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

biblegateway Act 21:35

When he got to the stairs, he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the mob's violence,

And when he came to the steps, it happened that he had to be carried by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd,

biblegateway Act 21:35

When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the mob was so great he had to be carried by the soldiers.

And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,

bibleoremus Act 21:35

When Paul came to the steps, the violence of the mob was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.

When Paul reached the steps, he found himself carried up by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob;

biblegateway Act 21:35

When he reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

biblegateway Act 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,

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).