• Acts 21:34
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 34 ἄλλοι others δὲ but ἄλλο another τι something ἐπεφώνουν were sounding upon ἐν in τῷ the ὄχλῳ· crowd; μὴ not δυναμένου being able δὲ but αὐτοῦ of him γνῶναι to know τὸ the ἀσφαλὲς steady (thing) διὰ through τὸν the θόρυβον tumult ἐκέλευσεν he commanded ἄγεσθαι to be led αὐτὸν him εἰς into τὴν the παρεμβολήν. encampment.

  • Acts 21:34
    The Bible in Living English

    • 34 and some in the crowd raised one cry and others something else. And, not being able to find out the facts because of the disturbance, he ordered him brought into the barracks.

  • Acts 21:34
    American Standard Version

    • 34 And 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.

  • Acts 21:34
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 34 but others were calling out something else in the multitude; and so as he could not get to know the certainty because of the tumult he ordered him to be brought into the castle.

  • Acts 21:34
    King James Version

    • 34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

  • Acts Study Notes—Chapter 21
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 21:34

      the soldiers’ quarters: That is, a barracks for Roman troops, located in the Tower, or Fortress, of Antonia in Jerusalem. This fortress was situated at the NW corner of the temple court, overlooking the whole temple area. It apparently occupied the site where Nehemiah earlier had constructed “the Fortress of the House,” mentioned at Ne 2:8. Herod the Great did extensive and costly repair work on it and increased its fortifications. Herod named it Antonia in honor of the Roman military commander Mark Antony. Prior to Herod’s time, the fortress primarily served to guard against incursions from the N. Later, it mainly served as a point of control over the Jews and as a means of policing activities in the temple area. It was connected with that location by means of a passageway. (Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, XV, 424 [xi, 7]) The Roman garrison could thus gain quick access to the area around the temple, which is likely what happened when soldiers rescued Paul from a mob.​—Ac 21:31, 32; see App. B11 for the location of the Fortress of Antonia.