Acts 21:37-39

Expanded Bible

³⁷ As ·the soldiers [^Lthey] were about to take Paul into the ·army building [barracks], he spoke to the ·commander [tribune], “May I say something to you?”

·The commander [^LHe] said, “Do you speak Greek? ³⁸ ·I thought you were [^LAre you not…?] the Egyptian who started ·some trouble against the government [a revolt; an insurrection] ·not long ago [or some time ago; ^Caccording to the Jewish historian Josephus, the event occurred about three years prior to this] and led four thousand ·killers [terrorists; cut-throats; ^Lof the sicarii; ^CJosephus identifies sicarii (“dagger-men”) as assassins who mingled with crowds and used daggers to murder Romans and their collaborators] out to the desert.”

³⁹ Paul said, “No, I am a Jew from Tarsus [9:11] in the ·country [province] of Cilicia [6:9]. I am a citizen of that ·important [^Lnot insignificant] city. ·Please [^LI beg/urge you], let me speak to the people.”