Acts 20-21

How was Paul received by the Church in Jerusalem when he arrived there ?

• They were afraid of him and avoided him

• They welcomed him warmly.

• They asked him to go home to Antioch

• They questioned him very closely on how he was dealing with the Gentiles

Why did the elders in Jerusalem want Paul to go with some men to participate in their ceremonies at the Temple?

• They were broke and needed Paul’s money to pay their way

• They wanted to see if Paul would resist, thus proving he was opposed to Judaism

• They wanted for Paul to show he was not opposed to Judaism even as a Christian

• They wanted Paul to get into trouble with the Priests

Why did the people attack Paul?

• They thought he had taken a Gentile named Trophimus into the Temple

• They hated the fact that he had become a Christian

• They thought he wasn’t doing the ceremonial part of the men’s vows correctly

• They were jealous of his popularity

Why did the commander put Paul in Chains?

• Paul was beating the people badly and hurting them

• The commander thought Paul was an escaped convict

• The commander was afraid that Paul would get away

• The commander thought Paul was an Egyptian who had earlier led a revolt.

We can tell from this chapter and the start of the next that Paul could speak 2 languages. What are they?

• French and Hebrew

• Aramaic and Latin

• Aramaic and Greek

• Latin and Greek

Who did Paul study under as he grew up in Jerusalem?

• Gamaliel

• James

• Annanias

• Jesus

At what point did the crowd stop listening to Paul’s defense?

• When he said he was under no obligation to keep the law.

• When he said he was told to go to the Gentiles

• When he said he had been baptized

• When he said he saw Jesus on the road to Damascus

Why was the commander going to flog Paul?

• He wanted to punish him for causing the uproar

• He wanted to make sure no one else dared challenge his authority

• He wanted to find out why the people were in such an uproar over Paul

• He always flogged prisoners before putting them in Jail

Why did the commander NOT flog Paul?

• He found out Paul was a Roman citizen.

• He was paid a huge sum to not hurt Paul

• He decided to not punish him until he talked to the governor, Felix.

• Paul was already so near death he did not want to actually kill him

So what plan did the Commander come up with to find out why Paul was being accused?

• He made a plan to have him sent to Rome

• He decided to have Paul stand in front of his accusers in the Sanhedrin

• He decided to call the Jewish leaders in and have them interrogated.

• He called the elders of the Church in to explain the situation