Acts 21:31

King James Version:

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And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Complete Jewish Bible:

But while they were attempting to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman battalion that all Yerushalayim was in turmoil.

Berean Standard Bible:

While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.

American Standard Version:

And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And{G1161} as they went about{G2212} to kill{G615} him{G846}, tidings{G5334} came{G305} unto the chief captain{G5506} of the band{G4686}, that{G3754} all{G3650} Jerusalem{G2419} was in an uproar{G4797}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Corinthians 11:23

  • Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

2 Corinthians 11:33

  • And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.

Acts 26:9

  • I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 26:10

  • Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against [them].

Acts 17:5

  • But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Acts 19:40

  • For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

Acts 25:23

  • And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.

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Commentary for Acts 21:31

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: G1161
    There are 2556 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: δέ
    Transliteration:
    Pronunciation: deh
    Description: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
  2. Strong's Number: G2212
    There are 116 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ζητέω
    Transliteration: zētéō
    Pronunciation: dzay-teh'-o
    Description: of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare πυνθάνομαι.
  3. Strong's Number: G615
    There are 71 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἀποκτείνω
    Transliteration: apokteínō
    Pronunciation: ap-ok-ti'-no
    Description: from ἀπό and (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy:--put to death, kill, slay.
  4. Strong's Number: G846
    There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: αὐτός
    Transliteration: autós
    Pronunciation: ow-tos'
    Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
  5. Strong's Number: G5334
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: φάσις
    Transliteration: phásis
    Pronunciation: fas'-is
    Description: from φημί (not the same as "phase", which is from φαίνω); a saying, i.e. report:--tidings.
  6. Strong's Number: G305
    There are 410 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ἀναβαίνω
    Transliteration: anabaínō
    Pronunciation: an-ab-ah'-ee-no
    Description: from ἀνά and the base of βάσις; to go up (literally or figuratively):--arise, ascend (up), climb (go, grow, rise, spring) up, come (up).
  7. Strong's Number: G5506
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: χιλίαρχος
    Transliteration: chilíarchos
    Pronunciation: khil-ee'-ar-khos
    Description: from χίλιοι and ἄρχω; the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel:--(chief, high) captain.
  8. Strong's Number: G4686
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: σπεῖρα
    Transliteration: speîra
    Pronunciation: spi'-rah
    Description: of immediate Latin origin, but ultimately a derivative of αἱρέομαι in the sense of its cognate εἱλίσσω; a coil (spira, "spire"), i.e. (figuratively) a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors):--band.
  9. Strong's Number: G3754
    There are 1189 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ὅτι
    Transliteration: hóti
    Pronunciation: hot'-ee
    Description: neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
  10. Strong's Number: G3650
    There are 99 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: ὅλος
    Transliteration: hólos
    Pronunciation: hol'-os
    Description: a primary word; "whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb:--all, altogether, every whit, + throughout, whole.
  11. Strong's Number: G2419
    There are 80 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: Ἱερουσαλήμ
    Transliteration: Hierousalḗm
    Pronunciation: hee-er-oo-sal-ame'
    Description: of Hebrew origin (יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם); Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine:--Jerusalem. Compare Ἱεροσόλυμα.
  12. Strong's Number: G4797
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: συγχέω
    Transliteration: synchéō
    Pronunciation: soong-khoo'-no
    Description: from σύν and (to pour) or its alternate; to commingle promiscuously, i.e. (figuratively) to throw (an assembly) into disorder, to perplex (the mind):--confound, confuse, stir up, be in an uproar.