33 The commander came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
33 Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
33 The captain came up and put Paul under arrest. He first ordered him handcuffed, and then asked who he was and what he had done.
33 Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.
33 Then the commander arrested him and ordered him bound with two chains. He asked the crowd who he was and what he had done.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Acts 21:33
Commentary on Acts 21:27-40
(Read Acts 21:27-40)
In the temple, where Paul should have been protected as in a place of safety, he was violently set upon. They falsely charged him with ill doctrine and ill practice against the Mosaic ceremonies. It is no new thing for those who mean honestly and act regularly, to have things laid to their charge which they know not and never thought of. It is common for the wise and good to have that charged against them by malicious people, with which they thought to have obliged them. God often makes those a protection to his people, who have no affection to them, but only have compassion for sufferers, and regard to the public peace. And here see what false, mistaken notions of good people and good ministers, many run away with. But God seasonably interposes for the safety of his servants, from wicked and unreasonable men; and gives them opportunities to speak for themselves, to plead for the Redeemer, and to spread abroad his glorious gospel.