1. The riot (27-31)

Paul submitted to the elders in Jerusalem and went to the temple to purify himself. When he had almost finished the 7 days of purification, he met some Jews from Asia--probably Ephesus--in the temple. They recognized him and began loudly accusing him of bringing Gentiles into the temple. This charge was totally false, but it started a riot. There were men in Jerusalem who wanted to kill Paul. They dragged him from the temple and began to beat him.

2. Paul's arrest (32-40)

Roman soldiers came quickly to restore order. The commander saved Paul from the mob by arresting him. He tried to find out what Paul had done to cause a riot, but he could get no information from the crowd. But when Paul spoke in Greek, he gave him permission to address the crowd. Paul had the faith, courage and language to use this as an opportunity to testify about Jesus.

Application: Lord, help me to submit to spiritual elders and use every opportunity to testify to Jesus.
One Word: Fear God; testify to Jesus