Acts 21:40
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Cross-reference
In Acts 21:35, Paul is carried up the steps by soldiers due to the mob violence, providing immediate context for his standing on the steps here.
In Acts 12:17, Peter gestures with his hand for silence before speaking, exactly mirroring Paul's identical gesture here.
In Acts 13:16, Paul motions with his hand before addressing a synagogue, showing the same gesture as a consistent pattern in his public speaking.
In Acts 22:2, the crowd becomes even more silent when they hear Paul speaking Hebrew, directly continuing this scene and showing the effect of his language choice.
In Acts 26:14, Jesus spoke to Paul in Hebrew on the road to Damascus; Paul now uses that same language to address the crowd, echoing his divine encounter.
Acts 24:10 shows Paul beginning another defense speech, mirroring his pattern of addressing authorities after permission.
In Acts 19:33, Alexander motions with his hand to quiet a crowd, paralleling Paul's gesture here but for a different person and situation.