Acts 21:34 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude. The difficulty would be so to state his alleged crimes as to justify their proceedings to a Roman officer.

And when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle, [agesthai ( G71) eis (G1519 ) teen (G3588 ) paremboleen ( G3925 )] - 'to be brought into the barracks,' or that part of the castle which was allotted to the soldiers.

Acts 21:34

34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.