The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.
This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.
Then Abner said to him, " Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons" . But Asahel would not stop chasing him.