Acts 21:36-38

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³⁶ The great mob of people was following, and shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”

Why not hear my story?

³⁷ As they were about to go into the barracks, Paul turned to the tribune.

“Am I allowed to say something to you?” he asked.

“Well!” replied the tribune. “So you know some Greek, do you? ³⁸ Aren’t you the Egyptian who raised a revolt some while back and led those four thousand ‘assassins’ into the desert?”