Acts 21:28-30

Expanded Bible

²⁸ They shouted, “·People of Israel [^LMen, Israelites], help us! This is the man who goes everywhere teaching against our people [^CIsrael], against ·the law of Moses [^Lthe Law], and against this ·Temple [^Lplace]. Now he has brought some Greeks into the Temple and has ·made this holy place unclean [defiled this holy place]!” ²⁹ (They said this because they had seen Trophimus [20:4; 2 Tim. 4:20], ·a man from Ephesus [^Lthe Ephesian], with Paul in ·Jerusalem [^Lthe city]. They ·thought [supposed; assumed] that Paul had brought him into the Temple [^CGod-fearing Gentiles were only allowed in the outer courtyard, known as the “court of the Gentiles”].)

³⁰ ·All the people in Jerusalem [^LThe whole city] became ·upset [aroused]. Together they ·ran [or rushed together; came running], took Paul, and dragged him out of the Temple. The Temple doors were closed immediately.