When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.

Luke 13:7
So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, 'Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

Acts 21:40
Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

And when he came on the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.