And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
Paul seized in the very temple where he ought to have been safe, where his blood nearly mingles with the sacrifices themselves. The informers were Jews of Asia, men who lived abroad in pursuit of gain, yet now they appear zealous for a sanctuary they habitually neglected, profaning with their own hands the place they pretend to guard.
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Commenting on Acts 21:27-40
The castle sat on high ground, fortified with towers and garrison. The crowd pressed so violently that the soldiers had to lift Paul bodily and carry him, else the mob would have torn him to pieces on those very stairs.
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These stairs connected the temple court to the tower of Antonia, built on a cliff fifty cubits high. The throng was so thick and their violence so fierce that the soldiers could only rescue him by bearing him along, away from their grasp.
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