Acts 21:27
And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
Cross-references
In Acts 6:12, opponents stir up the crowd and seize Stephen—a parallel pattern of Jewish instigation leading to the arrest of a Christian leader.
In Acts 26:21, Paul recounts this same event — Jews seizing him in the temple and trying to kill him — as part of his defense before Agrippa.
In Acts 24:18, Paul describes the same moment: he was found purified in the temple without disturbance, countering the accusation of stirring up a crowd.
In Acts 14:19, Jews from other cities persuade crowds to stone Paul—identical to these Asian Jews stirring up the Jerusalem crowd against him.
In Acts 17:13, Jews from Thessalonica stir up crowds against Paul in Berea, mirroring the Asian Jews stirring the crowd here.
In Acts 7:57, a similar mob cry and rush against Stephen mirrors the violent crowd reaction against Paul here.
Acts 24:11 provides Paul's own timeline and defense, showing he went to worship, countering the mob's accusation.
Acts 24:6 recounts the same seizure of Paul in the temple from the accusers' perspective, formalizing the charge.
In Acts 4:3, the priests and Sadducees arrest Peter and John for preaching, another instance of apostles being seized by religious authorities.
In Acts 5:18, the apostles are arrested and put in public jail, continuing the pattern of official opposition to the early church.
In Acts 13:50, Jews incite leading women and men to stir up persecution against Paul—similar to the instigation by Asian Jews here.
In Acts 17:5, jealous Jews form a mob and set the city in uproar against Paul—a consistent pattern of organized opposition.
In Acts 17:6, similar mob violence against Paul by jealous Jews in Thessalonica, showing a recurring pattern of opposition.
In Acts 18:12, Jews make a united attack on Paul in Corinth, though they bring him to court rather than seize him in the temple.
In Acts 14:5, both Gentiles and Jews attempt to mistreat and stone Paul—mirroring the mob violence initiated here.
In Acts 14:2, unbelieving Jews stir up Gentiles against the brothers—a recurring method of opposition Paul faces.
In Luke 21:12, Jesus predicts his followers will be seized and persecuted, which is fulfilled here when Paul is seized in the temple.
Romans 15:31 records Paul's prayer for deliverance from unbelievers in Judea, which directly anticipates the attack here.
2 Corinthians 6:5 lists riots among Paul's sufferings; this incident is a specific example of such a riot.
1 Thessalonians 2:16 describes Jewish opposition hindering Paul's Gentile mission, which this crowd attack exemplifies.