Acts 21:38-40

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³⁸Then you are not [as I assumed] the Egyptian who ^[a]some time ago stirred up a rebellion and led those 4,000 men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?” ³⁹Paul said, “I am a Jew from ^[b]Tarsus in Cilicia (Mersin Province, Turkey), a citizen of no insignificant city; and I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.” ⁴⁰When the commander had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and when there was a great hush, he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect (Jewish Aramaic), saying,

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Acts 21:38 Lit before these days.
Acts 21:39 A major city located at the crossing of several ancient trade routes, Tarsus (Tarsos, Tarsisi) was also known for its literary schools which rivaled those located in Athens and Alexandria.