Acts 21:36for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, "Away with him!"
The setting
Jerusalem, ~57 AD. Temple mount. Thousands of pilgrims from across the Roman world screaming for Paul's death. Same location where Jesus was condemned 27 years earlier. Jerusalem, Israel today.
The emotion here: haunted by the echo of identical words used against Jesus
The original word
airo (αἶρε) — lift up, take away, remove by execution
Why it matters
This exact phrase 'Away with him!' was the crowd's demand for Jesus' crucifixion
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 21:36
Luke deliberately uses the same Greek words shouted at Jesus - this isn't coincidence
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows how evil the Jews were, but Luke is showing how religious passion without truth leads to the same mistakes every generation makes.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 21:36
Bible Genome reading
Acts 21:36 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 21:36 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to crowd. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include mob demand, rejection. Notable phrases: Away with him. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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