Acts 21:28 Meaning and Explanation
“Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.”
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Read Full Chapter →They shout for help, accusing Paul of teaching everywhere against Israel, the law, and the temple, and of defiling it by bringing Greeks inside.
What Does Acts 21:28 Mean?
The Asian Jews cry out for help, charging that Paul teaches everyone everywhere against the Jewish people, the law, and the temple, and that he has now defiled the holy place by bringing Greeks into it. The accusations pile up, each one calculated to inflame.
The charges are false, and they mirror those once leveled against Stephen and against the Lord Jesus Himself. Faithful witnesses are often accused of attacking the very things they revere. The temple Paul honored, he is accused of profaning. So it has often gone for the servants of God, who are slandered precisely where they have been most devoted.
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What does Acts 21:28 mean?
They shout for help, accusing Paul of teaching everywhere against Israel, the law, and the temple, and of defiling it by bringing Greeks inside.