(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
Parallel translations
- WEB For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
- BSB For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
- NKJV (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
- NASB For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple.
- NLT (For earlier that day they had seen him in the city with Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and they assumed Paul had taken him into the Temple.)
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Quick answer
The accusation arose because they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and wrongly assumed Paul had taken him into the temple. The charge rests on a false assumption.
Overview
Luke clarifies that the deadly accusation sprang from mere supposition, not fact, since Paul had not brought Trophimus past the barrier into the temple's inner courts. Gentiles entering that area were threatened with death, making the false charge especially inflammatory. The detail exposes how baseless rumor and assumption fueled the violence against an innocent man.
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- Acts 20:4And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
- 2 Tim 4:20Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
- Acts 18:19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
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