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And after those days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.
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There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, who brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we were to lodge.
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And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
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And the day following, Paul went with us unto James, and all the elders were present.
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And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
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And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord and said unto him, "Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe, and they are all zealous for the law.
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And they are informed about thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs.
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What is therefore to be done? The multitude must surely come together, for they will hear that thou art come.
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Do therefore this which we say to thee: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves.
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Take them and purify thyself with them, and bear their charges with them, that they may shave their heads; and all may know that those things of which they have been informed concerning thee are nothing, butthat thou thyself also walkest orderly and keepest the law.
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And as to the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication."
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Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, he entered into the temple to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until an offering should be offered for every one of them.