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Acts 26:21 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Acts 26:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 26 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.”
Acts 26:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 26:21
For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple (ἕνεκα τούτων με Ἰουδαῖοι συλλαβόμενοι)—Paul identifies the temple arrest (Acts 21:30-33) as the culmination of Jewish opposition. The Greek syllabomenoi (caught, seized) implies violent apprehension, not legal arrest. These causes refers to his preceding testimony: God's call to preach to Gentiles (v. 17-18), the risen Christ appearing to him (v. 13-16), and his message that Messiah would suffer and rise (v. 23). The irony is profound—Jews attacked Paul in the temple, God's dwelling place, for preaching the fulfillment of temple sacrifices in ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 26:21
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“and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.”
“the Jews from Asia”
“and said”
“that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.”
“some of the Jews banded together”