of Jewish Fury against Paul in the Temple: his Arrest. A week later Paul is in the Temple to discharge his vow; whether it was discharged...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

multitude . Greek. plethos. See note on Acts 2:6 . Away with him . Greek. airo. See note on John 19:15 .
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him. For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him - as...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul arrested at jerusalem 1. Were gotten] rather, 'had torn ourselves.' Coos ] or Cos, a fertile island off the Carian coast, producing silk...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul in Jerusalem (Chs 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Away with him ] i.e. Slay him.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Away with him. — We remember that the self-same cry had been raised at the time of the Crucifixion ( Luke 23:18 ; John 19:15 ), and that it was us...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Facing a Bigoted Mob Acts 21:27-40 Four days passed and there seemed a hope that, as the number of pilgrims grew less, Paul might escape recogn...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Passing on toward Jerusalem, Paul and those with him reached Tyre. There the disciples urged the apostle not to go to Jerusalem; but, having received...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the multitude of the people followed after ,.... The captain and the soldiers, who had taken away Paul from them, and were carrying him to the c...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him. Ver. 36. Away with him ] Yea, but stay, Paul's time was in God's hand, who...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And as they went about to kill him It was a rule among the Jews, that any uncircumcised person who came within the separating wall, mentioned above...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

From this point onwards there is no record of the work of God spreading as it had previously through Paul's energetic ministry. In fact, we read of n...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul Seized in the Temple; The Tumult at Jerusalem. 27 And when the seven days we...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

That is, Kill him; for that was indeed to take him out of their way. The same speech they used against our Saviour, Luke 23:18 1 Thessalonians 19...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And when he came on the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd, for the multitude of the people followed...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 21:26 . Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself , might read took the men the next day, and having purified...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 21:1 . We came with a straight course to Coos, or Cos. See the map of St. Paul's travels. It is the principal island of the group called Cycl...
The Biblical Illustrator

And when the seven days were almost ended the Jews which were of Asia … stirred up all the people. Paul in the temple 1. Unholy zeal is more ea...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 21:1 When it came to pass float we were parted from them, and had set sail for it came to pass, that after we were gotte...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

On the way to the barracks:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him!
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:13 ; Acts 22:22 ; Acts 7:54 ; John 19:15 ; Luke 23:18

³⁶ For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

Related Commentaries of Acts 21:36

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 21:36