35. Paul reached the steps. But then the mob became so wild that he had to be carried by the soldiers.
36. The crowd that followed kept shouting, "Kill him!"
37. The soldiers were about to take Paul into the fort. Then he asked the commander, "May I say something to you?" "Do you speak Greek?" he replied.
38. "Aren't you the Egyptian who turned some of our people against their leaders? Didn't you lead 4,000 terrorists out into the desert some time ago?"
39. Paul answered, "I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia. I am a citizen of an important city. Please let me speak to the people."