Acts 21:35

WEB

³⁵When he came to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

KJV

³⁵And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

BSB

³⁵When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

FBV

³⁵When Paul got to the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because the mob was so violent.

Extra References

Genesis 6:11-12

¹¹The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. ¹²God saw the earth, and saw that it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth.

Psalms 58:2

²No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

²LORD, ^[+] how long will I cry, and you will not hear? I cry out to you “Violence!” and will you not save? ³Why do you show me iniquity, and look at perversity? For destruction and violence are before me. There is strife, and contention rises up.

Acts 21:40

⁴⁰When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

Jeremiah 23:10

¹⁰“For the land is full of adulterers; for because of the curse the land mourns. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right;

Psalms 55:9

⁹Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.