Acts 21:26-29

Events are not always as they appear to be. The whole of a story is the sum of its parts. 

Don't judge the actions of others prematurely.

Although Paul had not done any of the things he was being accused of…they were judging him and finding him guilty. We must be very careful not to allow our thoughts to supersede God’s.

Acts 21:26-29

²⁶ Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having been purified with them, entered the temple to announce the expiration of the days of purification, at which time an offering should be made for each one of them.

²⁷ Now when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him, ²⁸ crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, the law, and this place; and furthermore he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.” ²⁹ (For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews; 

Acts 20:19

¹⁸ in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. 

Acts 24:18

¹³ They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law; 

Acts 6:13

⁶ He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law. 

Acts 24:6