Acts 21:35

21:35 When he came to the steps, Paul ¹  had to be carried ²  by the soldiers because of the violence ³  of the mob,

Acts 23:32

23:32 The next day they let ⁴  the horsemen ⁵  go on with him, and they returned to the barracks. ⁶ 

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² sn Paul had to be carried. Note how the arrest really ended up protecting Paul. The crowd is portrayed as irrational at this point.

³ tn This refers to mob violence (BDAG 175 s.v. βία b).

⁴ tn Grk “letting.” The participle ἐάσαντες (easante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁵ tn Or “cavalrymen.”

⁶ tn Or “the headquarters.” BDAG 775 s.v. παρεμβολή 2 has “barracks/headquarters of the Roman troops in Jerusalem Ac 21:34, 37; 22:24; 23:10, 16, 32.”