Acts 21:35

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς, συνέβη, βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν διὰ τὴν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου.

Transliteration

When de egeneto upon the anabathmous, synebē, bastazesthai him by the stratiōtōn because of the bian of the ochlou.

Grammar Details

• *de*: post-positive particle - but/and/now
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he came
• *anabathmous*: accusative masculine plural - steps
• *synebē*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened
• *bastazesthai*: present passive infinitive - to be carried
• *stratiōtōn*: genitive masculine plural - of soldiers
• *bian*: accusative feminine singular - violence
• *ochlou*: genitive masculine singular - of crowd

Word Meanings

• *egeneto*: he came/arrived/reached
• *anabathmous*: steps/stairs/flight of stairs
• *synebē*: it happened/occurred/came about
• *bastazesthai*: to be carried/borne/lifted
• *bian*: violence/force/strength
• *ochlou*: crowd/mob/multitude

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he reached the stairs, so it was, that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And whe he came vnto a grece it fortuned that he was borne of the soudiers of the violence of the people.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And wha he came to the steppes, it fortuned that he was borne of ye soudyers because of the violence of the people.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when hee came vnto the grieces, it was so that he was borne of the souldiers, for the violence of the people.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he came vpon the stayres, it was so that he was borne of the souldyers for the violence of the people.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and when he came upon the steps, it happened he was borne by the soldiers, because of the violence of the multitude,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people;

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Gen 6:11-12 : 11 Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all flesh had ruined their way on the earth.
• Ps 55:9 : 9 I would hurry to a place of refuge, away from the stormy wind and tempest.
• Ps 58:2 : 2 Do you rulers truly speak justice? Do you judge people with fairness?
• Jer 23:10 : 10 The land is full of adulterers; because of the curse, the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their power is misused.
• Hab 1:2-3 : 2 How long, LORD, must I call for help and You do not listen? I cry out to You, 'Violence!' but You do not save. 3 Why do You make me see wrongdoing and observe trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.
• Acts 21:40 : 40 When the commander had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and gestured to the crowd with his hand. When there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying: