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Acts 21:36

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What does Acts 21:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.
Acts 21:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.
34And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd: and when he could not know the certainty for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the castle.
35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;
36for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.
37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?
38Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?
39But Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, give me leave to speak unto the people.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For the multitude of the people followed after, etc.] The captain and the soldiers, who had taken away Paul from them, and were carrying him to the castle: crying, away with him; or “take him away”, that is, by death; or “lift him up”, upon the cross, crucify him, crucify him, as they said concerning Christ.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Away with him! - That is, to death. Compare Luke 23:18. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Act 7:54, Act 22:22; Luk 23:18; Joh 19:15; Co1 4:13 Acts 21:37”
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