31 The people were about to kill Paul when the Roman army commander heard that all Jerusalem was starting to riot.
32 So he quickly took some soldiers and officers and ran to where the crowd had gathered.As soon as the mob saw the commander and soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 The army commander went over and arrested him and had him bound with two chains. Then he tried to find out who Paul was and what he had done.
34 Part of the crowd shouted one thing, and part of them shouted something else. But they were making so much noise that the commander could not find out a thing. Then he ordered Paul to be taken into the fortress.
35 As they reached the steps, the crowd became so wild that the soldiers had to lift Paul up and carry him.
36 The crowd followed and kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 When Paul was about to be taken into the fortress, he asked the commander, “Can I say something to you?”“How do you know Greek?” the commander asked.