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37 Just as Paul was about to be taken into the barracks, he asked the tribune, |May I say something to you?| The tribune asked, |Oh, do you speak Greek? 38 You're not the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led 4,000 assassins into the desert, are you?| 39 Paul replied, |I'm a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. Please let me speak to the people.| 40 The tribune gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language: Acts 21:37-40, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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