^{31 Ref} and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

^{32 Ref} who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

^{33 Ref} Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

^{34 Ref} and some were crying out one thing, and some another, among the multitude, and not being able to know the certainty because of the tumult, he commanded him to be carried to the castle,

^{35 Ref} and when he came upon the steps, it happened he was borne by the soldiers, because of the violence of the multitude,

^{36 Ref} for the crowd of the people was following after, crying, `Away with him.'

^{37 Ref} And Paul being about to be led into the castle, saith to the chief captain, `Is it permitted to me to say anything unto thee?' and he said, `Greek dost thou know?

^{38 Ref} art not thou, then, the Egyptian who before these days made an uprising, and did lead into the desert the four thousand men of the assassins?'

^{39 Ref} And Paul said, `I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.'

^{40 Ref} And he having given him leave, Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying: