Acts 21:29 Meaning and Explanation
“(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)”
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Read Full Chapter →Luke explains that the charge arose because they had seen Paul with Trophimus the Ephesian and assumed he had taken him into the temple.
What Does Acts 21:29 Mean?
Luke supplies the reason behind the accusation in an aside: the Asian Jews had earlier seen Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, with Paul in the city, and they jumped to the conclusion that Paul had brought him past the barrier into the temple's inner courts, which Gentiles were forbidden to enter on pain of death.
The whole uproar rests on an assumption never verified. They supposed, and on that supposition a riot is built. How much harm springs from conclusions reached without proof. The episode is a sober warning against the readiness of an angry heart to believe the worst and act on it before the truth can be heard.
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What does Acts 21:29 mean?
Luke explains that the charge arose because they had seen Paul with Trophimus the Ephesian and assumed he had taken him into the temple.