<p>21:40 <i>A</i><i>nd when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying</i>- The silence may have been from surprise that Paul had been given this privilege of addressing the crowd. We sense Paul&rsquo;s great zeal to use every and any opportunity to get the gospel over to the largest possible audiences. We would likely not have risked more exposure and provocation.</p><p><em><br clear=all /></em></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p>