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href="/bsb/acts/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The crowd that followed kept shouting, &#8220Get rid of him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the crowd followed behind, shouting, “Kill him, kill him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for the mob of the people followed, crying out, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people were following, crying out, "Away with him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />for the multitude of people kept following <i>them,</i> shouting, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting, &#8220Away with him!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />for the multitude of the people kept following behind, crying out, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />for the multitude of the people kept following them, shouting, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />for the majority of the people kept following them, shouting, “Away with him! [Kill him!]”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for the mass of people followed, yelling, “Get rid of him! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for the mass of people followed, yelling, &#8220Take him away!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The crowd followed and kept shouting, "Kill him! Kill him!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The mob was behind them shouting, "Kill him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They were all coming after him and screaming, "Kill him!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The crowd of people kept following him and shouting, "Kill him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, ?Away with him!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />for a crowd of people followed them, screaming, "Away with him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for the crowd of the people followed after, crying out, "Away with him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people followed, crying, Away with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for the whole mass of the people pressed on in the rear, shouting, "Away with him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for the crowd of the people was following after, crying, “Away with him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/21.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people were following, crying out, "Away with him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for the crowd of the people was following after, crying, 'Away with him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people followed, crying, Take him away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people followed after, crying: Away with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the multitude of the people were following and crying out, “Take him away!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for a crowd of people followed and shouted, “Away with him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Away with him!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For a great many people followed after, crying, and saying, Away with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/21.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For many people were coming after him and shouting, and they were saying, “Hang him!”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/21.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For the greater part of the people followed, crying out: Away with him!<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/21.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for the multitude of the people were following, crying out, Take him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/21.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For a multitude of the people followed, crying, Away with him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/21.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />roaring out, "away with him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/21.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />for the whole mass of the people pressed on in the rear, shouting, "Away with him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/21.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />for the throng of the people was following after, crying out, "Away with him!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/21.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For the multitude followed crying out, Away with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/21-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=7291" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/21.htm">Paul Seized in the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4128.htm" title="4128: plēthos (N-NNS) -- A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.">crowd</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laou (N-GMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people."></a> <a href="/greek/190.htm" title="190: ēkolouthei (V-IIA-3S) -- To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.">that followed him</a> <a href="/greek/2896.htm" title="2896: krazontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to croak or scream, i.e. to call aloud.">kept shouting,</a> <a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: Aire (V-PMA-2S) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">“Away with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him!”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">37</span>As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-15.htm">John 19:15</a></span><br />At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-18.htm">Luke 23:18</a></span><br />But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/15-13.htm">Mark 15:13-14</a></span><br />And they shouted back, “Crucify Him!” / “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22-23</a></span><br />“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!” / “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-21.htm">Luke 23:21</a></span><br />but they kept shouting, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-40.htm">John 18:40</a></span><br />“Not this man,” they shouted, “but Barabbas!” (Now Barabbas was an insurrectionist.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a></span><br />The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-28.htm">Acts 19:28-29</a></span><br />When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” / Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-57.htm">Acts 7:57-58</a></span><br />At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. / They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-22.htm">Acts 16:22-23</a></span><br />The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods. / And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Matthew 21:9</a></span><br />The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-9.htm">Mark 11:9-10</a></span><br />The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” / “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-37.htm">Luke 19:37-38</a></span><br />And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: / “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-13.htm">John 12:13</a></span><br />They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-7.htm">1 Samuel 18:7-8</a></span><br />And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” / And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-54.htm">Acts 7:54</a></b></br> When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with <i>their</i> teeth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a></b></br> And they gave him audience unto this word, and <i>then</i> lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a <i>fellow</i> from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-18.htm">Luke 23:18</a></b></br> And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this <i>man</i>, and release unto us Barabbas:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/21-35.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/acts/16-17.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/acts/21-18.htm">Following</a> <a href="/acts/21-35.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/20-10.htm">Him</a> <a href="/acts/21-4.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/john/7-12.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/acts/21-35.htm">Mob</a> <a href="/acts/21-35.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/acts/18-5.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/acts/7-21.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/acts/19-34.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/21-40.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/acts/27-11.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Following</a> <a href="/acts/21-40.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/23-17.htm">Him</a> <a href="/acts/22-2.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/romans/5-15.htm">Mass</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Mob</a> <a href="/acts/23-7.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/acts/27-20.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/genesis/33-2.htm">Rear</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/acts/25-24.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-1.htm">Paul calls at the house of Philip, whose daughters prophesy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-10.htm">Agabus, foretelling what should befall him at Jerusalem, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-13.htm">he will not be dissuaded from going thither.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-17.htm">He comes to Jerusalem;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-27.htm">where he is apprehended, and in great danger, but by the chief captain is rescued;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/21-37.htm">and requests, and is permitted to speak to the people.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the crowd that followed him</b><br>The crowd in this context refers to the people in Jerusalem who were stirred up against Paul. This scene takes place during Paul's visit to Jerusalem, where he was falsely accused of bringing Gentiles into the temple, a serious offense in Jewish law. The crowd's reaction is reminiscent of the mob mentality seen in other parts of Scripture, such as the crowd that demanded Jesus' crucifixion (<a href="/matthew/27-22.htm">Matthew 27:22-23</a>). The crowd's behavior reflects the tension between Jewish traditions and the emerging Christian faith, highlighting the challenges faced by early Christians in spreading the Gospel.<p><b>kept shouting</b><br>The continuous shouting indicates the intensity and urgency of the crowd's demand. This reflects the deep-seated animosity and misunderstanding between the Jewish leaders and Paul, who was seen as a threat to their religious authority. The repetitive nature of their shouting can be compared to the persistent cries of the crowd during Jesus' trial, emphasizing the theme of persecution faced by those who follow Christ. This also illustrates the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that His followers would face opposition (<a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a>).<p><b>“Away with him!”</b><br>This phrase echoes the cries of the crowd during Jesus' trial before Pilate, where they shouted, "Crucify him!" (<a href="/luke/23-21.htm">Luke 23:21</a>). The demand to remove Paul from their presence signifies a rejection not only of him but of the message he carried. In a broader theological context, this reflects the rejection of the Gospel by those who are hardened in their hearts. The phrase "Away with him" can also be seen as a type of Christ, where Paul, like Jesus, is rejected and persecuted for the sake of the Gospel. This rejection is a recurring theme in the New Testament, illustrating the cost of discipleship and the reality of spiritual warfare.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who is the central figure in this passage. He is being pursued by a hostile crowd in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A group of people in Jerusalem who are incited against Paul, shouting for his removal.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and a place of tension for early Christians.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_soldiers.htm">Roman Soldiers</a></b><br>They intervene to protect Paul from the mob, highlighting the political and social tensions of the time.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The location near which this uproar occurs, symbolizing the religious fervor and conflict present in the account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_persecution.htm">Understanding Persecution</a></b><br>Recognize that following Christ may lead to opposition and hostility, as seen in Paul's experience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_adversity.htm">Courage in Adversity</a></b><br>Paul's steadfastness encourages believers to remain faithful amidst trials and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty.htm">Divine Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust in God's control over circumstances, even when facing unjust treatment or persecution.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witness_through_suffering.htm">Witness through Suffering</a></b><br>Consider how enduring hardship for the Gospel can serve as a powerful testimony to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>Reflect on the importance of having a supportive faith community, as Paul had with his companions and the early church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_responsible_for_christ's_death.htm">Who is accountable for the death of Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_peter's_gospel.htm">What is Peter's gospel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/insights_from_day_36_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What events define the 33 AD journey to the cross?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_crucifixion_in_journey.htm">What events mark the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">Away with him.</span>--We remember that the self-same cry had been raised at the time of the Crucifixion (<a href="/luke/23-18.htm" title="And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas:">Luke 23:18</a>; <a href="/john/19-15.htm" title="But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.">John 19:15</a>), and that it was used now with the same meaning with which it had been used then.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> <span class="accented">- Crying out</span> for <span class="accented">crying</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">Away with him</span>. The cry of those who thirsted for the blood of Jesus Christ (<a href="/luke/23-18.htm">Luke 23:18</a>; see also <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a>, where the sense comes out fully). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/21-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowd</span><br /><span class="grk">πλῆθος</span> <span class="translit">(plēthos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4128.htm">Strong's 4128: </a> </span><span class="str2">A multitude, crowd, great number, assemblage. From pletho; a fulness, i.e. A large number, throng, populace.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that followed [him]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠκολούθει</span> <span class="translit">(ēkolouthei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_190.htm">Strong's 190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept shouting,</span><br /><span class="grk">κράζοντες</span> <span class="translit">(krazontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to 'croak' or scream, i.e. to call aloud.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Away with</span><br /><span class="grk">Αἶρε</span> <span class="translit">(Aire)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To raise, lift up, take away, remove. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">him!”</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτόν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/21-36.htm">Acts 21:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/21-36.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 21:36 For the multitude of the people followed (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/21-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 21:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 21:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/21-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 21:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 21:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>