Act 21:27 | NET2full | STEP | When the seven days were almost over , the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him ,

‏ Acts 21:27

27 When the seven days were almost over, ^{▼▼tn BDAG 975 s.v. συντελέω 4 has “to come to an end of a duration, come to an end, be over…Ac 21:27.”} the Jews from the province of Asia ^{▼▼tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia. The Roman province of Asia made up about one-third of modern Asia Minor and was on the western side of it. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.} ^{▼▼sn Note how there is a sense of Paul being pursued from a distance. These Jews may well have been from Ephesus, since they recognized Trophimus the Ephesian (v. 29).} who had seen him in the temple area ^{▼▼tn Grk “in the temple.” See the note on the word “temple” in v. 28.} stirred up the whole crowd ^{▼▼tn Or “threw the whole crowd into consternation.” L&N 25.221 has “συνέχεον πάντα τὸν ὄχλον ‘they threw the whole crowd into consternation’ Ac 21:27. It is also possible to render the expression in Ac 21:27 as ‘they stirred up the whole crowd.’”} and seized ^{▼▼tn Grk “and laid hands on.”} him,