Acts 22:24

"As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,"

Key Reflection

In Acts 22:24, this action by the crowd reflects a display of emotion and intensity in response to Paul's arrest. By throwing off their cloaks and raising dust, they express both their resolve and their distress, highlighting the public nature and emotional gravity of the event.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 24. The castle. The tower of Antonia. He would be there removed entirely from the wrath of the Jews. Should be examined. anetazesyai. The word examine with us commonly means to inquire, to question, to search for, or to look carefully into a subject. The word here used is commonly applied to metals, whose nature is tested or examined by fire; and then it means to subject to torture or torments, in order to extort a confession, where persons were accused of crime. It was often resorted to among the ancients. The usual mode has been by the rack; but various kinds of torments have been invented in order to extort confessions of guilt from those who were accused.

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