He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 21:32
Surrounding context
21:31 Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
21:32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
21:33 Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.